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Georges Charpak
1924Mar, 8

Georges Charpak

Georges Charpak, Ukrainian-French physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2010)
Georges Charpak (French: [ʃaʁpak]; born Jerzy Charpak, 1 August 1924 – 29 September 2010) was a Polish-born French physicist from a Jewish family who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1992.

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  • 12Feb

    Rhapsody in Blue

    George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue received its premiere in a concert titled "An Experiment in Modern Music", in Aeolian Hall, New York, by Paul Whiteman and his band, with Gershwin playing the piano.
  • 25Mar

    Second Hellenic Republic

    On the anniversary of Greek Independence, Alexandros Papanastasiou proclaims the Second Hellenic Republic.
  • 8Apr

    Atatürk's Reforms

    Sharia courts are abolished in Turkey, as part of Atatürk's Reforms.
  • 4Aug

    Soviet Union

    Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
  • 23Nov

    Andromeda Galaxy

    Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.