Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Let's Hear It for the Boy" by Deniece Williams
In the UK:
"The Reflex" by Duran Duran
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: D-Day Remembered
(TIME Cover: May the 28th, 1984)
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Famous people born on the 30th of May: |
1010 - Emperor Renzong of China (d. 1063)
1672 (O.S.) - Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia (d. 1725)
1814 - Mikhail Bakunin, Russian anarchist (d. 1876)
1896 - Howard Hawks, American film director (d. 1977)
1926 - Christine Jorgensen,(born George William Jorgensen, Jr.), American activist (d. 1989)
1934 - Aleksei Leonov, cosmonaut
1955 - Topper Headon, British musician (The Clash)
1964 - Tom Morello, American guitarist (Audioslave, Rage Against The Machine)
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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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