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Max Planck (*1858)
Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck, (23 April 1858 – 4 October 1947) was a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918.
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German Beer Day
In honor of the German Purity Law we celebrate April 23rd since 1994 as the Day of German Beer. Be it Alt, Kölsch, Pils or wheat - in Germany people drink beer. May one believe various statistics, that also not exactly too scarcely. Per capita, Germans consume between 120 and 150 litres of barley juice per year.
Calendar: Odd Holidays
Nose Picking Day
For some certainly one of the most unusual odd holidays, for others certainly a rather disgusting affair.
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World Penguin Day
25 April is celebrated in many countries as World Penguin Day. After all, the tailcoat carriers have a lot to offer the bird world.
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Al Pacino (*1940)
Alfredo James "Al" Pacino is an US-American actor, film director and film producer. He is considered by many critics and audiences as one of the outstanding character actors of contemporary American film and theatre.
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Remember Your First Kiss Day
The USA celebrates April 26 as a nationwide memento of your first kiss. A clear case for the romantics and nostalgics among you.
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National Pretzel Day
The fact that the USA has a soft spot for food holidays is also confirmed by today's 26th April. Because this date is celebrated in the United States as the national pretzel day.
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Hug an Australian Day
The 26th of April is in the calendar of the curious holidays from world completely in the sign of the embrace one Australian day. At least when it comes to the US couple Ruth and Tom Roy, who have declared this date as the hugs for residents of the fifth continent.
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Samuel F. B. Morse (*1791, single-wire telegraph system)
Samuel Finley Breese Morse, OIC (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American painter and inventor. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph system based on European telegraphs.
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Morse Code Day
April 27 honours the idea of the inventor Samuel Finley Breese Morse (1791 - 1872) with the US American Morse Code Day.
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Terry Pratchett (*1948)
Sir Terence David John Pratchett OBE (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author of fantasy novels, especially comical works. He is best known for his Discworld series of 41 novels.
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Ferruccio Lamborghini (*1916)
Ferruccio Lamborghini (April 28, 1916 – February 20, 1993) was an Italian industrialist. In 1963, he created Automobili Lamborghini, a maker of high-end sports cars in Sant'Agata Bolognese.
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National Superhero Day
The 28th of April honors the superheroes of this world since 1995. At least in the USA, where this date is celebrated as a nationwide National Superhero Day.
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Karl Drais (*1785, Schreibmaschine, Draisine)
Karl Freiherr von Drais (29 April 1785 in Karlsruhe – 10 December 1851 in Karlsruhe) was a German forest official and significant inventor in the Biedermeier period.
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PewDiePie Starts his YouTube Channel (2010)
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, Kjellberg originally pursued a degree in industrial economics and technology management at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg. In 2010, during his time at the university, he registered a YouTube account under the name PewDiePie. The following year, he dropped out of Chalmers after losing interest in his degree field, much to the dismay of his parents.
Calendar: Miscellaneous
The WWW becomes publicly available (1993)
The Internet (portmanteau of interconnected network) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that use the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to link devices worldwide. It is a network of networks that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies.
Calendar: Information technology
Yennefer von Vengerberg (*1173 The Witcher)
Yennefer of Vengerberg (born on Belleteyn of the year 1173) - a sorceress who lived in the capital city of Aedirn - Vengerberg. She was the youngest member of the Council of Sorcerers and later was a founding member of the Lodge of Sorceresses.
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International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day
Since 2007 the 1st of May with the International Sunflower Guerrilla Gardening Day is dedicated to the secret sowing of plants as a subtle means of political protest in public space.
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First broadcast of "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999)
SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. The series chronicles the adventures and endeavors of the title character and his aquatic friends in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. It's the fifth-longest-running American animated series.
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AMD is Founded (1969)
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. While initially it manufactured its own processors, the company later outsourced its manufacturing, a practice known as fabless, after GlobalFoundries was spun off in 2009.
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