In 1924 the USA officially granted full citizenship to America's indigenous people, the Indians.
In 1930 Lojze Rozman, the Slovene theatre and film actor is born.
In 1953 the Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is crowned.
In 1979 Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope to visit a communist country when he visit his native Poland.
In 1990 the English actor Reginald Carey, better known as Rex Harrison, dies.
MUSIC HISTORY
1962 - Ray Charles is at the No. 1 spot on the American singles chart with 'I Can't Stop Loving You'.
1966 - Frank Sinatra is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Strangers In The Night'.
1979 - Donna Summer is No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Hot Stuff'.
1984 - Wham is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1941 - Charlie Watts, drummer with The Rolling Stones, (1965 ‘Satisfaction’).
1960 - Tony Hadley, singer with Spandau Ballet (1983 'True').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1904 se je rodil Johnny Weissmuller, ameriški plavalec in igralec, ki je igral Tarzana.
Leta 1924 ZDA priznajo državljanstvo prvotnim prebivalcem Indijancem.
Leta 1930 se je rodil Lojze Rozman, slovenski gledališki in filmski igralec.
Leta 1953 je bila okronana britanska kraljica Elizabeta II.
Leta 1962 je umrl slovenski pisatelj Fran Saleški Finžgar.
Leta 1979 papež Janez Pavel II. z obiskom rodne Poljske kot prvi papež obišče komunistično državo.
Leta 1990 je umrl angleški filmski igralec Reginald Carey »Rex« Harrison, ki je postal znan predvsem po svoji vlogi Henryja Higginsa v muzikalu My Fair Lady, ki mu je prinesla oskarja.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1962 - Ray Charles je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'I Can't Stop Loving You'.
1966 - Frank Sinatra je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Strangers In The Night'.
1979 - Donna Summer je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Hot Stuff'.
1984 - duo Wham je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1941 - Charlie Watts, bobnar v The Rolling Stones (1965 'Satisfaction').
1960 - Tony Hadley, pevec v Spandau Ballet (1983 'True').
