Edmond Halley, the English astronomer and head of the Greenwich Observatory is born. He discovered the proper motion of stars and calculated the tracks of 24 comets, including the track of Halley's Comet that was named after him. Halley's Comet has an orbital period of 76 years.
In 1793 in Paris the Louvre museum is opened to the public. Initially it was a castle belonging to the kings of France in Paris. During the French Revolution, it became a national museum for art treasures of the king's property.
In 1836 the American game manufacturer Milton Bradley is born.
In 1847 Irish writer Abraham Bram Stoker, who introduced the world of Count Dracula, is born.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States. He worked for the abolition of slavery and succeeded with the Secession War.
In 1923, Adolf Hitler tried in the Munich beer hall to carry out a coup. While staying in prison and with the help of Rudolf Hess he wrote the book Mein Kampf.
In 1935 French actor Alain Delon is born.
In 1999, just four days before his 101 birthday the oldest Olympic champion Leon Štukelj dies. He was a legendary Yugoslav gymnast of Slovene nationality. At the Olympic Games, he won six medals - two gold medals in Paris in 1924, one gold medal and two bronze in Amsterdam in 1928, and a silver medal in Berlin in 1936, with which he concluded his career.
MUSIC HISTORY
1967 - The Foundations with 'Baby, Now That I've Found You' are No. 1 on the British singles chart.
1980 - Barbra Streisand with her album 'Guilty' takes the No. 1 spot on the British albums chart; on it is also the title song.
1986 – the title song from the film Top gun 'Take Your Breath Away' takes the group Berlin to the No. 1 spot on the British singles chart.
1986 - The Police with their new album 'Every Breath You Take-The Singles' take the No. 1 spot on the British albums charts; on it is also the title song.
1986 – the group Boston with the song 'Amanda' take the top spot on the American singles chart.
BORN ON THIS DAY
1942 - Gerald Alston, singer in the group The Manhattans (1976 'Kiss And Say Goodbye').
1949 - Bonnie Raitt, blues singer and guitarist (1990 'Nick Of Time’).
