November 8th, 1956

November 8th, 1956...

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Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley In the UK: "A Woman In Love" by Frankie Laine

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Richard Nixon

(TIME Cover: November the 5th, 1956)

Famous people born on the 8th of November:

35 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)
1622 - King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
1656 (N.S.) - Edmond Halley, British astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
1866 - Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941)
1893 - Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. 1941)
1900 - Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
1935 - Alain Delon, French actor
1957 - Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure)
1968 - Zara Whites, Dutch actress

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1956

Juan Ramón Jiménez
1881-1958

for his lyrical poetry, which in Spanish language constitutes an example of high spirit and artistical purity

Spain

Photo: nobelprize.org

Oscar of the best picture in 1956

Around the World in 80 Days
directed by Michael Anderson
with david Niven (Phileas Fogg) and Cantinflass (Passepartout)

Designed in 1956

The Pedestral armchair with cushion
by Eero Saarinen

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