ART AND CULTURE.

On this day: Black Monday and Other Historical Events That Occurred on January 21.

Tied day to the economy – with a "Black Monday" in 2008 - but also the first car produced in 1899 by Opel in Germany.

Success day in the entertainment industry with "Saturday Night Fever", soundtrack of the homonymous film, which reaches the First place in the standings and "Forrest Gump" who wins the Golden Globe.

Both Headlines had a greater social impact than just the emotion of listening music or see the movie, leaving a trace in the history of costume.

Discover in the gallery other events and characters related to January 21st.

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On this day: The Black Monday and Other Historical Events That Occurred on January 21.
Day linked to the economy - with a "Black Monday" in 2008 - but also the first car produced in 1899 by Opel in Germany.Day of successes in the entertainment sector with "Saturday Night Fever", soundtrack of the homonymous film, which reaches the first place in the standings and "Forrest Gump" which wins the Golden Globe. Both titles had a greater social impact than just the thrill of listening to music or seeing the film, leaving a trace in the history of costume.
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1793 – In France execution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine in Paris, following his condemnation of "high treason" by Parliament French of recent creation, during the French Revolution.
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1899 - Opel produces his first car
The company was founded in Rüsselsheim, Assia, Germany, on January 21, 1862, by Adam Opel. In the beginning, Opel produced sewing machines. The first car model sold 65 Exemplary, not exactly a success. (Photo: Opel Patent-Motorwagen)
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1978 - "Saturday Night Fever" is No. 1 in ranking
The column sound of the homonymous film, main protagonists Bee Gees, vendette about 41 million copies worldwide; At the time it became the most sold as always, a record that maintained until the publication of Thriller of Michael Jackson. (pictured: John Travolta and Karen Lynn Gorney in the dance contest scene)
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1995 - "Forrest Gump" wins the Golden Globe
"Forrest Gump" is a 1994 film directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. Loosely based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom , the film narrates the intense life of Forrest Gump, a man endowed with cognitive development lower than the norm which, thanks to a series of favorable coincidences, becomes direct witness of important events in the history of the United States.
By Dominic Alves from Brighton, England - Northern Rock Queue, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.
2008 - Black Monday in stock markets worldwide
The great collapses Stock market shares occur very often on Mondays, at the reopening of trading after the end of the weekend. The most famous was that of Monday, October 28, 1929, in which there was a drop in the Dow Jones index of 12.8%, which started the "great depression". In 2008, the index FTSE 100 had its biggest drop in points in one day, stocks European ended with their worst result since September 11 and stocks Asians fell as much as 15%. (Photo: People queuing outside a UK Northern Rock branch to withdraw their savings during the financial crisis)
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2010 – Basketball NBA, Kobe Bryant reaches 25,000 points
The mourning Kobe Bryant becomes the youngest player in NBA to make 25,000 career points, at the age of 31 years and 151 days, improving Wilt Chamberlain by 35 days. He will close his career with 33,643, fourth all-time behind Kareem Abdul Jabbar, LeBron James and Karl Malone.
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2020 – The Oldest crater in the world
A new Research signed Nasa and published in "Nature Communications" has managed to date the crater Yarrabubba in Australia: 2 billion and 229 million years, therefore older than the South African Vredefort Dome , until today holder of the record. The impact could also be linked to the end of the ice age of the Paleo-Proterozoic.
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Who was born on January 21st? 1905, Christian Dior, fashion designer
In 1942 Dior He began working at the Lucien Lelongfashion house, where he and Pierre Balmain became the main designers. On October 8, 1946, Dior opened a his atelier in Paris with the financial help of Marcel Boussac, the king of cotton. Dior succeeded in revolutionizing the fashion of the forties, introducing a whole new style and idea of femininity. Today the Maison Dior has over 200 boutiques worldwide. He died in 1957 in Montecatini Terme (ITY) for a heart attack.
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