Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Silly Love Songs" by Wings
In the UK:
"Combine Harvester (Brand New Key)" by The Wurzels
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Famous people born on the 12th of June: |
1107 - Emperor Gaozong of China (d. 1187)
1659 - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Japanese samurai (d. 1719)
1908 - Marina Semenova, Russian ballerina
1915 - David Rockefeller, American banker
1924 - George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
1929 - Anne Frank, German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (d. 1945)
1952 - Pete Farndon, English bassist (The Pretenders) (d. 1983)
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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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