Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Rock'n Me" by Steve Miller Band
In the UK:
"Mississippi" by Pussycat
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Famous people born on the 6th of November: |
1494 - Suleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1566)
1661 - King Charles II of Spain (d. 1700)
1814 - Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor (d.1894)
1860 - Ignace Paderewski, Polish pianist, composer, and President of Poland (d.1941)
1893 - Edsel Ford, president of Ford Motor Company (d. 1943)
1948 - Glenn Frey, American singer (Eagles)
1970 - Ethan Hawke, American actor
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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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