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International
Perween Rahman: Pakistani Urban Planner and Advocate for Social Justice and Women’s Rights
Perween Rahman (22 January 1957 – 13 March 2013) was a Pakistani social activist, director of the Orangi Pilot Project Research and Training Institute.
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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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Konrad Emil Bloch: Unraveling the Mysteries of Cholesterol and Fatty Acids
Konrad Emil Bloch (21 January 1912 – 15 October 2000) was a German American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1964. Life and Career He…
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28 April
Against the Odds: The Remarkable Journey of Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald (17 December 1916 – 28 April 2000) was a Booker Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist. He received the Booker Prize in 1979. Life and Career Penelope Fitzgerald was…
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David Morris Lee: Nobel Prize-Winning Physicist and Pioneer in Low-Temperature Physics
David Morris Lee (born 20 January 1931) is an American physicist. He received the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physics. Life and Career He was born on 20 January 1931, in…
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Johannes Vilhelm Jensen: Danish Nobel Laureate in Literature and Master of Prose
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen (20 January 1873 – 25 November 1950) was a Danish author. In 1944, Johannes Vilhelm Jensen was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Life and Career Johannes…
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World History
Sophie Taeuber-Arp: Avant-Garde Artist and Dada Movement Pioneer
Sophie Taeuber-Arp (19 January 1889 – 13 January 1943) was a Swiss artist, painter, sculptor, and designer. She was a leading figure in the Dada movement, a cultural movement that…
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Rudyard Kipling: Nobel Laureate and Chronicler of Empire and Identity
Rudyard Kipling (30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English novelist, short-story writer, poet, and journalist. In 1907, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. Life and…
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World History
Petrona Eyle: Argentine Feminist Pioneer and Advocate for Women’s Rights
Petrona Eyle (18 January 1866 – 12 April 1945) was an Argentine physician and feminist who campaigned for Latin American women's rights.
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World History
Rubén DarÃo: Father of Modernismo and Iconic Nicaraguan Poet
Rubén DarÃo (18 January 1867 – 6 February 1916) was a Nicaraguan poet who initiated the Spanish-language literary movement known as modernismo (modernism) that flourished at the end of the 19th century. DarÃo contributed…
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18 January in Indian and World History
18 January in Indian and World History is celebrated, observed, and remembered for various reasons. 18 January is the birth anniversary of Mahadev Govind Ranade, Vinod Kambli, and Aparna Popat.…
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Adolf Butenandt: Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist and Pioneer in Hormone Research
Adolf Butenandt (24 March 1903 – 18 January 1995) was a German biochemist. In 1939, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Life and Career He was born on 24…
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25 June
Exploring the Life and Works of P. H. Newby
P.H. Newby (25 June 1918 – 6 September 1997) was an English novelist and broadcasting administrator. Early Life And Education P.H. Newby, an English novelist and broadcasting administrator, was born…
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Dian Fossey: The Champion of Mountain Gorillas
Dian Fossey (16 January 1932 – 26 December 1985) was an American zoologist and conservationist who is best known for her extensive study of mountain gorillas in Rwanda. She spent…
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Artturi Ilmari Virtanen: Innovator in Agricultural Chemistry and Nobel Laureate
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (15 January 1895 – 11 November 1973) was a Finnish biochemist. He won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1945. Life and Career Artturi Ilmari Virtanen was…
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