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August 21st, 2003...

Today is Thursday !

 
 
 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
 TIME Magazine cover this week

TIME Magazine: Arnold Schwarzenegger for Governor

(TIME Cover: August the 18th, 2003)

 Famous people born on the 21st of August:

1165 - King Philip II of France (d. 1223)
1535 - Shimazu Yoshihiro, Japanese samurai and warlord (d. 1619)
1643 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)
1765 - William IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1837)
1789 - Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (d. 1857)
1930 - Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon (d. 2002)
1952 - Joe Strummer, British musician and singer (The Clash) (d. 2002)
1952 - Glenn Hughes, British bassist and vocalist (Finders Keepers/Trapeze/Deep Purple)
1963 - King Mohammed VI of Morocco
1971 - Liam Howlett, British musician (The Prodigy)

 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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