August 1st, 1990 - kakorama

August 1st, 1990...

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Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "She Ain't Worth It" by Glenn Medeiros and Bobby Brown In the UK: "Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Helmut Kohl

(TIME Cover: July the 30th, 1990)

Famous people born on the 1st of August:

10 BC - Claudius, Roman Emperor (d. 54)
126 - Pertinax, Roman Emperor (d. 193)
1313 - Emperor Kogon of Japan (d. 1364)
1377 - Emperor Go-Komatsu of Japan (d. 1433)
1819 - Herman Melville, American writer (d. 1891)
1893 - King Alexander I of Greece (d. 1920)
1924 - Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-born physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate
1930 - Pierre Bourdieu, French sociologist (d. 2002)
1936 - Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer
1942 - Jerry Garcia, American musician (The Grateful Dead) (d. 1995)
1959 - Joe Elliott, English musician (Def Leppard)
1960 - Chuck D, American rapper (Public Enemy)
1963 - Coolio, American rapper
1965 - Sam Mendes, British stage and film director

The Nobel Peace Prize 1990

Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev
1931-

for his leading role in the peace process which today characterizes important parts of the international community

USSR
President of USSR

Photo: nobelprize.org

Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA)
	$1.00

Oscar of the best picture in 1990

Dances With Wolves
directed by Kevin Costner
with Kevin Costner (Lieutenant Dunbar), Graham Greene (Kicking Bird) and Mary McDonnell (Stands With A Fist)

Designed in 1990

The The juicy Salif
by Philippe Starck

Rolling Stone Magazine cover

Bonnie Raitt / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 577, May 3, 1990

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