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December

Observing 8 Icons for December Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for December (8 results)

Showing 1–8 of 8

Birthday

Begum Rokeya

Pioneer Feminist, Writer & Social Reformer

Bangladesh Literature

Dec 9, 1880 — Dec 9, 1932

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Memorial Anniversary

Carl Ferdinand Cori

1947 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, Biochemist & Co-Discoverer of the "Cori Cycle"

Czech Republic Science

Dec 5, 1896 — Oct 20, 1984

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Memorial Anniversary

Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage FRS

English Mathematician, Mechanical Engineer & "Father of the Computer"

United Kingdom Science

Dec 26, 1791 — Oct 18, 1871

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Memorial Anniversary

King John of England

John, King of England (John Lackland)

King of England (1199–1216) Who Granted the Magna Carta (1215), Bedrock of Modern Constitutional Liberty & Human Rights

United Kingdom History

Dec 24, 1166 — Oct 19, 1216

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Memorial Anniversary

Pablo Casals

Pau Casals i Defilló

Legendary Master Cellist, Conductor, Composer & Universal Humanitarian

Spain / Puerto Rico Music

Dec 29, 1876 — Oct 22, 1973

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Birthday

Stephen Leacock

Stephen Butler Leacock

Humorist, Author, Satirist & Political Economist

Canada Literature & Humor

Dec 30, 1869 — Living

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Memorial Anniversary

Thomas Sankara

Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara

President of Burkina Faso, Pan-African Revolutionary & Reformer

Burkina Faso Politics

Dec 21, 1949 — Oct 15, 1987

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Memorial Anniversary

Tycho Brahe

Tyge Ottesen Brahe

Renaissance Danish Astronomical Titan, Alchemist & Pioneer of Empirical Observational Science

Denmark Science

Dec 14, 1546 — Oct 24, 1601

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