Posted on July 13, 2022
This is an update of my post published on July 13, 2011:
You’ve heard of Rubik, right? Or…at least his cube?
Erno Rubik was born in Hungary during World War II. His dad was a flight engineer and his mom a poet, and Rubik combined the technical expertise of an engineer with the artistic sense of a poet to become an architect and sculptor. He also became the editor of a game-and-puzzle journal and a university professor in applied arts, and he has designed games, furniture, puzzles, and video games.
Released in 1980, Rubik’s Cube became a best-seller. There have been a bunch of “sequels” and spinoff toys, and even a TV show; the cube earned a place as a permanent exhibit in New York City’s Museum of Modern Art, and it entered the Oxford English Dictionary in just two years. It is widely acknowledged as the world’s top-selling puzzle game and, for a while, was the world’s most asked-for plaything.
Check out Rubik’s “Cube Tube”!
There have been Rubik’s Cube speed competitions and world champions – and even “solve it while blindfolded” contests.
Also on this date:
Gruntled Workers Day
French Fries Day
Statehood Day in Montenegro
Embrace Your Geekness Day
International Sister Cities Day
Birthday of educator, lawmaker, and women’s rights proponent Emma Asson
Carver Day
International Rock Day
National Nitrogen Ice Cream Day
Obon – Day of Souls – in Japan
Plan ahead:
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July holidays
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July birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in July
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August holidays
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August birthdays
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Historical anniversaries in August