Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes
In the UK:
"Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Arthur Rock
(TIME Cover: January the 23rd, 1984)
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Famous people born on the 28th of January: |
1457 - King Henry VII of England (d. 1509)
1600 - Pope Clement IX (d. 1669)
1717 - Mustafa III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1774)
1873 - Colette, French writer (d. 1954)
1879 - Francis Picabia, French-born painter and poet (d. 1953)
1950 - Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah, King of Bahrain
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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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