| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"What's Love Got to Do with It?" by Tina Turner
In the UK:
"Careless Whisper" by George Michael
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Geraldine Ferraro
(TIME Cover: September the 3rd, 1984)
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Famous people born on the 4th of September: |
1241 - Alexander III of Scotland (d. 1286)
1563 - Wanli, Emperor of China (d. 1620)
1913 - Mickey Cohen, American gangster (d. 1976)
1917 - Henry Ford II, American industrialist (d. 1987)
1927 - John McCarthy, American computer scientist
1949 - Martin Chambers, English drummer (The Pretenders)
1974 - Carmit Bachar, American musician (Pussycat Dolls)
1981 - Beyoncé Knowles, American singer
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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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