December 27th, 2003

December 27th, 2003...

Today is Saturday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Hey Ya!" by OutKast In the UK: "Mad World" by Michael Andrews featuring Gary Jules

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: President Bush: Love Him, Hate Him

(TIME Cover: December the 1st, 2003)

Famous people born on the 27th of December:

1571 - Johannes Kepler, German astronomer (d. 1630)
1654 - Jacob Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. 1705)
1717 - Pope Pius VI (d. 1799)
1773 - George Cayley, English scientist, inventor, and politician (d. 1857)
1822 - Louis Pasteur, French scientist (d. 1895)
1943 - Pete Quaife, British musician (Kinks)
1948 - Gérard Depardieu, French actor
1952 - David Knopfler, British musician (Dire Straits)

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

Jessica Simpson / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 936, November 27, 2003

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