In 1599 the English statesman and military leader Oliver Cromwell is born. With his military successes he laid the foundation for the rise of England's maritime, trade and colonial power.
In 1742 the Swedish astronomer Andres Celsius dies. He made the first thermometer and he proposed the Celsius temperature scale.
In 1874 the Italian engineer and inventor Guglielmo Marconi is born. He is known for his pioneering work on long distance radio transmission and for his development of the Marconi’s law and a radio telegraph system.
In 1940 the American actor Al Pacino is born.
In 1961 the Slovene former ski jumper and current ski jumping official Miran Tepeš is born.
In 1995 the American actress Ginger Rogers dies.
MUSIC HISTORY
1970 - The Jackson Five are at the top of the American singles chart with 'ABC'.
1987 - Madonna is at the top of the British singles chart with her song 'La Isla Bonita. '
1987 - U2 is at the top of the US album chart with their album 'The Joshua Tree'. The album won a Grammy Award for Album of the Year and produced the hit singles 'With or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For', and 'Where the Streets Have No Name'.
1992 - Kris Kross is No. 1 on the US singles chart with 'Jump'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1918 - Ella Fitzgerald, American jazz singer ('Mack The Knife').
1933 - Jerry Leiber, songwriter and producer for Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, The Monkees, Cliff Richard. Among their hit songs: Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, There Goes My Baby, Searchin', Yakety Yak and Kansas City.
1943 - Tony Christie, UK singer (Is This The Way To) Amarillo.
1964 - Andy Bell, British singer with the group Erasure (1991 'Love To Hate You').
NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1599 se je rodil angleški državnik in vojskovodja Oliver Cromwell. S svojimi vojaškimi uspehi je postavil temelje za vzpon Anglije v vodilno pomorsko, trgovsko in kolonialno silo.
Leta 1742 je umrl švedski astronom Andres Celsius. Izdelal je prvi termometer.
Leta 1874 se je v Bologni rodil italijanski inženir in izumitelj Guglielmo Marconi. Izumil je anteno, je pa tudi začetnik brezžične telegrafije.
Leta 1940 se je rodil ameriški igralec Al Pacino. Njegovi najbolj znani filmi so Boter, Frankie in Johnny, Carlitov zakon, Vonj po ženski, Beneški trgovec.
Leta 1961 se je rodil nekdanji smučarski skakalec Miran Tepeš, ki zadnja leta dela kot strokovnjak pri smučarski zvezi FIS.
Leta 1995 je umrla ameriška igralka in plesalka Ginger Rogers.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1970 - The Jackson Five so na vrhu ameriške lestvice singlov s skladbo 'ABC'.
1987 - Madonna je na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'La Isla Bonita. '
1987 - U2 so na vrhu ameriške lestvice z albumom 'The Joshua Tree. ' Album je to leto dobil Grammyja za album leta, na njem so 'With or Without You', 'I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For' in 'Where the Streets Have No Name'.
1992 - duo Kris Kross je na vrhu ameriške lestvice s pesmijo 'Jump'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1918 - Ella Fitzgerald, ameriška jazz pevka ('Mack The Knife'), umrla leta 1996.
1933 - Jerry Leiber, glasbenik, ki je pisal pesmi Elvisu Presleyu, Buddyu Hollyu, The Monkees in Cliffu Richardu. Napisal je: Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Yakety Yak in Kansas City.
1943 - Tony Christie, britanski pevec (Is This The Way To) Amarillo.
1964 - Andy Bell, pevec skupine Erasure (1991 'Love To Hate You').
