July 14th, 1990...
Today is Saturday !
Number-one song in the charts today
In the USA:
"Step by Step" by
New Kids on the Block
In the UK:
"Sacrifice / Healing Hands" by
Elton John
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TIME Magazine cover this week
TIME Magazine:
Nelson Mandela
(TIME Cover: July the 2nd, 1990)
Famous people born on the 14th of July:
1610 - Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1670)
1857 - Emmeline Pankhurst, English suffragette (d. 1928)
1862 - Gustav Klimt, Austrian painter and graphic artist (d. 1918)
1874 - Khedive Abbas II of Egypt (d. 1944)
1885 - King Sisavang Vong of Laos (d. 1959)
1913 - Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr., 38th President of the United States
1918 - Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film and theatre director
1919 - Lino Ventura, Italian-born actor (d. 1987)
1942 - Javier Solana, Spanish European Union foreign policy chief
1965 - Igor Khoroshev, Russian keyboard player (Yes)
1977 - Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden
The Nobel Peace Prize 1990
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
Average price of a dozen eggs in 1990 (USA)
$1.00