November 8th, 1984

November 8th, 1984...

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Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" by Billy Ocean In the UK: "Freedom" by Wham!

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: New Concern with Civility

(TIME Cover: November the 5th, 1984)

Famous people born on the 8th of November:

35 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)
1622 - King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
1656 (N.S.) - Edmond Halley, British astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
1866 - Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941)
1893 - Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. 1941)
1900 - Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
1935 - Alain Delon, French actor
1957 - Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure)
1968 - Zara Whites, Dutch actress

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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