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In the USA:
"Duke of Earl" by Gene Chandler
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 7th of March: |
189 - Publius Septimius Geta, Roman Emperor (d. 211)
1693 - Pope Clement XIII (d. 1769)
1765 - Nicéphore Niépce, French inventor (d. 1833)
1872 - Piet Mondrian, Dutch painter (d. 1944)
1875 - Maurice Ravel, French composer (d. 1937)
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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
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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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