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March 22nd, 1962...
Today is Thursday !
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Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Hey! Baby" by Bruce Channel
In the UK:
"Rock-A-Hula Baby / Can't Help Falling In Love" by Elvis Presley
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Famous people born on the 22nd of March: |
1212 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1234)
1459 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
1609 - King John II Casimir of Poland (d. 1672)
1797 - King Wilhelm I of Germany (d. 1888)
1887 - Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1961)
1923 - Marcel Marceau, French Mime
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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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play crystal ball gazing with the-crystal-ball.com
or translate text into nightingale language on nightingale-song.com
or send singing birthday messages with the kakomessenger
or compose your ringtone for free with the kakophone machine |
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