Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Something About the Way You Look Tonight /Candle In The Wind 1997" by Elton John
In the UK:
"Perfect Day" by Various Artists
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Famous people born on the 11th of January: |
1322 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (d. 1380)
1359 - Emperor Go-En'yu of Japan (d. 1393)
1858 - Harry Gordon Selfridge, American retailer (d. 1947)
1885 - Alice Paul, American women's rights activist (d. 1977)
1908 - Lionel Stander, American actor (d. 1994)
1926 - Lev Demin, cosmonaut (d. 1998)
1946 - Tony Kaye, British keyboard player (Yes)
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1998 |
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John A. Pople
1925-2004
for his development of computational methods in quantum chemistry
United Kingdom
Northwestern University - Evanston, IL, USA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Average price of a dozen eggs in 1998 (USA) |
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$1.09 |
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Oscar of the best picture in 1998 |
Shakespeare in Love
directed by John Madden
with Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps), Gwyneth Paltrow (Viola De Lesseps) and Judi Dench (Queen Elizabeth I)
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Designed in 1998 |
The Komed chair
by Marc Newson |
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