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Ola Rotimi: Google doodle celebrates 84th birthday of Nigeria’s leading playwrights

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Gladstone, Emmanuel Olawale Rotimi, also known as Ola Rotimi, was the centre of attention for a variety of reasons. The Google Doodle for today honours the acclaimed Nigerian writer, director,…

Montserrat Caballé: Google doodle celebrates 89th birthday of Spanish operatic soprano

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Montserrat “La Superba” Caballé was known for her larger-than-life demeanour, but it was her voice that drew audiences to their feet. Montserrat Caballé rose to international opera popularity with her…

Nomhle Nkonyeni: Google doodle celebrates 80th birthday of South African actress

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Nomhle Nkonyeni, a Black South African actress who defied discrimination to make her mark on the stage during apartheid. On this day in 1942, Nomhle Nkonyeni was…

Google Doodle Celebrates Senegal Independence Day

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle celebrates Senegal’s 60-year independence. Senegal signed a transfer of power agreement on this day in 1960, paving the path for its official recognition as an autonomous republic on…

Dr. Ogino Ginko: Google doodle celebrates 171st birthday of first female doctors in Japan

Posted on April 4, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Dr. Ogino Ginko, the first woman to be licenced to practise Western medicine in Japan, on her 171st birthday. She paved the way for women to attend…

Google Doodle Celebrates Kuwait’s National Day

Posted on February 25, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Kuwait has evolved from a maritime trading port for pearl fishermen and merchants in the early seventeenth century to a worldwide business powerhouse on the Arabian peninsula. Today’s Doodle honours…

Google doodle celebrates Estonia’s Independence Day

Posted on February 24, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Estonia declared its independence on this day in 1918 in Tallinn, the country’s capital. Today’s Doodle honours the Republic of Estonia’s birth on its Independence Day. To officially start today’s…

Dina Di : Google doodle celebrates 46th birthday of rapper and songwriter ‘Viviane Lopes Maties’

Posted on February 19, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours Viviane Lopes Maties, better known by her stage name Dina Di, the lead MC of the all-female hip-hop collective Viso de Rua, who turns 46 today (Street…

Google doodle celebrates 94th birthday of Japanese virologist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle, created by Tatsuro Kiuchi, a guest artist from Tokyo, Japan, honours Japanese virologist Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, who developed the first chickenpox vaccine. Takahashi’s vaccination has subsequently been given…

Google doodle celebrates Lithuania’s Independence Day

Posted on February 16, 2022 by Priyanka Patil |

Today’s Doodle honours one of Lithuania’s two independence days, known as Restoration of the State Day in the local community. The Act of Independence of Lithuania was signed on this…