Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Informer" by Snow
In the UK:
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
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Famous people born on the 17th of March: |
1231 - Emperor Shijo of Japan (d. 1242)
1473 - King James IV of Scotland (d. 1513)
1919 - Nat King Cole, American singer (d. 1965)
1930 - James Irwin, astronaut (d. 1991)
1938 - Rudolf Nureyev, Russian-born dancer and choreographer (d. 1993)
1949 - Patrick Duffy, American actor
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The Nobel Peace Prize 1993 |
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Nelson Mandela
1918-
with Frederik Willem de Klerk, for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa
South Africa
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1993 (USA) |
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$0.87 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1993 |
Schindler's List
directed by Steven Spielberg
with Liam Neeson (Oskar Schindler) and Ralph Fiennes (Amon Goeth)
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Designed in 1993 |
The Jamaica barstool
by Pepe Cortes |
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