Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Theme fromMahogany(Do You Know Where You're Going To)" by Diana Ross
In the UK:
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen
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Famous people born on the 29th of January: |
1584 - Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange (d. 1647)
1749 - King Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)
1843 - William McKinley, 25th President of the United States (d. 1901)
1860 - Anton Chekhov, Russian writer (d. 1904)
1874 - John D. Rockefeller Jr., American entrepreneur (d. 1960)
1952 - Tommy Ramone, Hungarian-born musician and record producer (The Ramones)
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 1976 |
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Saul Bellow
1915-2005
for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work
USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1976 (USA) |
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$0.84 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1976 |
Rocky
directed by John G. Avildsen
with Sylvester Stallone (Rocky Balboa), Burgess Meredith (Mickey) and Talia Shire (Adrian)
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Designed in 1976 |
The Chair 'model 2004/2005'
by Alexander Begge |
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