March 18th, 2003...

Today is Tuesday !

TIME Magazine: Tommy Franks

(TIME Cover: March the 17th, 2003)

1496 - Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VII of England and queen consort of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
1842 - Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
1858 - Rudolf Diesel, German inventor (d. 1913)
1910 - Chiang Ching-kuo, President of the Republic of China (d. 1988)
1928 - Julia Mullock, Princess of Korea
1936 - Frederik Willem de Klerk, President of South Africa, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
1959 - Luc Besson, French producer, writer, and director
1959 - Irene Cara, American actress and singer

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