August 15th, 2003

August 15th, 2003...

Today is Friday !

Number-one song in the charts today
	In the USA: "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z In the UK: "Breathe" by Blu Cantrell featuring Sean Paul

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TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Howard Dean

(TIME Cover: August the 11th, 2003)

Famous people born on the 15th of August:

1171 - King Alfonso IX of Leon (d. 1230)
1769 - Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor of the French (d. 1821
1771 - Sir Walter Scott, Scottish historical novelist (d. 1832)
1893 - Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and computing pioneer (d. 1950)
1896 - Leon Theremin, Russian inventor (d. 1993)
1925 - Oscar Peterson, Canadian jazz pianist
1945 - Mahamandaleshwar Paramhans Swami Maheshwarananda, Indian guru
1950 - The Princess Anne, Princess Royal of the United Kingdom

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

Ashton Kutcher / Rolling Stone Magazine Vol. 923, May 29, 2003

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