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10th December 1901: First Nobel Prizes awarded in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology

  • 10th December 2022
  • Tagged as: Dynamite, Invention, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Sweden

An urban legend states that an obituary printed erroneously left Nobel distressed at how he would be remembered, and resulted in him seeking a way to improve his legacy by funding the creation of Nobel Prizes.

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6th October 1981: Egyptian President Anwar Sadat assassinated by terrorists

  • 6th October 2021
  • Tagged as: Assassination, Begin, Egypt, Israel, Nobel Peace Prize, Revolution, Sadat, Terrorism

On the 6th October 1981 Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, a terrorist group that was enraged by the peace treaty he had negotiated with Israel.

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10th December 1901: The first Nobel Prizes awarded

  • 10th December 2020
  • Tagged as: Discovery, Explosion, Nobel Peace Prize, Nobel Prize, Norway, Science, Sweden, Technology, War
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On the 10th December 1901, the first Nobel Prizes were awarded in Chemistry, Literature, Peace, Physics, and Physiology or Medicine.

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