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In the USA:
"Goodies" by Ciara featuring Petey Pablo
In the UK:
"My Place / Flap Your Wings" by Nelly
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Famous people born on the 15th of September: |
973 - Al-Biruni, mathematician (d. 1048)
1254 - Marco Polo, Italian explorer (d. 1324)
1857 - William Howard Taft, 27th President of the United States (d. 1930)
1881 - Ettore Bugatti, Italian automobile engineer and designer (d. 1947)
1890 - Agatha Christie, English writer (d. 1976)
1904 - King Umberto II of Italy (d. 1983)
1928 - Cannonball Adderley, American saxophonist and bandleader (d. 1975)
1941 - Signe Toly Anderson, American Folk rock singer (ex-Jefferson Airplane)
1946 - Tommy Lee Jones, American actor
1946 - Oliver Stone, American film director
1972 - Princess Letizia of Spain
1976 - Paul Thomson, Scottish drummer (Franz Ferdinand)
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2004 |
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Wangari Muta Maathai
1940-
for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace
Kenya
Photo: nobelprize.org
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Oscar of the best picture in 2004 |
Million Dollar Baby
directed by Clint Eastwood
with Clint Eastwood (Frankie Dunn), Morgan Freeman (Eddie Scrap-Iron Dupris) and Hilary Swank (Maggie Fitzgerald)
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Designed in 2004 |
The Easy stacking chair
by Jerszy seymour |
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