Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister
In the UK:
"Saving All My Love For You" by Whitney Houston
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Famous people born on the 20th of December: |
1537 - King John III of Sweden (d. 1592)
1786 - Pietro Raimondi, Italian composer (d. 1853)
1868 - Harvey Firestone, American automobile pioneer (d. 1938)
1945 - Peter George Criscoula, American drummer and singer (KISS)
1946 - Uri Geller, Israeli psychic
1966 - Chris Robinson, American singer (Black Crowes)
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1985 |
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Klaus von Klitzing
1943-
for the discovery of the quantized Hall effect
Federal Republic of Germany
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung - Stuttgart, Federal Republic of Germany
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1985 (USA) |
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$0.80 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1985 |
Out of Africa
directed by Sydney Pollack
with Klaus Maria Brandauer (Bror) and Meryl Streep (Karen)
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Designed in 1985 |
The 'Whistling Bird' stainless steel teakettle, with sugar bowl and creamer"
by Michael Graves |
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