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January
Observing 21 Icons for January Comprehensive continental archive with authentic photographs, biographies, and quotes.

All Figures for January (21 results)

Showing 17–21 of 21
Sir Isaac Newton — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Sir Isaac Newton

Mathematician, Physicist & Astronomer

United Kingdom Science
Jan 4, 1643 — Mar 31, 1727
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Stephen Hawking — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Stephen Hawking

Theoretical Physicist, Cosmologist & Author

United Kingdom Science
Jan 8, 1942 — Mar 14, 2018
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Thomas Love Peacock — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Thomas Love Peacock

English Satirical Novelist, Poet & Official of the East India Company, Close Friend and Collaborator of Percy Bysshe Shelley

United Kingdom Literature
Oct 18, 1785 — Jan 23, 1866
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Ursula K. Le Guin — Biography & Quotes
Memorial Anniversary
Ursula K. Le Guin
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin

Visionary American Author, Literary Pioneer of Speculative Fiction, Hugo & Nebula Laureate

United States Literature
Oct 21, 1929 — Jan 22, 2018
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Winston Churchill — Biography & Quotes
Birthday
Winston Churchill

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom & Statesman

United Kingdom Politics
Nov 30, 1874 — Jan 24, 1965
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