Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Sentimental Journey" by Les Brown
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Famous people born on the 29th of May: |
1630 - Charles II of England (d. 1685)
1917 - John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (d. 1963)
1940 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
1945 - Gary Brooker, Singer, pianist and songwriter (Procol Harum)
1956 - LaToya Jackson, American musician
1967 - Noel Gallagher, English musician (Oasis)
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1945 |
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Sir Alexander Fleming
1881-1955
with Ernst Boris Chain and Sir Howard Walter Florey, for the discovery of penicillin and its curative effect in various infectious diseases
United Kingdom
London University - London, United Kingdom
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 1945 |
The Lost Weekend
directed by Billy Wilder
with Ray Milland (Don Birnam)
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Designed in 1945 |
The Silver Streak Iron
by Designer unknown |
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