In 1770, German composer and one of the greatest of all time Ludwig van Beethoven is born. From 1819 he was completely deaf.
In 1773, a group of colonists, dressed as Indian Mohawks, threw hundreds of chests of tea into the sea in the port of Boston. This was in protest against English taxes on tea.
In 1775, British novelist Jane Austen is born. She is famous for her novels Pride and Prejudice, Emma and Sense and Sensibility. All have be made into television programs and films.
In 1776, German born physicist and chemist Johann Wilhelm Ritter is born. He discovered and named the ultraviolet radiation.
In 1888, Yugoslav King Aleksander is born.
In 1916, the Russians killed Grigory Jefimoviča Rasputin, a Siberian farmer who as a self-proclaimed prophet gained incredible power in the Czar’s palace.
In 2008 one of Slovenia's best known theater, television and film actors Zlatko Šugman dies.
MUSIC HISTORY
1966 - The first Jimi Hendrix Experience single 'Hey Joe', was released in the UK on Polydor records, the track had been rejected by the Decca label.
1970 - 5 albums and 5 singles by the group Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR) became golds. The singles were ‘Down on the Corner’, ‘Lookin out My Back Door’, ‘Travelin' Band’, ‘Bad Moon Rising’ and ‘Up around the Bend’.
1972 - Billy Paul takes the top spot on the American singles chart with 'Me and Mrs Jones'.
1993 - MTV aired Nirvana's 'Unplugged' session for the first time.
2001 - Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman take the No. 1 spot on the British singles chart with 'Somethin' Stupid', which was recorded by recorded by Frank and Nancy Sinatra in 1967.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1934 - British singer Karl Denver ('The Lion Sleeps Tonight').
1946 - singer in the group Abba, Benny Anderson ('Waterloo').
1960 - Italian singer Ivana Spagna ('Call me').
NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1770 se je rodil nemški skladatelj Ludwig van Beethoven. Od leta 1819 je bil popolnoma gluh. Napisal je 9 simfonij, 17 godalnih kvartetov in 32 sonat.
Leta 1773 je skupina naseljencev odvrgla na stotine zabojev čaja v morje v bostonskem pristanišču in se tako uprla angleškemu davku na čaj.
Leta 1776 se je rodil nemški fizik in kemik Johann Wilhelm Ritter, ki je odkril ultravijolično sevanje.
Leta 1888 se je rodil jugoslovanski kralj Aleksander.
Leta 1916 so Rusi ubili Grigorija Jefimoviča Rasputina, sibirskega kmeta, ki si je kot samozvani prerok pridobil neverjetno oblast na carskem dvoru.
Leta 2008 je umrl igralec Zlatko Šugman. Nosilec Borštnikovega prstana je bil vse do upokojitve član Mestnega gledališča ljubljanskega.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1966 - Jimi Hendrix je izdal svojo 'Hey Joe' pri britanski založbi Polydor records, po tem ko so ga pri Decca label zavrnili.
1970 - 5 albumov in 5 singlov skupine Credence Clearwater Revival (CCR) je postalo zlatih. Singli so bili ‘Down on the Corner’, ‘Lookin out My Back Door’, ‘Travelin' Band’, ‘Bad Moon Rising’ in ‘Up around the Bend’.
1972 - Billy Paul zasede vrh ameriške lestvice singlov z 'Me and Mrs Jones'.
1993 - MTV je začel z 'Unplugged' koncerti, prva je nastopila Nirvana.
2001 - Robbie Williams in Nicole Kidman zasedeta vrh britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Somethin' Stupid', ki sta jo 1967 posnela Frank in Nancy Sinatra.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1934 - britanski pevec Karl Denver ('The lion sleeps tonight').
1949 - Billy Gibbons, član zasedbe ZZ Top ('Gimme all your lovin').
1960 - italijanska pevka Ivana Spagna ('Call me').
