Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Lisbon Antigua" by Nelson Riddle
In the UK:
"It's Almost Tomorrow" by Dreamweavers
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Leonard Hall
(TIME Cover: March the 12th, 1956)
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Famous people born on the 17th of March: |
1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan (d. 1242)
1473 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
1930 - James Irwin, astronaut (d. 1991)
1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1949 - Patrick Duffy, American actor
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1956 |
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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
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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)
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Designed in 1956 |
The Pedestral armchair with cushion
by Eero Saarinen |
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