1961, Belgian Comics: Johan et Pirlouit, La Guerre des 7 fontaines

In 1961, the album "La Guerre des 7 fontaines" was released in the comic book series "Johan et Pirlouit". The series was created by Peyo (Pierre Culliford) in 1952. The first story, "Le Châtiment de Basenhau" was published in the youth magazine Spirou on 11 September 1952. The first album was subsequently published by Dupuis in January 1954. While the first two albums were released under the title Johan, Peyo introduced the character Pirlouit in the third adventure, "Le Lutin du Bois aux Roches". The world-famous Smurfs also originated in a Johan and Pirlouit album, titled "La Flûte à six schtroumpfs".

Dutch Cover: "De oorlog der 7 bronnen"

The series is set during the Middle Ages in an unspecified European country. The main characters are Johan, the King's page, and his friend Pirlouit, a dwarf-sized man. Together, they encounter all kinds of mythical creatures, including wizards, witches, giants, and the Smurfs. Their adventures also take them to foreign lands, such as Scandinavia and North Africa.

Johan

Pirlouit

"La Guerre des 7 fontaines"
- full colour
- publisher: Dupuis
- Dutch title: De oorlog der 7 bronnen (Dupuis, 1961)
- English title: The War of the Seven Springs (Papercutz, USA, 2013)
- drawings by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)
- story by Peyo (Pierre Culliford)

Aldebert de Baufort

Sara

The main characters in this album are Johan, Pirlouit, Aldebert de Baufort, Sara, Rachel, Grand Schtroumpf, Jean de Baufort and Van Besdorf.

Rachel

Grand Schtroumpf

Synopsis
Lost in an arid and inhospitable region, Johan and Pirlouit spend the night in an abandoned castle. At midnight, a bell tolls and the ghost of the castle’s lord, Sir Aldebert de Baufort, who died 100 years ago, appears before them...

Van Besdorf

Jean de Baufort

1960, Nobel Prizes (Oslo, Norway)

The Nobel Prize in Physics: Donald Arthur Glaser (USA)

For the invention of the bubble chamber.

Donald Arthur Glaser

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Willard Frank Libby (USA)

For his method to use carbon-14 for age determination in archaeology, geology, geophysics, and other branches of science.

Willard Frank Libby

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Frank Macfarlane Burnet  (Australia) and Peter Medawar (Brazil / UK)

For discovery of acquired immunological tolerance.

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Peter Medawar

The Nobel Prize in Literature: Saint-John Perse (France)

For the soaring flight and the evocative imagery of his poetry which in a visionary fashion reflects the conditions of our time.

Saint-John Perse

The Nobel Peace Prize: Albert Lutuli (South Africa)

For his non-violent struggle against apartheid.

Albert Lutuli

1977, Fashion: Vogue, Farrah-rah! ... A New Kind of Gorgeousness (USA, 1 April)

Yves Saint Laurent

Calvin Klein / Sonia Rykiel

Krizia / Bergdorf Goodman

Far-r-out fit ness...

1976, Car Spotting: Leidsegracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Front to back

First row, left to right
BMW 320 (3 Series, E21), DAF 46.

Second row, left to right
Citroën 2CV Fourgonnette, Ford Escort Mk I, Mercedes-Benz W114 / W115, Toyota 1000 (KP30), Volkswagen 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), DAF 44, Opel Rekord D, Renault R5, Citroën ID / DS, Simca 1100, Toyota Crown (S50), Ford Escort Mk I, Ford Capri Mk I, Peugeot 304, Citroën Dyane, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle).

Third row, left to right
Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car, Volkswagen 1200 / 1300 (Type 1, Beetle), unidentified car probably Ford Taunus (TC2), Volkswagen Transporter (Type T2b).

1975, Music: Pussycat

In 1975, the Dutch pop group Pussycat scored a number-one hit with ‘Mississippi’. Written by Werner Theunissen, the song reached number one in the charts in the Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and West Germany.

Cover Single Mississippi

Pussycat consisted of the three Veldpaus sisters: Toni (born 1953), Betty (1952–2024) and Marianne (born 1951). The other band members were guitarist Lou Willé, Theo Wetzels, Theo Coumans and John Theunissen. The group’s original name was 'Drie Zingende Zusjes' ('Three Singing Sisters'), but around 1970 it was changed to ‘Sweet Reaction’. In 1975, the name was changed to ‘Pussycat’ at the suggestion of producer Eddy Hilberts.

Drie Zingende Zusjes: Marianne, Toni and Betty

Sweet Reaction circa 1972

Pussycat 1976

After ‘Mississippi’, the group went on to have several more hits, including ‘Georgie’ (1976), ‘Smile’ (1976) and ‘My Broken Souvenirs’ (1977).

Videoclip 'Mississippi'

Videoclip 'Georgie'

Videoclip 'Smile'

Videoclip 'My Broken Souvenirs'

1974, Film and Television Awards: Étoiles de cristal (France)

Grand prix (Best French Film)
'La Femme de Jean' (Yannick Bellon)

'La Femme de Jean' poster

Meilleur acteur (Best Actor)
Philippe Noiret as Michel Descombes in 'L'Horloger de Saint-Paul'

Philippe Noiret as Michel Descombes

Meilleure actrice (Best Actress)
Juliet Berto as Céline and Dominique Labourier as Julie in 'Céline et Julie vont en bateau'

Dominique Labourier as Julie and Juliet Berto as Céline

Meilleur acteur étranger (Best Foreign Actor)
Paul Newman as Henry Gondorff and Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker in 'The Sting'

Paul Newman as Henry Gondorff and Robert Redford as Johnny Hooker

Meilleure actrice étrangère (Best Foreign Actress)
Olimpia Carlisi as Adriana in 'Le Milieu du monde'

Olimpia Carlisi as Adriana

1973, Sport: World Three-cushion Championship

From 15 to 18 February 1973, the 28th World Three-Cushion Championship was held in Cairo, Egypt. Raymond Ceulemans secured his eleventh consecutive World Championship title, a record that still stands today. Fittingly, he also raised the world record for the general average (GA) to 1.478. The gulf in class between Ceulemans and the rest of the field was striking: no other player managed to achieve a general average of 1.000 or higher.

1. Raymond Ceulemans

2. Nobuaki Kobayashi

3. Humberto Suguimitzu

Ranking

Rank	Player	Country	GA (General)	ED (Best game)
1	Raymond Ceulemans	Belgium	1,478	1,818
2	Nobuaki Kobayashi	Japan	0,966	1,363
3	Humberto Suguimitzu	Peru	0,811	1,111
4	Ludo Dielis	Belgium	0,958	1,304
5	Mohammed Diab	Egypt	0,751	1,052
6	Conny Carlsson	Sweden	0,763	1,052
7	Mustapha Al-Anwar	Egypt	0,698	1,000
8	Robert van de Vijver	Belgium	0,817	1,000
9	Alfonso Gonzalez	Colombia	0,724	0,862
10	John Bonner	USA	0,683	0,862
11	George Bouwman	Netherlands	0,661	0,833
12	Ali El-Samman	Egypt	0,539	0,735