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World History
Joลพe Pleฤnik: Shaping Urban Spaces with Timeless Elegance
Joลพe Pleฤnikย (23 January 1872 โ 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague and of Ljubljana, the capital of…
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World History
Stephen Keshi: Champion of Nigerian Football and National Pride
Stephen Keshiย (23 January 1962 โ 7 June 2016) was a Nigerianย footballย player andย manager.
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January 23 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
Celebrating life and legacy of Derek Walcott
Derek Walcott was a renowned poet, playwright, and visual artist from the Caribbean, particularly known for his contributions to literature and the arts. Life and Career Derek Walcott was born…
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January 23 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
Unmasking a Legend: The Story of John Polanyi
John Polanyi is a Canadian scientist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Life and Career John Polanyi was born on January 23, 1929, in Berlin, Germany. John Polanyi…
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January 23 Holidays: Celebrations and Observances Worldwide
Unmasking a Legend: The Story of Gertrude B. Elion
Gertrude B. Elion was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1988. Life and Career Gertrude B. Elion was born on…
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World History
Luis Alberto Spinetta: Argentine Rock Music Legend and Poetic Songwriter
Luis Alberto Spinettaย (23 January 1950 โ 8 February 2012) was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the most influential rock musicians of Argentina, he is regarded as…
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Gertrude Belle Elion: Nobel Prize-Winning Pharmacologist and Pioneer in Drug Development
Gertrude Belle Elion (23 January 1918 โ 21 February 1999) was an American biochemist and pharmacologist. She received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1988 along with George…
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Ed Roberts: Pioneer of the Personal Computer Revolution
Ed Robertsย (23 January 1939 โ 14 March 1995) was an Americanย activist. He was the first wheelchair user to attend theย University of California, Berkeley. He was a pioneering leader of theย disability…
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Today in History
23 January in Indian and World History
23 January in Indian and World Historyย is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 23 January is the birth anniversary ofย Veer Surendra Sai, Subhash Chandra Bose, Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray, and…
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International
Unveiling Earth’s Secrets: The Pioneering Work of Andrija Mohoroviฤiฤ
Andrija Mohoroviฤiฤ (23 January 1857 โ 18 December 1936) was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist who is best known for his discovery of the Mohoroviฤiฤ discontinuity, also known as the…
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Hideki Yukawa: Trailblazer in Particle Physics and Nobel Laureate
Hideki Yukawa (23 January 1907 โ 8 September 1981) was a Japanese theoretical physicist. He received the Nobel Prize in 1949. Life and Career He was born on 23 January…
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International
Perween Rahman: Pakistani Urban Planner and Advocate for Social Justice and Women’s Rights
Perween Rahman (22 January 1957 โ 13 March 2013) was a Pakistani social activist, director of the Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute.
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International
Sergei Eisenstein: Revolutionary Filmmaker
Sergei Eisensteinย (22 January 1898 โ 11 February 1948) was aย Sovietย film director,ย screenwriter,ย film editor,ย andย film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory and practice ofย montage. He is widely considered one of the…
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Alan Jay Heeger: Nobel Laureate in Chemistry and Pioneer in Conductive Polymers
Alan Jay Heeger (born 22 January 1936) is an American physicist, and academic. He received the Nobel Prize in chemistry. Life and Career He was born on 22 January 1936,…
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Today in History
22 January in Indian and World History
22 January in Indian and World Historyย is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 22 January is the birth anniversary ofย Thakur Roshan Singh, T.M. Krishna, and Tarun Ram Phukan. 22…
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