July 15th, 1979 - kakorama

July 15th, 1979...

Today is Sunday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Bad Girls" by Donna Summer In the UK: "Are Friends Electric?" by Tubeway Army

Find books and music

TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Energy Mess

(TIME Cover: July the 2nd, 1979)

Famous people born on the 15th of July:

1353 - Vladimir the Bold, Russian prince (d. 1410)
1471 - Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
1606 - Rembrandt, Dutch artist (d. 1669)
1930 - Jacques Derrida, French philosopher (d. 2004)
1946 - Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei
1949 - Trevor Horn, British music producer, bassist and vocalist (Buggles, Art of Noise, Yes)
1956 - Ian Curtis, British musician, singer, and lyricist (Joy Division) (d. 1980)
1956 - Marky Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
1956 - Joe Satriani, American guitarist
1959 - Vincent Lindon, French actor

The Nobel Peace Prize 1979

Mother Teresa
1910-1997

India
Leader of Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta

Photo: nobelprize.org

Average price of a dozen eggs in 1979 (USA)
	$0.85

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)

Designed in 1979

The Armchair, Model No. PK15
by Poul Kjærholm

Rolling Stone Magazine cover

Paul McCartney (illustration) / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 295, July 12, 1979

	Jump to another date:
	and click to see what happened:

play crystal ball gazing with the-crystal-ball.com
or translate text into nightingale language on nightingale-song.com
or send singing birthday messages with the kakomessenger
or compose your ringtone for free with the kakophone machine