In 1797 the Bank of England issues the first one pound note.
In 1802 French poet and novelist Victor Hugo is born. His best known works are Lucretia Borgia, The Hunchback of Notre-dame and Les Misérables.
In 1829 Levi Straus is born. He founds the first company to manufacture blue jeans. In 1873 Levi Straus and Jacob Davis, a tailor from Nevada, patented the process in which the material used for jeans did not tear and remained strong. And the Levi jeans were born.
In 1935 Englishman Robert Watson-Watt introduces radar.
In 1991 British computer scientist Tim Berners Lee introduces the web browser WorldWideWeb.
MUSIC HISTORY
1966 - Nancy Sinatra is at No. 1 on the American singles chart with 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'.
1977 - The Eagles are at the top of the American singles chart with 'New Kid in Town'.
1983 - Michael Jackson is at No. 1 on the American albums chart with 'Thriller'. It is still regarded as the best selling album of all times, 50 million copies have been sold.
1984 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood is at the top of the British charts with 'Relax'.
1990 - Sinead O'Connor is at No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'Nothing Compares 2 U. '
BORN ON THIS DAY
1928 - Fats Domino (1957 'Blueberry Hill').
1932 - Country singer Johnny Cash ('I walk the line').
1953 - Michael Bolton (1990 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You').
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NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1770 je umrl italijanski violinist in skladatelj Giuseppe Tartini.
Leta 1797 je angleška banka izdala prvi bankovec za en funt.
Leta 1802 se je rodil francoski pesnik in dramatik Viktor Hugo. Z Notredamskim zvonarjem je ustvaril zgodovinski roman, katerega središče je pariška katedrala.
Leta 1829 se je rodil Levi Straus. Po njem se imenujejo 'leviske'. Leta 1873 sta z Jacobom Davisom, krojačem iz Nevade, patentirala proces, v katerem se blago ne raztrga, ostane močno in tako se je rodil 'Levi's jeans'.
Leta 1988 je Mateja Svet na olimpijskem slalomu v Calgaryju osvojila srebrno medaljo. Zmagala je Švicarka Vreni Schneider.
Leta 1991 je Tim Berners Lee predstavil svetovni splet WorldWideWeb.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1966 - Nancy Sinatra je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'.
1977 - The Eagles so na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'New Kid In Town'.
1983 - Michael Jackson je na 1. mestu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'Thriller'. Najbolj prodajan album vseh časov je kupilo 50 milijonov ljudi.
1984 - Frankie Goes To Hollywood so na vrhu britanske lestvice z 'Relax'.
1990 - Sinead O'Connor je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Nothing Compares 2 U'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1928 - Fats Domino (1957 'Blueberry Hill').
1932 - country pevec Johnny Cash ('I walk the line').
1953 - Michael Bolton (1990 'How Am I Supposed To Live Without You').
