German poet, leading representative of Young Germany, Heinrich Heine is born. Under the influence of Karl Marx he wrote mainly poetry with social themes.
In 1903 the ice cream cone is patented.
In 1929, the Toronto born Canadian actor Christopher Plummer is born. He is best known for his role in the film The Sound of Music.
In 1930 in Vienna, chemist of Slovenian descent (Fritz) Frederick Pregl dies. In 1923 he won the Nobel Prize for making important contributions to quantitative organic microanalysis.
In 1944, Japanese kamikaze, suicide pilots, destroyed the U.S. cruiser Nashville, killing 138 soldiers.
In 1966 basketball player Jure Zdovc, the coach of the Slovenian national basketball team, is born.
MUSIC HISTORY
1962 – on the British charts No. 1 is Elvis Presley with the song 'Return To Sender'.
1970 - Dave Edmunds takes the top spot on the British charts with 'I Hear You Knocking.'
1986 – at the top of the American singles chart is Bruce Hornsby & The Range with the song ‘The Way It Is'.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1948 – British radio host Andy Peebles, who was the last to interview John Lennon.
1967 – American actor and R&B singer Jamie Foxx, best known for his role in the musical about Ray Charles.
1981 - Amy Lynn Lee, singer in the group Evanescence.