Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Let's Dance" by David Bowie
In the UK:
"True" by Spandau Ballet
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Famous people born on the 21st of May: |
1471 - Albrecht Dürer, German painter (d. 1528)
1527 - King Philip II of Spain (d. 1598)
1860 - Willem Einthoven, Dutch inventor, Nobel laureate (d. 1927)
1921 - Andrei Sakharov, Russian physicist (d. 1989)
1943 - Hilton Valentine, British guitarist (The Animals)
1945 - Ernst Messerschmid, German astronaut
1972 - The Notorious B.I.G., American musician (d. 1997)
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1983 |
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Lech Walesa
1943-
Poland
Trade union leader (Solidaritet)
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1983 (USA) |
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$0.86 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1983 |
Terms of Endearment
directed by James L. Brooks
with John Lithgow (Sam Burns), Jack Nicholson (Garrett Breedlove) and Shirley MacLaine (Aurora Greenway)
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Designed in 1983 |
The Silver tea and coffee service
by Michael Graves |
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