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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…
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Sergei Eisenstein: Revolutionary Filmmaker
Sergei Eisenstein (22 January 1898 – 11 February 1948) was a Soviet film director, screenwriter, film editor, and film theorist. He was a pioneer in the theory…
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Emma Gad: Denmark’s Literary Voice of Wisdom and Wit
Emma Gad (21 January 1852 - 8 January 1921), born Emma Halkier, was a Danish writer and socialite who wrote plays and books that were…
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Grandmother’s Day (Poland) and its significance
Every year on 21 January, people across Poland take a moment to honor their grandparents. It is a day to…
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Ji Hyeonok: South Korean Literary Sensation and Voice of Modern Feminism
Ji Hyeonok (20 January 1961 – 29 April 1999) was a South Korean mountaineer. She is known as the first…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Karima Mokhtar: The Beloved Matriarch of Egyptian Cinema
Today’s Doodle celebrates the 89th birthday of Egyptian actress Karima Mokhtar (16 January 1934 – 12 January 2017). The “Mother…
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Cecilia May Gibbs: The Enchanting World of Australian Children’s Literature
Cecilia May Gibbs (17 January 1877 – 27 November 1969) was an Australian children's author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is…
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Molière: Master of Comedy and Satire in French Literature
Molière (15 January 1622– 17 February 1673) was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the…
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Zhou Youguang: The Father of Pinyin and Linguistic Reformer
Zhou Youguang (13 January 1906 – 14 January 2017) was a Chinese linguist and sinologist who is known as the…
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Enedina Alves Marques: Breaking Barriers as Brazil’s First Black Female Engineer
Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Brazilian engineer Enedina Alves Marques, the first Black woman to receive an…
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Justicia Espada Acuña: Chile’s Trailblazing Female Engineer and Pioneer in Science
Justicia Espada Acuña (14 January 1893 – July 1980) was a Chilean civil engineer. Justicia was the first woman to become…
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