| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Travelin' Man" by Ricky Nelson
In the UK:
"Surrender" by Elvis Presley
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Famous people born on the 4th of June: |
460 BC - Hippocrates, Greek historian (d. 370, BC)
470 BC - Socrates, Greek philosopher (d. 399 BC)
1738 - King George III of Great Britain (d. 1820)
1821 - Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (d. 1897)
1966 - Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano
1975 - Angelina Jolie, American actress
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1961 |
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Rudolf Ludwig Mössbauer
1929-
for his researches concerning the resonance absorption of gamma radiation and his discovery in this connection of the effect which bears his name
Federal Republic of Germany
Technical University - Munich, Federal Republic of Germany; California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Pasadena, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1961 (USA) |
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$0.57 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1961 |
West Side Story
directed by Robert Wise, Jerome Robbins
with George Chakiris (Bernardo) and Rita Moreno (Anita)
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Designed in 1961 |
The 421 lounge chair/ottoman
by Pierre Paulin |
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