Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Holding Back the Years" by Simply Red
In the UK:
"Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
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Famous people born on the 17th of July: |
1487 - Ismail I, Shah of Persia (d. 1524)
1831 - Xianfeng, Emperor of China (d. 1861)
1947 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
1952 - David Hasselhoff, American actor and musician
1954 - Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
1963 - Letsie III, King of Lesotho
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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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