November 23rd, 1984

November 23rd, 1984...

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Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham! In the UK: "I Feel For You" by Chaka Khan

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Ronald Reagan

(TIME Cover: November the 19th, 1984)

Famous people born on the 23rd of November:

912 - Otto I the Great, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 973)
1221 - King Alfonso X of Castile (d. 1284)
1804 - Franklin Pierce, 14th President of the United States (d. 1869)
1888 - Harpo Marx, American comedian (d. 1964)
1934 - Robert Towne, American writer, director, producer, and actor
1935 - Vladislav Volkov, Soviet cosmonaut (d. 1971)
1980 - David Britz, American nanotechnologist

The Nobel Peace Prize 1984

Desmond Mpilo Tutu
1931-

South Africa
Bishop of Johannesburg; former Secretary General, South African Council of Churches (S.A.C.C.)

Photo: nobelprize.org

Average price of a dozen eggs in 1984 (USA)
	$1.01

Oscar of the best picture in 1984

Amadeus
directed by Milos Forman
with F. Murray Abraham (Antonio Salieri) and Tom Hulce (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)

Designed in 1984

The Ekstrem
by Terje Ekström

Rolling Stone Magazine cover

Steve Martin / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 434, November 8, 1984

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