Google Doodles for 22 Apr

2012 – Australia - Grace Cossington-Smith‘s 120th Birthday

Grace Cossington-Smith's 120th Birthday

2012 - Earth Day 2012

Earth Day 2012

2011 - Earth Day 2011

http://www.earthday.org/

2010 - Earth Day 2010

Earth Day 2010

2009 – Earth Day 2009

Earth Day 2009

2009 - Turkey - Children’s Day 2009

Children's Day 2009 - Turkey

2008 – UK - St. George’s Day 2008

St. George's Day 2008

2007 - Earth Day 2007

Earth Day 2007

2007 – Turkey - Children’s Day 2007

Children's Day 2007 - Turkey

2006 – none

2005 - Earth Day 2005

Earth Day 2005

2004 – UK - St. Geoge’s Day 2004

St. Geoge's Day 2004

2004 - Earth Day 2004

Earth Day 2004

2003 – none

2002 - Earth Day 2002

Earth Day 2002

2001 - Earth Day 2001

Earth Day 2001

2000-1998 – none

Later I will research some historical facts later to fill in the missing years.

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Google Doodle for 1 Mar

Image via Wikipedia

OK, my first post that I’m creating ahead of time, so we shall see if that works!

2012 – once again Google Doodle celebrates St. David’s Day as well as 300th Anniversary of Spain’s National Library and Quinquela Martín’s 122nd Birthday

2011 – Google Doodle celebrates St. David’s Day as well as Mărţişor (beginning of spring) in Romania.

St. David's Day

Martisor - Romanian Spring Celebration

2010

2009

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2007

2006

2005

(to be continued)

 

Google Doodles for 29 Feb

Image via Wikipedia

Well, I didn’t have time to post anything for the last few days because life kept me really, really, REALLY, REALLY busy, but here is the next Google Doodle review because there is quite the colorful one on today!

2012 – Google Doodle celebrating Gioachino Rossini‘s Leap Year Birthday

What a day to be born on, you only get one birthday party every 4 years! I guess as a parent one could save four years of money and buy some really awesome birthday presents, not that I think that was an enterprise undertaken back when Rossini was a child.

Gioachino Rossini's Leap Year Birthday

However, this man made up for having leap year birthdays by composing some amazing music! Click on his name and you will link to last.fm for his music.

2011 – Google Doodle celebrates Li Bai‘s Birthday

Li Bai's Birthday

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

(to be continued)

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