| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Pop Muzik" by M
In the UK:
"One Day At A Time" by Lena Martell
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Edward Kennedy
(TIME Cover: November the 5th, 1979)
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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 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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