In 1742 English astronomer, mathematician and physicist Edmond Halley dies. He devoted his work primarily to the study of comets. The Halley's Comet is named after him.
In 1882 in London English writer Virginia Woolf is born. She was one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the 20th century. In 1941 she committed suicide. Her best known novels are Mrs Dalloway and To the Lighthouse.
In 1918 at the all Russian congress of workers and military envoys the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic is established.
In 1924 in France's Chamonix the first Winter Olympic Games are organised.
In 1947 the most renowned mafia boss from Chicago, Al Capone, dies.
In 1977 in the Pyrenees the first solar energy power plant goes into operation.
MUSIC HISTORY
1986 - Norwegian group A-Ha is No. 1 on the British singles chart with 'The Sun Always Shines on TV'.
1992 - Wet Wet Wet are at the top of the British charts with their song ‘Goodnight Girl'.
2005 - Ray Peterson passed away at the age of 65 ('Tell Laura I Love Her').
BORN ON THIS DAY
1938 - American soul, R&B, gospel, jazz singer Etta James ('At last').
1954 - Robert Finch, singer with KC and the Sunshine Band ('That's The Way', 'I Like It').
1981 - Macedonian singer Toše Proeski (he died in a car crash in 2007).
NA DANAŠNJI DAN
Leta 1742 je umrl angleški astronom, matematik in fizik Edmond Halley, ki se je posvečal predvsem proučevanju kometov. Po njem se imenuje Halleyev komet.
Leta 1882 se je rodila angleška pisateljica Virginia Woolf, ena najvidnejših predstavnic modernega romana 20. stoletja. Leta 1941 je naredila samomor. Njena najbolj znana romana sta Gospa Dalloway in K svetilniku.
Leta 1924 so V francoskem Chamonixu prvič priredili Zimske olimpijske igre.
Leta 1977 je v Pirinejih pričela delovati prva elektrarna na sončno energijo.
Leta 1987 je na slalomu v Kitzbuehlu zmagal Bojan Križaj, kar je bila njegova zadnja zmaga na tekmah svetovnega pokala.
Leta 2009 je Petra Majdič v Estoniji osvojila prvo mesto v šprintu v klasični tehniki.
GLASBENA ZGODOVINA
1986 - norveška skupina A-Ha je na 1. mestu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'The Sun Always Shines On TV'.
1992 - Wet Wet Wet so na vrhu britanske lestvice s pesmijo 'Goodnight Girl'.
2005 - umrl je Ray Peterson, najbolj znan po pesmi 'Tell Laura I Love Her'.
ROJENI NA DANAŠNJI DAN
1938 - ameriška soul, R&B, gospel, jazz pevka Etta James ('At last').
1954 - Robert Finch, pevec zasedbe KC and the Sunshine Band ('That's The Way', 'I Like It').
1981 - makedonski pevec Toše Proeski (umrl v nesreči leta 2007).
