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November 29th, 1976...

Today is Monday !

 
 
 Number-one song in the charts today


In the USA:

"Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)"
by Rod Stewart

In the UK:
"If You Leave Me Now"
by Chicago
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Joy of Art, The

(TIME Cover: November the 29th, 1976)

 Famous people born on the 29th of November:

1427 - Zhengtong, Emperor of China (d. 1464)
1825 - Jean-Martin Charcot, French neurologist (d. 1893)
1895 - Busby Berkeley, American film director, and choreographer (d. 1976)
1932 - Jacques Chirac, President of France
1953 - Alex Grey, American artist
1954 - Joel Coen, American film director, producer, and writer
1958 - Michael Dempsey, American musician (The Cure)

 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1976


Saul Bellow
1915-2005

for the human understanding and subtle analysis of contemporary culture that are combined in his work

USA



Photo: nobelprize.org


 Average price of a dozen eggs in 1976 (USA)



$0.84
     
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)

Designed in 1976

The Chair 'model 2004/2005'
by Alexander Begge

Rolling Stone Magazine cover



Elton John / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 223, October 7, 1976

 

 
 
 
     

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