Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You" by Milli Vanilli
In the UK:
"Ride On Time" by Black Box
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Famous people born on the 3rd of October: |
1790 - John Ross (Cherokee chief), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. 1866)
1804 - Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. 1869)
1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1938)
1898 - Leo McCarey, American film director (d. 1969)
1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1938 - Eddie Cochran, American singer (d. 1960)
1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt)
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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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