Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Physical" by Olivia Newton-John
In the UK:
"Don't You Want Me" by The Human League
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Peace Demonstrators
(TIME Cover: November the 30th, 1981)
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Famous people born on the 19th of December: |
1554 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
1683 - Philip V of Spain (d. 1746)
1714 - John Winthrop, American astronomer (d. 1779)
1915 - Édith Piaf, French singer and actress (d. 1963)
1941 - Maurice White, American singer and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
1958 - Limahl, British singer (Kajagoogoo)
1972 - Alyssa Milano, American actress
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The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1981 |
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Roger W. Sperry
1913-1994
for his discoveries concerning the functional specialization of the cerebral hemispheres
USA
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) - Pasadena, CA, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1981 (USA) |
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$0.90 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1981 |
Chariots of Fire
directed by Hugh Hudson
with Ian Holm (Sam Mussabini)
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Designed in 1981 |
The Armchair Marini
by Alain Domingo and François Scali |
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