| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Blame It on the Rain" by Milli Vanilli
In the UK:
"You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids On The Block
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Famous people born on the 6th of December: |
1285 - King Ferdinand IV of Castile (d. 1312)
1421 - King Henry VI of England (d. 1471)
1778 - Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, French physicist and chemist (d. 1850)
1792 - King William II of the Netherlands (d. 1849)
1948 - Keke Rosberg, Finnish race car driver
1956 - Peter Buck, American guitarist (R.E.M.)
1961 - David Lovering, American drummer (the Pixies)
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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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