| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"When I See You Smile" by Bad English
In the UK:
"All Around The World" by Lisa Stansfield
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Famous people born on the 11th of November: |
1050 - Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1106)
1154 - King Sancho I of Portugal (d. 1212)
1155 - King Alfonso VIII of Castile (d. 1214)
1493 - Paracelsus, doctor (d. 1541)
1748 - King Charles IV of Spain (d. 1819)
1869 - King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (d. 1947)
1882 - King Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (d. 1973)
1903 - Sam Spiegel, Austrian-born film producer (d. 1985)
1904 - Alger Hiss, American government official and spy (d. 1994)
1944 - Jesse Colin Young, American musician (The Youngbloods)
1945 - Daniel Ortega, President of Nicaragua
1962 - Demi Moore, American actress
1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
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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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