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Katarzyna Kobro: Polish Avant-Garde Sculptor and Constructivist Artist
Katarzyna Kobro (26 January 1898 – 21 February 1951) was a Polish avant-garde sculptor and a prominent representative of the…
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Jože Plečnik: Shaping Urban Spaces with Timeless Elegance
Jože Plečnik (23 January 1872 – 7 January 1957) was a Slovene architect who had a major impact on the modern…
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Stephen Keshi: Champion of Nigerian Football and National Pride
Stephen Keshi (23 January 1962 – 7 June 2016) was a Nigerian football player and manager.
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Luis Alberto Spinetta: Argentine Rock Music Legend and Poetic Songwriter
Luis Alberto Spinetta (23 January 1950 – 8 February 2012) was an Argentine singer, guitarist, composer and poet. One of the…
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Ed Roberts: Pioneer of the Personal Computer Revolution
Ed Roberts (23 January 1939 – 14 March 1995) was an American activist. He was the first wheelchair user to attend the University…
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Unveiling Earth’s Secrets: The Pioneering Work of Andrija Mohorovičić
Andrija Mohorovičić (23 January 1857 – 18 December 1936) was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist who is best known for…
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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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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 Darío: Father of Modernismo and Iconic Nicaraguan Poet
Rubén Darío (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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