Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield
In the UK:
"Green Door" by Shakin' Stevens
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Famous people born on the 8th of August: |
1079 - Emperor Horikawa of Japan (d. 1107)
1673 - John Ker, Scottish spy (d. 1726)
1879 - Emiliano Zapata, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1919)
1902 - Paul Dirac, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1984)
1937 - Dustin Hoffman, American actor
1988 - Princess Beatrice of York
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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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