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Freddie Mercury Day is celebrated with Google doodle
Queen star honoured on 65th birthday anniversary with Google doodle and a new Lotus car.
05 Sep 2011
Jorge Luis Borges Google Doodle
The 112th birthday of Jorge Luis Borges, the famed Argentinian author known for his works that explored dreams and unreality, has been celebrated with a colourful Google Doodle.
24 Aug 2011
Pierre de Fermat Google Doodle
The birthday of Pierre de Fermat, the 17th century French lawyer famous for the so-called 'Fermat's Last Theorem' mathematical puzzle, is celebrated in a Google Doodle today.
17 Aug 2011
Google doodle marks Alexander Calder's birthday
The work of Alexander Calder, the American sculptor famous for inventing moving mobiles, has had his work celebrated with a Google doodle.
22 Jul 2011
Gregor Mendel Google doodle
Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, has been celebrated in a Google Doodle to celebrate his 189th birthday
20 Jul 2011
Gilbert Scott Google doodle
Victorian architect honoured on the 200th anniversary of his birth.
13 Jul 2011
St Basil's Cathedral Google doodle
The 450th anniversary of St Basil's Cathedral has been commemorated with a Google Doodle.
12 Jul 2011
Summer solstice Google doodle
The summer solstice - the longest day of the year - has been marked with a Google Doodle by the Japanese artist Takashi Murakami.
21 Jun 2011
Lunar eclipse Google doodle
Google has marked today's lunar eclipse with a special 'doodle' and live video stream to show the progress of the natural phenomenon.
15 Jun 2011
Double Google doodle for Les Paul
Electric guitar pioneer celebrated for a rare second day on his 96th birthday with Google doodle.
10 Jun 2011
Les Paul Google doodle
Electric guitar pioneer celebrated on his 96th birthday with doodle.
09 Jun 2011
Martha Graham Google doodle
Martha Graham, the celebrated American dancer and choreographer, has had her 117th birthday commemorated with a Google doodle.
11 May 2011
Google's Mr Men doodle
A selection of Mr Men Google doodles have been designed to celebrate the 76th birthday of their creator, the late Roger Hargreaves.
09 May 2011
Royal wedding Google doodle features London scene
Google has commemorated the royal wedding with a special doodle.
29 Apr 2011
Google doodle for John Audubon
The birth of John James Audubon, the naturalist and artist who catalogued the birds of America and influenced Charles Darwin, has been celebrated with a Google doodle.
26 Apr 2011
Google Doodle marks Earth Day
Earth Day, which is held on April 22 every year, has been celebrated with an animated doodle by the search engine Google.
22 Apr 2011
Charlie Chaplin Google doodle
The birth of Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin, the English comic actor, film director and composer best known for his work during the silent era, has been celebrated by the search engine Google.
15 Apr 2011
Richard Trevithick: Google doodle celebrates 240 years since his birth
The birth of Richard Trevithick, the inventor of the high pressure steam engine, has been celebrated by the search engine Google.
13 Apr 2011
Yuri Gagarin Google doodle
The 50th anniversary of the first manned space flight, by Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on April 12, 1961, has been marked by Google with a trademark "doodle".
12 Apr 2011
Google doodle fuels OS rumour
The Ice Cream Sundae was honoured with a Google Doodle today for its 119th anniversary, prompting speculation that the search giant's code-named "Ice Cream" operating system may be released shortly.
03 Apr 2011
Google Doodle: Bunsen's birthday
Robert Bunsen, the German scientist who developed the Bunsen burner, has been honoured on what would have been his 200th birthday with a Google Doodle.
31 Mar 2011
Harry Houdini: Google Doodle celebrates 137th birthday of escapologist
Harry Houdini’s 137th birthday has been marked by a Google Doodle.
24 Mar 2011
Ernest Shackleton's birth marked with Google doodle
Google has changed its home page doodle to mark the 137th anniversary of the birth of one of Britain's most renowned explorers, the polar adventurer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
15 Feb 2011
Thomas Edison Google doodle
Thomas Edison, the American inventor, has been commemorated on his 164th birthday by a Google doodle displaying some of his greatest inventions.
11 Feb 2011