December 27th, 1984

December 27th, 1984...

Today is Thursday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna In the UK: "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid

Find books and music

TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Astronauts Rescue Satellite

(TIME Cover: November the 26th, 1984)

Famous people born on the 27th of December:

1571 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)
1654 - Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1717 - Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
1773 - George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857)
1822 - Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895)
1943 - Pete Quaife, British musician (Kinks)
1948 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor
1952 - David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits)

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

Bruce Springsteen / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 436, December 6, 1984

	Jump to another date:
	and click to see what happened:

play crystal ball gazing with the-crystal-ball.com
or translate text into nightingale language on nightingale-song.com
or send singing birthday messages with the kakomessenger
or compose your ringtone for free with the kakophone machine