18 Jan Archives

18 January: Remembering Yoichiro Nambu on his Birth Anniversary

Yoichiro Nambu (18 January 1921 – 5 July 2015) was a Japanese American physicist and professor at...

18 January: Tribute to K. L. Saigal

K. L. Saigal (11 April 1904 – 18 January 1947), was an Indian singer and actor who is considered the first superstar of the Hindi film industry, which was centered in Calcutta (Kolkata) during Saigal’s time.

18 January: Tribute to Saadat Hasan Manto

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Saadat Hasan Manto (11 May 1912 – 18 January 1955) was a Pakistani writer, playwright and author born in Ludhiana, who was active in British India and later, after the 1947 partition of India, in Pakistan.

18 January: Google Doodle celebrates Sachio Kinugasa Birthday

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Today’s Doodle honors the 76th birthday of Japanese baseball player Sachio Kinugasa (18 January 1947 – 23 April 2018). He broke the record for most consecutive baseball games played in 1987 and held it for nine more years.

18 January: Remembering Petrona Eyle on Birthday

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Petrona Eyle (18 January 1866 – 12 April 1945) was an Argentine physician and feminist who campaigned for Latin American women’s rights.

18 January: Remembering Rubén Darío on Birthday

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Rubén Darío (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. Darío contributed greatly to the development of Spanish-language literature and journalism during the 20th century.