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The 1964 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) "for his non-violent struggle for civil rights for the Afro-American population." [1] [2] He is the twelfth American recipient of the prestigious Peace Prize. [3]
Shared the 1911 Nobel Peace Prize with Tobias Asser. [108] Elihu Root [br] February 5, 1845 Clinton, Oneida County, New York, United States February 7, 1937 New York City, United States 1909, 1910, [109] 1913: Won the 1912 Nobel Peace Prize but was awarded the following year. [110] Nagao Ariga (Aruga) November 13, 1860 Osaka, Japan May 17, 1921 ...
The first woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize was Bertha von Suttner in 1905. Of the 111 individual Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, 19 have been women. [6] The International Committee of the Red Cross has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes, having been awarded the Prize three times for its humanitarian work. [6]
The Nobel Prize. Since 1901, the Nobel Prize has been awarded to a total of 965 individuals and 27 organizations as of 2023. [1] The United States has the highest number of Nobel laureates in the world, with over 420 Nobel laureates. [2] Around 71% of all Nobel Prizes have been awarded to Americans; around 29% of them are immigrants from other ...
This is a list of all the 31 heads of state and heads of government who have received the Nobel Prize. Excepting Winston Churchill who received the Literature Prize, all the others were awarded with a Peace Prize. [1]
Townes (right) receiving the 1964 Nobel Prize Townes (right) receiving the 2006 Vannevar Bush Award Townes was widely recognized for his scientific work and leadership. 1956 — elected Full Member of the National Academy of Sciences .
1964 was a leap year ... California, killing all 44 aboard; ... December 10 – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway.
As of October 2023, the Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals and 27 organizations; 19 women have won the Nobel Peace Prize, more than for any other Nobel Prize. Only two recipients have won multiple Prizes: the International Committee of the Red Cross has won three times (1917, 1944, and 1963) and the Office of the United Nations ...