Today’s Doodle honours the Steelpan, a percussion instrument constructed of metal that Trinbagonians invented and influenced, as portrayed by Trinidad and Tobago-based artist Nicholas Huggins. Although it was the sole acoustic instrument created in the 20th century, its roots go all the way back to the 1700s. It is still employed in modern music and…
Stefan Banach, the father of modern functional analysis and a founding member of the Lwów School of Mathematics, is honoured in today’s Google Doodle. This significant mathematician of the 20th century became a professor on this day in 1922. Kraków, Poland is where Stefan Banach was born. His father sent him to be raised by…
The Doodle for today honours Belgium’s National Day! Leopold I took the oath as king and vowed allegiance to the constitution on this day in 1831. Despite the fact that Belgium gained freedom the year before, in 1829, this festival honours the nation’s first ruler. Belgium was seized by the Netherlands following the Napoleonic Wars.…
In the 1980s, Jovelina Pérola Negra completely transformed the samba dance scene in Brazil with her deep, swinging voice and graceful improvisations. La Minna, a guest artist from Rio de Janeiro, created the illustration for today’s Doodle, which honours the musician’s 78th birthday. In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Pérola Negra was given the name Jovelina…
The Google Doodle for today honours Charlie Hill, the first Native American stand-up comedian to appear on national television, on his 71st birthday. One of the first comedians to publicly challenge Native stereotypes on major talk show programmes, Hill, who is of Oneida (Onyoteaká), Mohawk (Kanien’kehá:ka), and Cree (Néhinaw) ancestry, made his way up the…
Slovenia’s 1991 declaration of independence from Yugoslavia is honoured in today’s Google Doodle in honour of Slovenia National Day, also known as Statehood Day. In celebration, the Republic of Slovenia flag, similar to the one in today’s Doodle, flew aloft in the Republic Square. On June 26, Ljubljana, the nation’s capital, issued the formal declaration…
Today’s Doodle honours Iceland’s National Day, known in Icelandic as jóhátardagur slands. Iceland, Europe’s westernmost country, became a republic on this day in 1944, when Icelanders voted to secede from Denmark. Jón Sigursson, an outstanding leader and scholar in Icelandic history who led the country’s 19th-century independence struggle, was born on June 17th. One woman…
Today’s Doodle, created by guest artist Johan Gaussens from Stockholm, honours Sweden’s National Day, or Sveriges Nationaldag in Swedish. Sweden’s rich cultural and natural legacy is represented by Allemansrätten, a national policy that grants the people the right to travel through nature. Sweden is blessed with stunning natural beauty, and Allemansrätten allows Swedes to travel…
Lights, camera, action! Today’s Doodle celebrates what would have been Mahmoud Abdel Aziz’s 76th birthday, an accomplished Egyptian actor who excelled in a wide range of roles, including romance, drama, action, and humour. Mahmoud Abdel Aziz has appeared in more than 100 films during the course of his career. On this day in 1946, Mahmoud…
Today’s Doodle celebrates the Year of the Tiger on the first day of the Lunar New Year, known colloquially as Tt in Vietnam, with spring flowers, traditional delicacies, and an air of anticipation for what’s to come. The tiger is a symbol of bravery and strength. Tt is regarded the first day of spring in…