was born Alfred Henschke, one of the most important German poets and playwrights.
In 1922 the tomb of Tutankhamen is discovered. A young water carrier from the expedition of the English Lord Carnarvon and archaeologist Carter, who were looking for the Egyptian tomb of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen, accidentally discovered stone steps in the sand. It was the top of the staircase that led to the door of the then unknown tomb. Twenty days later, they entered the 3300-year-old royal tomb. Tutankhamen’s mummy and several thousand treasures that were found in the tomb are considered to be one of the greatest discoveries in the history of archaeology.
In 1960, the American Democrat, John Kennedy becomes President of the United States of America. He was born in 1917, but was assassinated in 1963 in Dallas.
In 1972, Luis Figo, European Footballer of the Year in 2000 and a year later also the Fifin Player of the Year, is born. The Portuguese footballer in 2000 was in the spotlight when he transferred from Barcelona to Real Madrid in the spotlight.
In 1975, handball player Edward Kokšarov, one of the best players in Celje Lasko, is born.
In 1995, in Tel Aviv Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated.
In 2008 Barack Obama is elected President of the United States of America. He is the first black president in the history of America.
MUSIC HISTORY
1957 - Jackie Wilson makes a debut on the American singles chart with 'Reet Petite', on the British chart the song takes the No. 1 spot – 29 years later.
1965 - 'Get Off Of My Cloud' by The Rolling Stones takes the No. 1 spot on the British singles chart.
1972 - 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash takes the top spot on the American singles chart.
1989 - 'Listen To Your Heart' by the duet Roxette is at No. 1 on the American singles chart.
1989 – Elton John takes the top spot on the British charts with his 50th hit; the song is 'Sacrifice'. Up till then only Elvis Presley and Cliff Richards managed to do that.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1950 – singer Dan Hartman ('I can't dream of you').
1970 - Sean John Combs, better known as Puff Daddy (1997 duet with Faith Evans, 'I'll Be Missing You’).
1974 - Louise Nurding, singer in the group Eternal (1996 'Naked').
