Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"The Twist" by Chubby Checker
In the UK:
"The Young Ones" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
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Famous people born on the 18th of January: |
885 - Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1689 - Montesquieu, French writer (d. 1755)
1904 - Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986)
1947 - Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
1949 - Philippe Starck, French designer
1955 - Kevin Costner, American actor
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1962 |
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John Steinbeck
1902-1968
for his realistic and imaginative writings, combining as they do sympathetic humour and keen social perception
USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1962 (USA) |
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$0.54 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1962 |
Lawrence of Arabia
directed by David Lean
with Peter O'Toole (T.E. Lawrence) and Omar Sharif (Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish)
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Designed in 1962 |
The T-520 Transister Radio
by Dieter Rams |
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