La Place is the novel that truly established Annie Ernaux as one of France's greatest writers when it was published in and when she received the prestigious Prix Renaudot for it.

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On September 13, , Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram was born. Gram is best known for his development of the Gram stain, which differentiates bacteria by the chemical and physical properties of their cell walls by detecting peptidoglycan, which is present in a thick layer in gram-positive bacteria.

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Gibran Kahlil (Gibrān Khalīl Gibrān) Biography and Achievements () Prelude It goes without saying that Gibran Khalīl is one of the most prominent and famous Lebanese figures, known nationally and internationally. His good reputation was gained in two sectors: literature and art.

Rizal's sister Narcisa toured all possible gravesites only for her efforts to end in vain. On one day, she visited Paco Cemetery and discovered guards posted at its gate, later finding Luengo, accompanied by two army officers, standing around a freshly-dug grave covered with earth, which she assumed to be that of her brother's, on the reason that there had never been any ground burials at the.

Billie died in and over 4, mourners attended her homegoing at St. Paul the Apostle Roman Catholic Church in New York City.

Regina José Galindo nació en en Ciudad de Guatemala, en plena guerra civil. Hoy es una de las artistas más provocadoras y conocidas de Latinoamérica. En la pasada documenta 14 de Kassel, en Alemania, Galindo presentó tres trabajos.