Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics
In the UK:
"Red Red Wine" by UB40
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Domestic Violence
(TIME Cover: September the 5th, 1983)
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Famous people born on the 7th of September: |
1533 - Queen Elizabeth I of England (d. 1603)
1909 - Elia Kazan, Greek-born film director (d. 20
1912 - David Packard, American electrical engineer and businessman (d. 1996)
1930 - King Baudouin I of Belgium (d. 1993)
1936 - Buddy Holly, American singer (d. 1959)
1949 - Gloria Gaynor, American singer
1968 - Marcel Desailly, French footballer
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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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