Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Every Breath You Take" by The Police
In the UK:
"Give It Up" by KC & The Sunshine Band
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Daredevil Ben Colli
(TIME Cover: August the 29th, 1983)
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Famous people born on the 2nd of September: |
1838 - Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen of Hawaii (d. 1917)
1929 - Hal Ashby, American film director (d. 1988)
1946 - Billy Preston, American musician (d. 2006)
1952 - Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
1964 - Keanu Reeves, American actor
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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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