Number-one song in the charts today |
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In the USA:
"Don't Forget about Us" by Mariah Carey
In the UK:
"That's My Goal" by Shayne Ward
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Famous people born on the 2nd of January: |
1642 - Mehmed IV, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1693)
1827 - Peter Semenov of Tian Shan, Russian explorer (d. 1914)
1920 - Isaac Asimov, Russian-born author (d. 1992)
1936 - Roger Miller, American singer (d. 1992)
1954 - Dawn Silva, American singer (The Brides of Funkenstein, P-Funk)
1960 - Naoki Urasawa, Japanese manga author
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The Nobel Prize in Literature 2006 |
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Orhan Pamuk
1952-
who in the quest for the melancholic soul of his native city has discovered new symbols for the clash and interlacing of cultures
Turkey
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 2006 |
The Departed
directed by Martin Scorsese
with Matt Damon (Colin Sullivan), Leonardo DiCaprio (Billy Costigan), Jack Nicholson (Frank Costello)
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Designed in 2006 |
The Zanotta veryround seat
by Louise Campbell |
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