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Indian History
Kishore Kumar: The Melodious Maestro of Indian Cinema
Kishore Kumar (4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely…
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4 August in Indian and World History
4 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 4 August is the birth…
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World History
Pumpuang Duangjan: Thailand’s Queen of Luk Thung Music
Pumpuang Duangjan (4 August 1961 – 13 June 1992) was a Thai megastar. She was the symbol of Thai songs…
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World History
Bahiga Hafez: Egypt’s Trailblazing Actress and Cultural Icon
Bahiga Hafez (August 4, 1908 – 13 Dec 1983) was an Egyptian screenwriter, composer, director, editor, producer, and actress.
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Exploring the Enigmatic World of Knut Hamsun: A Journey Through Norwegian Literature
Knut Hamsun (4 August 1859 – 19 February 1952) was a Norwegian writer. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in…
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World History
Altina Schinasi: The Artistic Innovator Behind the Harlequin Glasses
Altina Schinasi (4 August 1907 – August 19, 1999) was an American sculptor, filmmaker, actress, entrepreneur, window dresser, designer, and…
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Federal Court finds insufficient evidence Roundup weedkiller causes cancer. What does the science say?
A major Federal Court class action has been dismissed this week after Justice Michael Lee ruled there was not enough…
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From microbes to mammals: we tracked the rapid rise of new ecosystems as glaciers retreat and ice sheets melt
As global temperatures inch upwards year after year, the world’s glaciers retreat. These rivers of ice and the even larger…
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What happens in an autopsy? A forensics expert explains
Sometimes it’s unclear how or why a person died. A detailed examination of the body after death, known as an…
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Madiha Kamel: A Trailblazer in Egyptian Cinema
Madiha Kamel (3 August 1948 – 13 January 1997) was an Egyptian actress.
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Today in History
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: Bearing Witness to the Human Spirit Amidst Soviet Oppression
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a prominent Russian writer.
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Today in History
Bertil Ohlin: Architect of Modern Trade Theory and Nobel Laureate
Bertil Ohlin (23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish economist. He was posthumously awarded the Nobel Prize…
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World History
Anniversary of Teatro Alla Scala and its Significance
Teatro alla Scala, often simply referred to as La Scala, is one of the most renowned and prestigious opera houses…
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John Hume: Architect of Peace in Northern Ireland and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
John Hume (18 January 1937 – 3 August 2020) was an Irish nationalist politician from Northern Ireland. He received the Nobel…
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3 August in Indian and World History
3 August in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 3 August is the birth…
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