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April 9th, 1956...

Today is Monday !

 
 
 Number-one song in the charts today


In the USA:

"Poor People of Paris"
by Les Baxter

In the UK:
"It's Almost Tomorrow"
by Dreamweavers
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Ralph Reed

(TIME Cover: April the 9th, 1956)

 Famous people born on the 9th of April:

1821 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
1835 - King Léopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
1908 - Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-born painter (d. 1997)
1932 - Cheeta, animal actor, the longest living known chimpanzee in history
1933 - Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor
1979 - Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist in NYC-based band The Strokes

 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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