July 5th, 1956 - kakorama

July 5th, 1956...

Today is Thursday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "The Wayward Wind" by Gogi Grant In the UK: "I'll Be Home" by Pat Boone

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Eero Saarinen

(TIME Cover: July the 2nd, 1956)

Famous people born on the 5th of July:

1717 - Pedro III of Portugal, consort of Maria I of Portugal (d. 1786)
1889 - Jean Cocteau, French writer (d. 1963)
1901 - Sergey Obraztsov, Soviet puppet master (d. 1992)
1911 - Georges Pompidou, President of France (d. 1974)
1950 - Huey Lewis, American musician
1979 - Amélie Mauresmo, French tennis player
1980 - Eva Green, 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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