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In the USA:
"Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White" by Pérez Prado
In the UK:
"Cherry Pink And Apple Blossom White" by Perez Prado
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Famous people born on the 11th of May: |
1811 - Chang and Eng Bunker, Siamese Twins
1894 - Martha Graham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 1991)
1904 - Salvador Dalí, Catalan painter (d. 1989)
1941 - Eric Burdon, British singer (The Animals)
1978 - Laetitia Casta, French supermodel and actress
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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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