August 9th, 2003 - kakorama

August 9th, 2003...

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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: The Science of Meditation

(TIME Cover: August the 4th, 2003)

Famous people born on the 9th of August:

1776 - Amedeo Avogadro, Italian chemist (d. 1856)
1896 - Jean Piaget, Swiss psychologist (d. 1980)
1925 - David A. Huffman, Creator of Huffman coding (d. 1999)
1939 - Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy, former President of the European Commission
1957 - Melanie Griffith, American actress
1963 - Whitney Houston, American singer and actress
1968 - Gillian Anderson, American actress
1978 - Audrey Tautou, French actress

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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