Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Jump" by Van Halen
In the UK:
"Hello" by Lionel Richie
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Cholesterol
(TIME Cover: March the 26th, 1984)
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Famous people born on the 27th of March: |
972 - King Robert I of France (d. 1031)
1785 - King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)
1809 - Baron Haussmann, French civic planner (d. 1891)
1901 - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor
1950 - Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)
1959 - Andrew Farriss, Australian musician (INXS)
1969 - Keith Flint, member of British group The Prodigy
1970 - Mariah Carey, American singer
1970 - Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)
1975 - Stacy 'Fergie' Ferguson, American musician (Black Eyed Peas)
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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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