Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Mr. Sandman" by The Chordettes
In the UK:
"Let's Have Another Party" by Winifred Atwell
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Famous people born on the 2nd of January: |
1642 - Mehmed IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1693)
1827 - Peter Semenov of Tian Shan, Russian explorer (d. 1914)
1920 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (d. 1992)
1936 - Roger Miller, American singer (d. 1992)
1954 - Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)
1960 - Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1955 |
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Willis Eugene Lamb
1913-
for his discoveries concerning the fine structure of the hydrogen spectrum
USA
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 1955 |
Marty
directed by Delbert Mann
with Ernest Borgnine (Marty Pilletti), Joe Mantell (Angie) and Betsy Blair (Clara Snyder)
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Designed in 1955 |
The Lounge chair
by Herbert Hirche |
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