In 1609 the London publisher Thomas Thorpe published the first of William Shakespeare’s sonnets.
In 1799 the French writer Honore de Balzac is born.
In 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patent their jeans.
In 1927 Charles Augustus Lindbergh begins his flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
In 1932 Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to solo fly across the Atlantic. Earhart departed Newfoundland for Paris, but after 14 hours and 56 minutes of fighting strong winds and some slight mechanical problems, she landed in Northern Ireland.
In 1940 the Auschwitz concentration camp receives its first inmates on this day.
In 1994, in Nova Gorica, the new Primorsko National Theatre opens.
MUSIC HISTORY
1967 - The Young Rascals are No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'Groovin'.
1972 - T Rex is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Metal Guru'.
1989 - Ferry 'Cross The Mersey' by Ferry Aid is No. 1 on the UK singles chart.
2001 - R. E. M. is No. 1 on the UK album chart with 'Reveal'.
2007 - Rihanna featuring Jay-Z started a 10 week run at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Umbrella'.
2012 - Robin Gibb, one-third of the Bee Gees dies.
2013 - Ray Manzarek, founder member of the The Doors dies.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1944 - Joe Cocker (1968 'With A Little Help From My Friends'), he died in 2014.
1946 - Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPier, known as Cher ('Believe').
1967 - Kit Clark, Scottish musician who formed the band Danny Wilson with his brother Gary (1988 'Mary's Prayer').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1506 je umrl italijansko-španski pomorščak Krištof Kolumb. Odkril je Ameriko in tam utemeljil španski kolonialni imperij.
Leta 1609 je londonski založnik Thomas Thorpe izdal prve Shakespearjeve sonete.
Leta 1799 se je rodil francoski pisatelj Honore de Balzac.
Leta 1873 prejmeta Levi Strauss in Jacob Davis patent za modri džins.
Leta 1927 začne Charles Lindbergh polet prek Atlantskega oceana brez postanka.
Leta 1932 Amelia Earhart kot prva ženska, ki preleti Atlantik, vzleti z letališča Harbour Grace na Novi Fundlandiji.
Leta 1940 je bilo ustanovljeno koncentracijsko taborišče , kamor so na današnji dan prispeli prvi zaporniki.
Leta 1994 odprejo v Novi Gorici novo Primorsko narodno gledališče.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1967 - The Young Rascals so na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Groovin'.
1972 - T Rex so na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'Metal Guru'.
1989 - Ferry 'Cross The Mersey' zasedbe Ferry Aid je na vrhu britanske lestvice singlov.
2001 - R. E. M. imajo na vrhu britanske lestvice svoj album 'Reveal'.
2007 - Rihanna in Jay-Z sta na 1. mestu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Umbrella'.
2012 - umrl je Robin Gibb, član skupine Bee Gees (Saturday Night Fever).
2013 - umrl je Ray Manzarek, zstanovni član skupine The Doors.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1944 - Joe Cocker (1968 'With A Little Help From My Friends'), umrl je leta 2014.
1946 - Cherilyn Sarkisian LaPier, znana kot Cher ('Believe').
1967 - Kit Clark, ustanovitelj skupine Danny Wilson (1988 'Mary's Prayer').
