August 11th, 1983

August 11th, 1983...

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Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Every Breath You Take" by The Police In the UK: "Wherever I Lay My Heart (That's My Home)" by Paul Young

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: William P. Clark

(TIME Cover: August the 8th, 1983)

Famous people born on the 11th of August:

1667 - Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, last of the Medicis (d. 1743)
1897 - Enid Blyton, English author (d. 1968)
1932 - Fernando Arrabal, Spanish writer
1943 - Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general, 12th President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
1950 - Steve Wozniak, American computer pioneer
1954 - Joe Jackson, English singer
1957 - Richie Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)
1970 - Andy Bell, English musician (Oasis)

The Nobel Peace Prize 1983

Lech Walesa
1943-

Poland
Trade union leader (Solidaritet)

Photo: nobelprize.org

Average price of a dozen eggs in 1983 (USA)
	$0.86

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)

Designed in 1983

The Silver tea and coffee service
by Michael Graves

Rolling Stone Magazine cover

Cast of Return of the Jedi / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 400/401, July 21, 1983

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