Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Kiss" by Prince and the Revolution
In the UK:
"A Different Corner" by George Michael
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Tripoli Under Attack
(TIME Cover: April the 28th, 1986)
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Famous people born on the 2nd of May: |
1360 - Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)
1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
1729 - Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d.1796)
1935 - Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
1975 - David Beckham, English footballer
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1986 |
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Elie Wiesel
1928-
USA
Chairman of The President's Commission on the Holocaust
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1986 (USA) |
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$0.87 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1986 |
Platoon
directed by Oliver Stone
with Tom Berenger (Sgt. Barnes) and Tom Berenger (Sgt. Barnes)
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Designed in 1986 |
The Pat Conley II
by Philippe Starck |
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