| 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:
"Wake Me Up Before You Go Go" by Wham!
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Famous people born on the 5th of June: |
1723 - Adam Smith, Scottish economist (d. 1790)
1878 - Pancho Villa, Mexican revolutionary (d. 1923)
1883 - John Maynard Keynes, English economist (d. 1946)
1898 - Federico García Lorca, Spanish lyricist and dramatist (d. 1936)
1947 - Laurie Anderson, American performance artist
1954 - Nicko McBrain, English musician (Iron Maiden)
1962 - Princess Astrid of Belgium
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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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