International
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Fahrelnissa Zeid: Visionary Artist Bridging East and West
Fahrelnissa Zeid (7 January 1901 โ 5 September 1991) was a Turkish artist best known for her large-scale abstract paintings…
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Revisiting Zora Neale Hurston: An Icon of African-American Literature
Zora Neale Hurstonย (7 January 1891โโ 28 January 1960) was an American author,ย anthropologist, andย filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early-1900sย American…
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Johann Philipp Reis: The Forgotten Genius Behind the Telephone
Johann Philipp Reisย (7 January 1834 โ 14 January 1874) was a self-taughtย Germanย scientist and inventor. In 1861, he constructed the firstย make-and-breakย telephone,…
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Oskar Luts: Estonia’s Literary Luminary
Oskar Lutsย (7 January 1887โ 23 March 1953) was anย Estonian writer and playwright. He is well known for his semi-autobiographical tale,ย Kevade,ย which…
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Reviving a Language: The Visionary Work of Eliezer Ben Yehuda
Eliezer Ben Yehuda (7 January 1858 โ 16 December 1922), aย Russianโโ Jewishย linguist,ย grammarian, andย journalist, was renowned as the lexicographerย of the firstย Hebrewย dictionary. He…
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Gaspar Henaine: The Comedy King of Mexican Cinema
Gaspar Henaine (6 January 1927 โ 30 September 2011) also known by his stage name Capulina, was a Mexican actor,…
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Victor Horta: Master Architect of Art Nouveau
Victor Horta (6 January 1861 โ 8 September 1947) was a Belgian architect who is considered one of the pioneers…
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Picking with Precision: The Legacy of Earl Scruggs
Earl Scruggs (6 January 1924ย โ 28 March 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-fingerย banjoย picking style, now called…
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Louis Braille: Illuminating the Path to Literacy for the Blind
Louis Braille (4 January 1809 -- 6 January 1852 was a French educator and inventor who is best known for…
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Emma Ihrer: The Unsung Heroine of the German Labor Movement
Emma Ihrerย (3 January 1857 โ 8 January 1911) was a German feminist and trade unionist who was active in founding…
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Sir Isaac Newton: The Father of Modern Physics
Sir Isaac Newton ( 4 January 1643 -- 31 March 1727) ย was an English physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and natural philosopher…
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Anna May Wong: Breaking Barriers in Hollywood
Anna May Wong (3 January 1905 โ 3 February 1961) an American actress, was considered the firstย Chinese-Americanย movie star inย Hollywood as…
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Barฤฑล Manรงo: The Iconic Voice of Turkish Music
Barฤฑล Manรงo (2 January 1943 โ 1 February 1999) was a Turkish rock musician, singer, composer, actor, television producer and…
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Hussein Amin Bicar: The Master Painter of Egypt
Hussein Amin Bicar (2 January 1913 - 16 November 2002), was one ofย Egypt's most prominent artists of the 20th century.…
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1 January: Google Doodle celebrate New Year’s Day 2023
On 1 January 2023, Google Doodle celebrate New Year’s Day 2023. Happy New Year! ๐ฅณ Hereโs to an exciting year…
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