| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Crimson and Clover" by Tommy James & the Shondells
In the UK:
"Blackberry Way" by The Move
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Famous people born on the 11th of February: |
1377 - King Ladislas of Naples (d. 1414)
1535 - Pope Gregory XIV (d. 1591)
1902 - Arne Jacobsen, Danish architect and designer (d. 1971)
1909 - Joseph Mankiewicz, American director (d. 1993)
1920 - King Farouk I of Egypt (d. 1965)
1926 - Paul Bocuse, French chef
1962 - Sheryl Crow, American singer/songwriter, musician
1969 - Jennifer Aniston, American actress
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1969 |
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Samuel Beckett
1906-1989
for his writing, which - in new forms for the novel and drama - in the destitution of modern man acquires its elevation
Ireland
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1969 (USA) |
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$0.62 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1969 |
Midnight Cowboy
directed by John Schlesinger
with Dustin Hoffman (Ratso Rizzo), Jon Voight (Joe Buck) and Sylvia Miles (Cass)
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Designed in 1969 |
The Atomic floor lamp
by J.T. Kalmar |
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