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Christian de Duve (born October 2, 1917) is a biochemist. De Duve was born in Thames-Ditton, Britain, as a son of Belgian emigrants. They returned to Belgium in 1920. De Duve was educated by the Jesuits at Onze-Lieve-Vrouwecollege in Antwerp, before studying at the Catholic University of Leuven, where he became professor in 1947. He specialized in subcellular biochemistry and cell biology and discovered the peroxisomes, a cell organelle. Amongst other subjects, de Duve studied the distribution of enzymes in rat liver cells using rate-zonal centrifugation. De Duve's work on cell fractionation p ... Including:

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1912 - January-February. January 1 - Kim Philby, British spy (d. 1988) January 3 - Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. 2005) January 6 - Jacques Ellul, French philosopher (d. 1994) January 7 - Charles Addams, American cartoonist (d. 1988) January 8 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. 1992) January 19 - Leonid Kantorovich, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986) January 21 - Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel ...

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1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). 1912 - Events. 1912 - January-March. January 1 - Establishment of Republic of China. January 5 - Prague Party Conference January 6 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. January 17 - British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the ... Including:

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1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). 1974 - Events. January 5 - Dungeons & Dragons officially released. January 6 - In response to the energy crisis, daylight saving time commences nearly four months early in the United States. January 30 - G. Gordon Liddy found guilty of Watergate charges 1974 - February. February 1 - Fire in Joelman Bank Building in Sao Paulo, Brazil - ... Including:

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Culture of Romania - Folklore. Main article Romanian folklore The most striking thing about Romanian culture are the strong folk traditions which survived till this day due to the rural character of the Romanian communities which resulted in an exceptionally vital and creative traditional culture. Romania's rich folk traditions have been nourished by many sources, some of which predate the Roman occupation and the traditional folk arts include wood carving, ceramics, weaving and embroid ...

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1974 - January. January 2 - Tex Ritter, American actor and singer (b. 1905) January 12 - Princess Patricia of Connaught (b. 1886) January 31 - Samuel Goldwyn, Polish-born film studio executive (b. 1879) 1974 - February. February 11 - Anna Q Nilsson, Swedish actress (b. 1888) February 15 - Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (b. 1887) February 21 - Tim Horton, Canadian hockey player (b. 1930) February 23 - Harry Ruby, American compo ...

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1974 - January. January 2 - Tricia Helfer, Canadian actress and model January 11 - The Rosenkowitz sextuplets (Cape Town, South Africa), the first sextuplets known to survive their infancy. January 12 - Tor Arne Hetland, Norwegian cross-country skiier January 16 - Kate Moss, English model January 17 - Ladan and Laleh Bijani, Iranian conjoined twins (d. 2003) January 23 - Tiffani Thiessen, American actress January 27 - Chaminda Vaas, Sri Lankan cricketer< ...

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1912 - January-March. January 1 - Establishment of Republic of China. January 5 - Prague Party Conference January 6 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. January 17 - British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the second expedition to reach the South Pole. January 23 - The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. February 8 - Mexican Revolution - Military rebellion against the rule of F ...

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