Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Lady" by Kenny Rogers
In the UK:
"The Tide Is High" by Blondie
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Famous people born on the 20th of November: |
270 - Maximinus, Roman Emperor (d. 313)
1750 - Tipu Sultan, Indian ruler (d. 1799)
1761 - Pope Pius VIII (d. 1830)
1851 - Queen Margherita of Italy (d. 1926)
1889 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer (d. 1953)
1912 - Otto von Habsburg, Austrian royal
1948 - Barbara Hendricks, American-born singer
1956 - Bo Derek, American actress
1965 - Mike D, American musician (Beastie Boys)
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1980 |
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Paul Berg
1926-
for his fundamental studies of the biochemistry of nucleic acids, with particular regard to recombinant-DNA
USA
Stanford University - Stanford, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1980 (USA) |
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$0.91 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1980 |
Ordinary People
directed by Robert Redford
with Judd Hirsch (Dr. Berger), Timothy Hutton (Conrad Jarrett) and Mary Tyler Moore (Beth Jarrett)
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Designed in 1980 |
The Occasional table
by John Makepeace |
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