August 18th, 1986

August 18th, 1986...

Today is Monday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna In the UK: "The Lady In Red" by Chris De Burgh

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: South Africa

(TIME Cover: August the 4th, 1986)

Famous people born on the 18th of August:

1414 - Jami, Persian poet (d. 1492)
1750 - Antonio Salieri, Italian composer (d. 1825)
1830 - Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria (d. 1916)
1855 - Alfred Wallis, English artist and mariner (d. 1942)
1933 - Roman Polanski, French-born director and actor
1936 - Robert Redford, American actor and director
1955 - Taher ElGamal, Egyptian scientist
1952 - Patrick Swayze, American actor

The Nobel Peace Prize 1986

Elie Wiesel
1928-

USA
Chairman of The President's Commission on the Holocaust

Photo: nobelprize.org

Average price of a dozen eggs in 1986 (USA)
	$0.87

Oscar of the best picture in 1986

Platoon
directed by Oliver Stone
with Tom Berenger (Sgt. Barnes) and Tom Berenger (Sgt. Barnes)

Designed in 1986

The Pat Conley II
by Philippe Starck

Rolling Stone Magazine cover

Tom Petty & Bob Dylan / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 478/479, July 18, 1986

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