| Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Vision of Love" by Mariah Carey
In the UK:
"Turtle Power" by Partners In Kryme
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TIME Magazine cover this week |
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TIME Magazine: Saddam Hussein
(TIME Cover: August the 13th, 1990)
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Famous people born on the 14th of August: |
1297 - Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Japan (d. 1348)
1642 - Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1723)
1688 - Frederick William I of Prussia (d. 1740)
1740 - Pope Pius VII (d. 1823)
1777 - Francis I of the Two Sicilies (d. 1830)
1926 - René Goscinny, French comic-strip author (d. 1977)
1945 - Wim Wenders, German-born film director
1946 - Antonio Fargas, American actor
1965 - Emmanuelle Béart, French actress
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1990 |
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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
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| Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA) |
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$1.00 |
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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)
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Designed in 1990 |
The The juicy Salif
by Philippe Starck |
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