November 9th, 1956

November 9th, 1956...

Today is Friday !

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 9th of November:

1841 - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (d. 1910)
1877 - Allama Iqbal, Indian National poet of Pakistan (d. 1938)
1889 - Jean Monnet, French internationalist (d. 1979)
1913 - Hedy Lamarr, Austrian actress and inventor (d. 2000)
1934 - Carl Sagan, American astronomer and writer (d. 1996)
1951 - Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor (Incredible Hulk tv series)
1955 - Karen Dotrice, British actress, famous for Mary Poppins

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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