Throughout the year, anniversaries, birthdays and holidays alike are given the royal Google treatment with a dedicated illustration: a Google Doodle.

Since 1998, the doodle team has created more than 2000 drawings, regularly updating the search engine home page.

Here are all the Google Doodles for Australia from 2019. Which one is your favourite?

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY

March 8

For International Women’s Day, Google has created an interactive slide show featuring inspirational quotes from female trailblazers.

Among the 13 esteemed icons were Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, Japanese multimedia maverick Yoko Ono and British writer and suffragette Millicent Fawcett.

The doodle was designed by female artists around the globe to emphasise this year’s theme of “women celebrating women”.

Happy International Women’s Day!

OLGA LADYZHENSKAYA’S 97TH BIRTHDAY

March 7

Olga Ladyzhenskaya was a Russian mathematician born on March 7, 1922. She was first introduced to maths by her father, and she quickly fell in love with algebra.

When she was 15, Ladyzhenskaya’s father was jailed and executed by Soviet officials for being an “enemy of the state”. Due to his reputation, she was barred from attending the Leningrad State University, despite excellent grades.

Eventually, after years of teaching maths, Ladyzhenskaya was accepted into Moscow State University where she earned her PhD.

After publishing over 250 papers and becoming renowned for her methods of solving differential equations, the Russian Academy of Sciences awarded Ladyzhenskaya the Lomonosov Gold Medal in 2002.

STEVE IRWIN’S 57TH BIRTHDAY

February 22

Undeniably an Australian icon, Steve Irwin was depicted in a series of six Google Doodle illustrations for his 57th birthday.

Born in 1962, Irwin dedicated his life to educating others about wildlife, notably reptiles. He quickly rose to fame as a conservationist and TV personality for his work at the Australia Zoo and television series The Crocodile Hunter.

While filming a documentary on the Great Barrier Reef, Irwin was stabbed by a stingray, ultimately causing his death. The cameraman filming the documentary said the stingray’s barb caused major damage to Irwin’s chest, resulting in blood loss. His last words were “I’m dying”.

After his untimely death, his wife and kids — Terri, Bindi and Robert — continued to advocate for wildlife preservation, carrying on the legacy Irwin had created.

Across the globe, his catchphrase “Crikey!” lives on.

READ MORE: Google Doodle dedicated to late Steve Irwin causes tears

VALENTINE’S DAY

February 14

It’s the romance holiday of the year. In true lovestruck fashion, Google has presented a set of three critter-filled doodles to entertain searchers today in the spirit of “the universal, undeniable power of love”.

For this year’s Valentine’s Day, Google opted to illustrate love through the eyes of an insect. Moral of the doodle? Everyone can find love, even earthworms.

NASI LEMAK

January 31

Nasi lemak is a traditional meal made with rich, fragrant spices and is widely considered the national dish of Malaysia.

The dish, which translates to “rich rice” from Malay, comes with a side of urban legend. According to stories, the daughter of widow Mak Kuntum was cooking rice when she accidentally spilt coconut milk into the pot. When Mak asked what her daughter had cooked up, she replied, “Nasi le, Mak!” Translation: “Rice, mother!”

AUSTRALIA DAY 2019

January 26

It would be un-Australian to forgo an illustration on our national day.

In the doodle, Google celebrates Fitzgerald River National Park. Located in Western Australia, the park is known as “the Barrens” and is overflowing with native flora and fauna.

Home to more than 1800 plant species, Fitzgerald River is regarded as one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. Of those hundreds of plant species, 75 cannot be found anywhere else, making the park a global spectacle.

A wide range of animals can also be found in the coastal hills park, including 184 bird species, 41 reptile species, 12 frog species and 22 mammal species.

From Google to the rest of the country: Happy Australia Day!

EVELYN DOVE

January 11

Evelyn Dove was a classically trained singer, pianist and actor known for becoming the first black singer to appear on BBC Radio.

Born in 1902, Dove studied at the Royal Academy of Music. As an esteemed student, she graduated with a silver medal in 1919, going on to pursue a career as a jazz musician.

From Paris music halls to Black jazz revues, Dove performed around the world as a popular singer in the 1920s.

In 1939, Dove appeared on the BBC’s Serenade in Sepia, a series that continued for a decade and transcended mediums, eventually becoming a TV show.

FAHRELNISSA ZEID

January 7

On this day, back in 1901, an avant-garde artist by the name of Fahrelnissa Zeid was born on the island of Büyükada in Turkey. After enrolling at the Imperial School of Art in Istanbul, she went on to develop her artistry while travelling through Europe.

Zeid was celebrated for her abstract works, a style she never believed would be her claim to fame.

“I did not ‘intend’ to become an abstract painter,” she once said while reflecting upon her career.

In the 1930s, Zeid married into the Iraqi royal family, becoming a princess. Her marriage led her to uproot from Turkey and move to Germany. Later, World War II forced relocation to Baghdad.

Art critics praised her bold technique and masterful melding of Western and Eastern influences. In 1970, after an esteemed career, Zeid founded the Fahrelnissa Zeid Institute for Fine Arts in Jordan.

The Tate Modern featured an assortment of her works, naming her “one of the greatest female artists of the 20th century”.