Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Still" by Commodores
In the UK:
"When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman" by Dr Hook
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Famous people born on the 17th of November: |
9 - Vespasian, Roman Emperor (d. 79)
1502 - Atahualpa, last emperor of the Inca (d. 1533)
1612 - Dorgon, Manchu prince (d. 1650)
1755 - Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
1878 - Lise Meitner, Austrian physicist (d. 1968)
1905 - Queen Astrid of the Belgians (d. 1935)
1925 - Rock Hudson, American actor (d. 1985)
1942 - Martin Scorsese, American film director
1944 - Danny DeVito, American actor
1966 - Sophie Marceau, French actress
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1979 |
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Mother Teresa
1910-1997
India
Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1979 (USA) |
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$0.85 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1979 |
Kramer vs. Kramer
directed by Robert Benton
with Dustin Hoffman (Ted Kramer), Justin Henry (Billy Kramer) and Meryl Streep (Joanna Kramer)
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Designed in 1979 |
The Armchair, Model No. PK15
by Poul Kjærholm |
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