Munier Chowdhury (27 November 1925Â – 14 December 1971) was a Bengali intellectual, journalist, and politician from Bangladesh. He was a prominent advocate for democracy and human rights, as well as an influential figure in the country’s independence movement. In 1971, he was a victim of the mass killing of Bangladeshi intellectuals.
Averroes (14 April 1126 – 11 December 1198) was a medieval Muslim polymath who made significant contributions in various fields, including philosophy, medicine, law, and astronomy. He lived during the Islamic Golden Age and is widely regarded as one of the most influential scholars in the history of Islamic philosophy.
Karl Drais (29 April 1785 – 10 December 1851) was a noble German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period. He is credited with inventing the first two-wheeled personal transportation device, the precursor to the modern bicycle.
Tom Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994) was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music.
Pacita Abad (5 October 1946 – 7 December 2004) is a Filipino visual artist known for her vibrant and colorful works.
Tawhida Ben Cheikh (2 January 1909 – 6 December 2010) was a Tunisian physician and activist who played a pioneering role in promoting women’s rights and gender equality in Tunisia and across the Arab world.
Abidin Dino (23 March 1913 – 7 December 1993) was a prominent Turkish painter and writer, known for his unique artistic style that blended elements of surrealism and social realism. He was also a leading figure in the Turkish modern art movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
Nicolas Steno (11 January 1638 – 5 December 1616) was a Danish scientist who pioneered both anatomy and geology. He later became a Catholic bishop.
Cecilia May Gibbs (17 January 1877 – 27 November 1969) was an Australian children’s author, illustrator, and cartoonist. She is best known for her gumnut babies and the book Snugglepot and Cuddlepie.
Henry van de Velde (3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium.
Farouk Shousha (9 January 1936 – 14 October 2016) was an Egyptian poet. He hosted the popular television program Umsiya Thaqafiya (“Cultural Evening”) from 1977 through 2006.
Ivana Brlić Mažuranić (18 April 1874 – 21 September 1938) was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.
Bernardo Alberto Houssay (10 April 1887 – 21 September 1971) was an Argentine physiologist. Houssay was a co-recipient of the 1947 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role played by pituitary hormones in regulating the amount of glucose in animals, sharing the prize with Carl Ferdinand Cori and Gerty Cori.
On 22 March 2023, Google celebrated Marcel Marceau’s 100th Birthday with a doodle. He is a renowned actor and master of silence.
Leonhard Euler (15 April 1707 – 18 September 1783) was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician, and engineer