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From honouring people to remembering special events, the tech giant came up with some of the most interesting doodles throughout 2018 and made our search experience more enjoyable. Here's a round-up of the best Google doodles of 2018.
1. New Year's Day 2018
Google welcomed 2018 with an adorable Penguin doodle. It featured two 'Penguin Pals' watching the sun rise, depicting the start of a new chapter of life.
![Penguin Penguin](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
2. Birth anniversary of Virginia Woolf
Google honoured Virginia Woolf, one of the foremost writers of the 20th century, on her 136th birth anniversary (January 25) with a doodle. It was created by London-based illustrator Louise Pomeroy and showed Woolf's portrait in a frame surrounded by autumn leaves that paid homage to Woolf’s novel 'To The Lighthouse'.
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3. NASA's exoplanet discovery
When US space agency NASA announced the discovery of a solar system with seven Earth-sized rocky planets, Google just couldn't keep calm and celebrated the achievement with an animated doodle. The doodle which released on February 23 showed Planet Earth looking through the telescope to find the seven planets.
![NASA NASA](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
4. International Women's Day
March 8 is observed as International Women's Day and Google celebrated it with a special doodle featuring works of 12 female artists from around the world. It depicted their personal stories of a specific moment or event that had changed their lives forever.
![Women's day Women's day](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
5. 2018 Paralympic Games
March 9 was the day that marked the beginning of the 2018 World Paralympic Games. Google celebrated it with a striking and vibrant doodle: the colourful doodle depicted pictures of all six sports which were a part of the games.
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6. Ustad Bismillah Khan
Shehnai Maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan was lauded on his 102nd birth anniversary on March 21 with a doodle created by Vijay Krish, depicting the Ustad playing the Shehnai lounging in his trademark posture.
![Ustad Ustad](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
7. Anandi Gopal Joshi
India's first female doctor, Anandi Gopal Joshi, was honoured with a Google doodle on her 153rd birth anniversary (March 31). In the doodle, Joshi is seen holding a degree and wearing a stethoscope around her neck.
![Anandi Anandi](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
8. Birth anniversary of India's first superstar KL Saigal
On April 11, Google celebrated the 114th birth anniversary of India's first superstar Kundan Lal Saigal. The actor-singer had a unique song-style which made him the first legitimate superstar of Bollywood. The doodle depicted him singing in a retro backdrop.
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9. World Earth Day
As the world observes Earth Day on April 22, Google decided to honour British primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall with a doodle on its homepage. Goodall has worked tirelessly for animal welfare and conservation of the environment. The doodle shows Goodall standing between two trees.
![Jane Goodall Jane Goodall](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
10. Dadasaheb Phalke’s birth anniversary
Google celebrated the 148th birth anniversary of Dadasaheb Phalke (April 30) with a doodle created by Aleesha Nandhra. It depicted a young Dadasaheb in action as a director.
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11. Mrinalini Sarabhai
May 11 marked the 100th birth anniversary of Mrinalini Sarabhai, an expert in all forms of Bharatnatyam and Kathakali. Google honoured the legendary dancer on this day with an adorable doodle depicting Sarabhai performing various dance forms on stage.
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12. Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Google celebrated the 246th birth anniversary of the 'father of modern India' Raja Ram Mohan Roy on May 23. The doodle is created by Beena Mistry, a Toronto-based designer.
![Raja Raja](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
13. FIFA World Cup 2018
On June 15, Google celebrated the commencement of the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia with a special doodle. Gluekit created the doodle on the world's most-followed sports spectacle by incorporating different arts and elements with 32 unique guest artists.
![FIFA FIFA](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
14. Gauhar Jaan
June 26 marked the 145th birth anniversary of Indian singer and dancer Gauhar Jaan. Google honoured her on this day with a doodle. Created by Aditi Damle, it showed Jaan with her cat and a gramophone in the background.
![Gauhar Gauhar](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
15. Hubert Cecil Booth
British engineer Hubert Cecil Booth, who gave the world powered vacuum cleaners, was honoured by Google on his 147th birth anniversary (July 4) with a doodle. The animated doodle depicted Booth cleaning with the first petrol-powered, horse-drawn vacuum cleaner.
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16. Meena Kumari
Legendary actress Meena Kumari was honoured on her 85th birth anniversary with a special Google doodle that captured her exquisite face and alluring eyes.
![Meena Meena](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
17. Dilip Sardesai
Indian cricket's 'Renaissance Man', Dilip Sardesai was feted with a Google doodle on his 78th birth anniversary.
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18. Independence day 2018
As India celebrated its 72nd Independence Day this year, Google decided to be a part of the commemoration. The tech giant dedicated a colourful doodle to the world's largest democracy. The colourful doodle was inspired by artwork seen on the backs of India’s trucks with pictures of peacocks, a tiger and an elephant.
![Independence day Independence day](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
19. Asian Games 2018
Asian Games 2018 commenced on August 18. Google celebrated the opening of the second largest sports multi-sport event with a colourful doodle.
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20. Ismat Chughtai
Feminist Urdu Author Ismat Chughtai was honoured by Google on her 107th birth anniversary (August 21) with a doodle. The Indian author championed freedom of speech, gender equality and social liberation through her writing.
![Ishmat Ishmat](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
21. Teachers’ Day 2018
India celebrates Teachers’ Day on the birth anniversary of the second President and exemplary teacher Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (September 5). The doodle consisted of a spinning globe wearing spectacles, surrounded by many subjects like physics, chemistry, music, etc.
![Teacher Teacher](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
22. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
World-renowned civil engineer Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya was honoured with a google doodle on his 158th birth anniversary. The animated doodle depicted one of his most notable projects of all time. He was the chief engineer for Krishna Raja Sagar dam in Mandya district.
![Sir Sir](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
23. Google's 20th birthday
On September 27, tech giant Google turned 20. It celebrated its birthday with a self-doodle comprising a 1.37 minute-long video. The video captured Google's journey from the start till date and thanked users for their support throughout its journey.
![Google Google](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
24. Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy
Google celebrated the 100th birth anniversary of ophthalmologist Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy on October 1. The founder and former chairman of Aravind Eye Hospitals had dedicated his life to eliminating needless blindness.
![Dr Dr](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
25. 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games
On October 6, Google dedicated a doodle to mark the beginning of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. The GIF doodle, which was created by Cynthia Yuan Cheng and Vrinda Zaveri, depicted various sports from the games.
![Games Games](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
26. Lachhu Maharaj
One of the most celebrated tabla players of all time, Lachhu Maharaj, was honoured with a Google doodle on his 74th birth anniversary.
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27. Children's Day
Children's Day in India is celebrated on November 14, the birth anniversary of the country's first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Google celebrated this special day with an adorable space doodle. Designed by a 13-year-old girl from Mumbai, the doodle depicted galaxies and space.
![Chhildren Chhildren](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
28. Geminid Meteor Shower
The Google doodle on December 13, celebrated one of the most exciting astronomical events, the Geminid Meteor Shower and showed how Google would track the Geminids as they passed through the sky.
![Meteo Meteo](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
29. Winter Solstice 2018
December 21 marked the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year globally, when the Earth is at the farthest point from the Sun. Google celebrated this day with a snowy doodle as it also marks the first day of winter and the longest night in the Northern hemisphere.
![Winter Winter](https://img.etimg.com/photo/msid-42031747/et-logo.jpg)
30. Scientists
Big Bang theory scientist Georges Lemaitre, computer scientist Michael Dertouzos and founder of Indian Statistical Institute Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis were some of the scientists feted with a Google doodle this year.
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