Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Candy Shop" by 50 Cent featuring Olivia
In the UK:
"(Is This The Way To) Amarillo" by Tony Christie featuring Peter Kay
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Famous people born on the 27th of April: |
1701 - King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (d. 1953)
1899 - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist, creator of Woody Woodpecker (d. 1994)
1948 - Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's)
1967 - Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2005 |
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Mohamed ElBaradei
1942-
with the IAEA, for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way
Egypt
Director General of IAEA
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 2005 |
Crash
directed by Paul Haggis
with Matt Dillon (Officer Ryan)
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Designed in 2005 |
The Kirk chair
by René Holten |
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