Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Say Say Say" by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
In the UK:
"Pipes Of Peace" by Paul McCartney
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Pope John Paul II
(TIME Cover: January the 9th, 1984)
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Famous people born on the 18th of January: |
885 - Daigo, Emperor of Japan (d. 930)
1689 - Montesquieu, French writer (d. 1755)
1904 - Cary Grant, English actor (d. 1986)
1947 - Takeshi Kitano, Japanese actor and director
1949 - Philippe Starck, French designer
1955 - Kevin Costner, American actor
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1984 |
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Desmond Mpilo Tutu
1931-
South Africa
Bishop of Johannesburg; former Secretary General, South African Council of Churches (S.A.C.C.)
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1984 (USA) |
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$1.01 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1984 |
Amadeus
directed by Milos Forman
with F. Murray Abraham (Antonio Salieri) and Tom Hulce (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
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Designed in 1984 |
The Ekstrem
by Terje Ekström |
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