Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Soldier Boy" by The Shirelles
In the UK:
"Wonderful Land" by The Shadows
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Famous people born on the 16th of May: |
1611 - Pope Innocent XI (d. 1689)
1905 - Henry Fonda, American actor (d. 1982)
1955 - Hazel O'Connor, British singer
1966 - Janet Jackson, American singer
1970 - Gabriela Sabatini, Argentine tennis player
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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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