In 1805, at the Battle of Trafalgar the English naval admiral Horatio Nelson dies. He destroyed the greater part of the combined French and Spanish fleets, thereby ensuring England leadership at sea.
In 1833, in Stockholm the Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel, who invented dynamite, is born. With his legacy the Nobel Foundation was established. Each year the Foundation presents awards for the greatest achievements in science, literature and peace.
In 1931, in Maribor poet, writer and journalist Kajetan Kovič is born.
In 1949, the Israeli politician Benjamin Netanyahu is born.
In 1994, in Los Angeles American actor, film director, and theatre producer Orson Welles dies. He is best remembered for Caesar, a Broadway adaptation of Julius Caesar, The War of the Worlds, one of the most famous broadcasts in the history of radio; and Citizen Kane, which is consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films.
MUSIC HISTORY
1967 - in the No. 1 spot on the American charts is the song by the Scottish singer Lulu 'To Sir With Love'.
1972 - in the top spot on the American singles chart is Chuck Berry with 'My Ding-A- Ling'.
1989 - Jive Bunny in The Mastermixes is in the No. 1 spot on the British singles chart with 'That's What I Like'.
1989 - the best listen, played and sold album in Great Britain is the album by the Australian singer Kylie Minogue entitled 'Enjoy Yourself'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1917 - American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie.
1924 - Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz.
1940 - British singer and keyboards player Manfred Mann.
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1573 je začela delovati poštna povezava med Ljubljano in Gradcem.
Leta 1805 je v bitki pri Trafalgarju padel angleški pomorski admiral Horatio Nelson. Uničil je večji del združenega francosko španskega ladjevja in s tem zagotovil Angliji vodilno vlogo na morju.
Leta 1833 se je v Stockholmu rodil švedski znanstvenik Alfred Nobel, ki je izumil dinamit. S svojo zapuščino je ustanovil Nobelov sklad, iz katerega se vsako leto podeljujejo nagrade za največje dosežke na področju znanosti, književnosti in miru.
Leta 1879 je Thomas Alva Edinson testiral prvo električno žarnico, ki je žarela 13 ur in pol, preden je pregorela.
Leta 1931 se je v Mariboru rodil pesnik, pisatelj in urednik Kajetan Kovič.
Leta 1945 so se v Franciji prvič volitev udeležile ženske.
Leta 1949 se je rodil nekdanji izraelski premier Benjamin Netanjahu.
Leta 1994 je v Los Angelesu umrl ameriški filmski igralec Orson Welles, znan iz filmov Državljan Kane, Cezar in Od tod do večnosti.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1967 - na 1. mestu ameriških glasbenih lestvic je skladba škotske pevke Lulu 'To Sir With Love'.
1972 - na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice singlov je Chuck Berry s skladbo 'My Ding-A- Ling'.
1989 - Jive Bunny in The Mastermixes je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice singlov z 'That's What I Like'.
1989 - najbolj poslušan, predvajan in prodajan album v Veliki Britaniji je album avstralske pevke Kylie Minogue z naslovom 'Enjoy Yourself'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1917 - ameriški jazzovski glasbenik Dizzy Gillespie.
1924 - kubanska pevka salse Celia Cruz.
1940 - britanski pevec in klaviaturist Manfred Mann.
