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In the USA:
"Get Busy" by Sean Paul
In the UK:
"Ignition" by R Kelly
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Famous people born on the 23rd of May: |
1052 - King Philip I of France (d. 1108)
1100 - Emperor Qinzong of China (d. 1161)
1734 - Franz Anton Mesmer, Austrian physician/hypnotist (d.1815)
1917 - Edward Norton Lorenz, American mathematician and meteorologist (invented the strange attractor notion and coined the term butterfly effect)
1933 - Joan Collins, English actress
1951 - Anatoly Karpov, Russian chess player
1967 - Phil Selway, English drummer (Radiohead)
1972 - Rubens Barrichello, Brazilian race car driver
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2003 |
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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
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Designed in 2003 |
The Ondo sofa
by René Holten |
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