In 1812, Napoleon began withdrawing its troops from Moscow, which he unsuccessfully besieged.
In 1945, the American actor is born. Lithgow is well known for his television roles as Dick Solomon in 3rd Rock from the Sun.
In 1959, the first discotheque opens in Germany.
In 2003, Pope John Paul II beatifies Mother Theresa.
In 2003, Bosnian politician Alija Izetbegović dies. He was the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
MUSIC HISTORY
1961 - Helen Shapiro is at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Walkin' Back To Happiness'.
1985 - Norwegian group A-Ha reign on the American singles chart with 'Take On Me'.
1996 - The Irish boy group Boyzone with the song 'Words' make their debut at the top of the British charts.
2011 - Coldplay release their fifth studio album 'Mylo Xyloto' which charted at No. 1 in thirty-four countries.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1944 - American soul singer George McCrae (1974 UK and US No. 1 single 'Rock Your Baby').
1944 - Peter Tosh, Jamaican musician and singer in the group The Wailers.
1972 - Michel Pras, singer in the group The Fugees (1996 'Killing Me Softly').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1745 je v Dublinu umrl irsko-angleški pisatelj Jonathan Swift. Njegovo najbolj znano delo je roman Guliverjeva potovanja.
Leta 1812 je Napoleon pričel z umikom svojih čet iz Moskve, ki jo je neuspešno oblegal.
Leta 1873 so univerze Yale, Princeton, Columbia in Rutgers sestavile prva pravila ameriškega nogometa.
Leta 1945 se je rodil ameriški igralec John Lithgow, najbolj znan po vlogi Dicka Solomona v humoristični nanizanki Tretji kamen od sonca.
Leta 1959 so v Nemčiji odprli prvo diskoteko.
Leta 2003 je papež Janez Pavel II. beatificiral mater Terezo.
Leta 2003 je umrl bosanski politik in nekdanji predsednik Bosne in Hercegovine, Alija Izetbegović.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1961 - Helen Shapiro je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Walkin' Back To Happiness'.
1985 - norveška zasedba A-Ha je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s skladbo 'Take On Me'.
1996 - irska skupina Boyzone je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Words'.
2011 - Coldplay izdajo album 'Mylo Xyloto', ki takoj zasede vrh lestvic v 34 državah.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1944 - ameriški soul pevec George McCrae (1974 'Rock Your Baby').
1944 - Peter Tosh, jamajški glasbenik, pevec skupine The Wailers.
1972 - Michel Pras, pevec v skupini The Fugees (1996 'Killing Me Softly')
