| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson
In the UK:
"Ride On Time" by Black Box
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Adoption
(TIME Cover: October the 9th, 1989)
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Famous people born on the 14th of October: |
1257 - King Przemysl II of Poland (d. 1296)
1493 - Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568)
1630 - Sophia of Hanover (d. 1714)
1633 - James II of England and VII of Scotland (d. 1701)
1643 - Bahadur Shah I, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1712)
1784 - King Ferdinand VII of Spain (d. 1833)
1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. general and 34th President of the United States (d. 1969)
1927 - Roger Moore, English actor
1930 - Joseph Mobutu, President of Zaire (d. 1997)
1938 - Empress Farah Diba of Iran
1939 - Ralph Lauren, American fashion designer
1940 - Cliff Richard, British singer
1958 - Thomas Dolby, British musician
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1989 |
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The 14th Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso)
1935-
Tibet
Photo: nobelprize.org
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1989 (USA) |
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$0.96 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1989 |
Driving Miss Daisy
directed by Bruce Beresford
with Morgan Freeman (Hoke Colburn), Dan Aykroyd (Boolie Werthan) and Jessica Tandy (Daisy Werthan)
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Designed in 1989 |
The Occasional table
by Philippe Starck |
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