Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Family Affair" by Sly & the Family Stone
In the UK:
"Ernie (The Fastest Milkman In The West)" by Benny Hill
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Famous people born on the 15th of December: |
37 - Nero, Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (d. 68)
1859 - L. L. Zamenhof, Russian initiator of Esperanto (d. 1917)
1912 - Ray Eames, American designer (d. 1988)
1939 - Cindy Birdsong, American singer (The Supremes)
1949 - Don Johnson, American actor
1955 - Paul Simonon, British musician (The Clash)
1973 - Surya Bonaly, French-born American figure skater
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1971 |
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Dennis Gabor
1900-1979
for his invention and development of the holographic method
United Kingdom
Imperial College - London, United Kingdom
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1971 (USA) |
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$0.53 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1971 |
The French Connection
directed by William Friedkin
with Gene Hackman (Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle) and Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo)
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Designed in 1971 |
The Vision 2000 stereo equipment
by Thilo Oerke |
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