in Moscow, Ivan IV Vasilyevich, known as Ivan the Terrible is born. He was the Tzar of all Russias, known for his cruelty, by which he won the title of "the Terrible".

In 1744 German writer, historian and philosopher Johann Gottfried Herder is born. His work Ideas for the Philosophy of History of Humanity strongly influenced the literary movement. He pioneered the path of the German classics and romantics.

In 1867 English physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, who discovered a number of important electrical phenomena, dies. The Faraday law of electrolysis is named after him.

In 1900 the German philosopher and writer Fridrich Nietzche dies. He rejected biological racism and German nationalism. The "Superhuman" is the embodiment of the will to power, so he associated this with Nazism.

In 1944 American troops together with the units of Charles de Gaulle, leader of the Free French forces, marched into Paris. At the beginning of the year, the French resistance movement was already well organized and contributed to the preparation for the Allied invasion.

In 1960 in Rome the 17th Summer Olympic Games of the modern era open.

MUSIC HISTORY
1957 - Paul Anka is at the top of the British singles chart with 'Diana', which he wrote about his brother's nurse.
1960 - The Shadows are at the top of the British singles chart with 'Apache'.
1962 - Little Eva is at the top of the U.S. charts with the song "The Loco-motion '. Carole King and Gerry Goffin wrote the song for Dee Dee Sharp, but their work is rejected. The song was subsequently entrusted to Carole King's babysitter, who with her captivating voice tops the charts.
1979 – After 25 year Cliff Richard makes a comeback and tops the charts with the song "We Do not Talk Anymore '.

BORN ON THIS DAY
1918 - Leonard Bernstein, composer, pianist (1957 'West Side Story').
1955 - Elvis Costello (1979 'Olivers Army').
1987 - Amy MacDonald, Scottish singer (2008 'This Is the Life’).