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November 8th, 2003...

Today is Saturday !

 
 
 Number-one song in the charts today


In the USA:

"Baby Boy"
by Beyoncé featuring Sean Paul

In the UK:
"Be Faithful"
by Fatman Scoop / Crooklyn Clan
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Medicating Young Minds

(TIME Cover: November the 3rd, 2003)

 Famous people born on the 8th of November:

35 - Nerva, Roman Emperor (d. 98)
1622 - King Charles X of Sweden (d. 1660)
1656 (N.S.) - Edmond Halley, British astronomer and mathematician (d. 1742)
1866 - Herbert Austin, English automobile pioneer (d. 1941)
1893 - Prajadhipok, Rama VII, king of Thailand (d. 1941)
1900 - Margaret Mitchell, American author (d. 1949)
1935 - Alain Delon, French actor
1957 - Porl Thompson, British musician (The Cure)
1968 - Zara Whites, Dutch actress

 The Nobel Peace Prize 2003


Shirin Ebadi
1947-

for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children.

Iran



Photo: nobelprize.org


     
Oscar of the best picture in 2003

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
directed by Peter Jackson
with Elijah Wood (Frodo) and Ian McKellen (gandalf)

Designed in 2003

The Ondo sofa
by René Holten

Rolling Stone Magazine cover



Women Who Rock (Missy Elliott, Alicia Keys, Eve) / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 934, October 30, 2003

 

 
 
 
     

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