Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"If You Leave Me Now" by Chicago
In the UK:
"Mississippi" by Pussycat
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Famous people born on the 5th of November: |
1271 - Mahmud Ghazan, Mongol ruler (d. 1304)
1615 - Ibrahim I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1648)
1854 - Paul Sabatier, French chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1941)
1913 - Vivien Leigh, English actress (d. 1967)
1917 - Jacqueline Auriol, French aviatrix (d. 2000)
1921 - Fawzia of Egypt, Queen of Iran
1941 - Art Garfunkel, American musician
1959 - Bryan Adams, Canadian musician
1971 - Jonny Greenwood, guitarist (Radiohead)
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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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