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In the USA:
"Dilemma" by Nelly featuring Kelly Rowland
In the UK:
"Crossroads" by Blazin' Squad
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Famous people born on the 31st of August: |
12 - Gaius Caligula, Roman Emperor (d. 41)
161 - Commodus, Roman Emperor (d. 192)
1569 - Jahangir, Mughal Emperor of India (d. 1627)
1821 - Hermann von Helmholtz, German physician (d. 1894)
1880 - Wilhelmina I of the Netherlands (d. 1962)
1928 - James Coburn, American actor (d. 2002)
1945 - Van Morrison, Irish musician
1948 - Rudolf Schenker, German guitarist (Scorpions)
1957 - Gina Schock, American drummer (The Go-Go's)
1970 - Rania, Queen of Jordan; wife of Abdullah II
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 |
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Jimmy Carter
1924-
for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development
USA
39th President of the United States of America
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 2002 |
Chicago
directed by Rob Marshall
with John C. Reilly (Amos Hart), Renée Zellweger (Roxie Hart) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Velma Kelly)
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Designed in 2002 |
The Fly seat
by Mark Robson |
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