Politics · June 8, 1992

Convention on Biological Diversity

Name: Convention on Biological Diversity
Start: 1992-06-08
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Kazakhstan

34 years ago · Rio de Janeiro, Kazakhstan

34th anniversary

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty.

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The 35th anniversary falls on June 8, 2027.

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b. 1955

Tim Berners-Lee

Computer scientist who invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN.

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1867–1959

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator.

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ArtDied aged 91

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1621–1695

Jean de La Fontaine

Jean de La Fontaine (UK:, US:; French:; 8 July 1621 – 13 April 1695) was a French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century.

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LiteratureDied aged 73

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1810–1856

Robert Schumann

Robert Schumann (German:; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber groups, orchestra, choir and the opera.

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MusicDied aged 46

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