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World Plumbing Day: History, Theme, and Significance
11 March is also observed as World Plumbing Day. It is celebrated to recognize the important role plumbing plays in societal health and amenity. It is a date that has been fixed on…
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CISF Raising Day: History, Theme, and Significance
CISF Raising Day is celebrated every year on March 10th. This day marks the establishment of the CISF in 1969 under the act of the Parliament of India. The CISF…
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Alexander Fleming: Discovering Penicillin and Revolutionizing Medicine
Alexander Fleming (6 August 1881 – 11 March 1955) was a Scottish physician and microbiologist. In 1945, Alexander Fleming was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Life and…
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Julio Garavito: Colombia’s Stargazer and Mathematical Prodigy
Julio Garavito Armero (5 January 1865 – 11 March 1920) was a Colombian mathematician and astronomer. He is best known for his work on the three-body problem, a mathematical problem…
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World History
Harriet Tubman: The Conductor of Freedom
Harriet Tubman (1820 – 10 March 1913) was an escaped enslaved woman who became a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading enslaved people to freedom before the Civil War, all…
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The Life and Achievements of Frits Zernike
Frits Zernike (16 July 1888 – 10 March 1966) was a Dutch physicist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1953. Early Life And Education Frits Zernike, born…
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Wilbur Scoville: Chemist and Creator of the Scoville Scale
Wilbur Scoville ( 22 January 1865 – 10 March 1942) was an American pharmacist best known for creating the "Scoville Organoleptic Test" in 1912, which is used to measure the…
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The Life and Achievements of Frank Sherwood Rowland
Frank Sherwood Rowland (28 June 1927 – 10 March 2012) was an American chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995. Early Life And Education Frank Sherwood Rowland,…
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December 27 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
Keri Hulme: From the Silence, a Symphony of Words
Keri Hulme (9 March 1947 – 27 December 2021) was a New Zealand novelist, poet and short-story writer. Life and Career Keri Hulme was born on March 9, 1947, in…
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9 March in Indian and World History
9 March in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 9 March is the birth anniversary of Navalram Laxmiram Pandya, Maharaja Dr Karan Singh, Ustad…
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Rosy Afsari: Empowering Women Through Film and Activism
Rosy Afsari (23 April 1946 – 9 March 2007) was an actress in the Bangladeshi film industry. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actress in…
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Robert Solow: The Father of Modern Growth Theory
Robert Solow ( 23 August 1924 — 9 March 1992) is an American economist. Life and Career Robert Solow was born on 23 August 1924 in Brooklyn, New York, United…
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Architect of Peace: The Legacy of Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin (16 August 1913 – 9 March 1992) was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud, and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Menachem Begin was awarded the Nobel Peace…
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Walter Kohn: Innovator of Density Functional Theory and Quantum Chemistry
Walter Kohn (9 March 1923 – 19 April 2016) was an Austrian-born American theoretical physicist. He was awarded, with John Pople, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1998. Life and…
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Ulf Svante von Euler: Unraveling the Secrets of Neurotransmission and Nobel Laureate
Ulf Svante von Euler (7 February 1905 – 9 March 1983) was a Swedish physiologist and pharmacologist. He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1970. Life and…
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