March 31st, 2003...

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TIME Magazine: Gulf War II

(TIME Cover: March the 31st, 2003)

250 - Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)
1499 - Pope Pius IV (d. 1565)
1519 - King Henry II of France (d. 1559)
1536 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)
1596 - René Descartes, French mathematician (d. 1650)
1675 - Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)
1723 - King Frederick V of Denmark (d. 1766)
1732 - Joseph Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1809)
1914 - Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
1948 - Al Gore, Vice President of the United States
1955 - Angus Young, Scottish-born musician (AC/DC)
1974 - Stefan Olsdal, Swedish bassist (Placebo)

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

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