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	\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.		\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

	File:Cornelius Drebbel.jpg\|link=Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|1601: After weeks at of hunting at sea, submarine inventor [[Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|Cornelius Drebbel]] locates the marine cryptid and alleged supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]]. The resulting battle will permanently drive Neptune Slaughter from Dutch waters.

	\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.		\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.
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	\|\|1770: James Stirling dies ... mathematician and surveyor. Pic grave plate. Pic: https://alchetron.com/James-Stirling-(mathematician)		\|\|1770: James Stirling dies ... mathematician and surveyor. Pic grave plate. Pic: https://alchetron.com/James-Stirling-(mathematician)

	File:Nicole-Reine Lepaute.jpg\|link=Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|1772: Astronomer and mathematician [[Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|Nicole-Reine Lepaute]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which detect and prevent [[crimes against astronomical constants]].

	\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies ... Senegal-born slave, later American poet. No DOB. Pic.		\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies ... Senegal-born slave, later American poet. No DOB. Pic.
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	File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.		File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.

	File:The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter.jpg\|link=The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter\|1873: Newly discovered illustration of [[The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter\|The Eel fighting Neptune Slaughter]] is "almost certainly a record of events related to the abandonment of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]''," says math photographer [[Cantor Parabola]].

	\|\|1891: Paul Kogerman born ... chemist and academic, founder of modern research in oil shale. Pic.		\|\|1891: Paul Kogerman born ... chemist and academic, founder of modern research in oil shale. Pic.
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	\|\|1911: Academic and inventor Warren Seymour Johnson dies. His multi-zone pneumatic control system solved the problem. Johnson’s system for temperature regulation was adopted worldwide for office buildings, schools, hospitals, and hotels – essentially any large building with multiple rooms that required temperature regulation. Pic.		\|\|1911: Academic and inventor Warren Seymour Johnson dies. His multi-zone pneumatic control system solved the problem. Johnson’s system for temperature regulation was adopted worldwide for office buildings, schools, hospitals, and hotels – essentially any large building with multiple rooms that required temperature regulation. Pic.

	\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search~~: https://www~~.~~google.com/search?q=ren+xinmin~~		\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search.

	\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine. Pic.		\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine. Pic.
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	\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.		\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.

	~~File:Fugitive Rubies and hand x-ray.jpg\|link=Evil bit release\|1923: Photograph says it captured moment of [[Evil bit release]].~~		\|\|1924: Abram Fet born ... mathematician, philosopher, translator. Pic search.

	\|\|1924: Abram Fet born ... mathematician, philosopher, translator. Pic search~~: https://www.google~~.~~com/search?q=Abram+Fet~~

	\|\|1931: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.		\|\|1931: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
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	\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html		\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html

	File:Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer.jpg\|link=Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|2018: ''[[Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer]]'' voted Autobiography of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].

	\|\|2019: Engineer and inventor George Laurer dies. He held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in 1973. He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes. Pic.		\|\|2019: Engineer and inventor George Laurer dies. He held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in 1973. He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes. Pic.

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	\|\|1949: Alfred James Lotka dies ... mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. An American biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra. The Lotka–Volterra model is still the basis of many models used in the analysis of population dynamics in ecology. Pic.		\|\|1949: Alfred James Lotka dies ... mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. An American biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra. The Lotka–Volterra model is still the basis of many models used in the analysis of population dynamics in ecology. Pic.

	\|\|1953: William Sterling Parsons ~~dies ...~~ American naval officer ~~who worked~~ as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II~~. Pic~~.		File:Rear Admiral Deak Parsons.jpg\|link=William Sterling Parsons (nonfiction)\|1953: [[William Sterling Parsons (nonfiction)\|American naval officer William Sterling "Deak" Parsons]] dues. Parsons served as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

	\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company. Pic.		\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company. Pic.

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	\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.		\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.

	File:Clyde Cowan.jpg\|link=Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|1972: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|Clyde Cowan]] uses a neutrino to defeat [[Killer Poke]] in single combat, the first known use of a subatomic particle in [[Close quarters combat (nonfiction)\|close-quarters combat]].

	\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.		\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.

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	\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.		\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.

			File:Clyde Cowan.jpg\|link=Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|1972: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|Clyde Cowan]] uses a neutrino to defeat [[Killer Poke]] in single combat, the first known use of a subatomic particle in [[Close quarters combat (nonfiction)\|close-quarters combat]].

	\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.		\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.

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	\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.		\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

	File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg\|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|1859: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|Louis Poinsot]] dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body ~~could~~ be resolved into a single force and a couple.		File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg\|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|1859: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|Louis Poinsot]] dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

	\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.		\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.

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	\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.		\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

	\|\|1859: Louis Poinsot dies ~~... mathematician and physicist~~. Poinsot ~~was the inventor of~~ geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body could be resolved into a single force and a couple~~. Pic~~.		File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg\|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|1859: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|Louis Poinsot]] dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body could be resolved into a single force and a couple.

	\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.		\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.

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	File:Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer.jpg\|link=Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|2018: ''[[Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer]]'' voted Autobiography of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].		File:Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer.jpg\|link=Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|2018: ''[[Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer]]'' voted Autobiography of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].

			\|\|2019: Engineer and inventor George Laurer dies. He held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in 1973. He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes. Pic.

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	\|\|2005: Claude Ambrose Rogers dies ... mathematician who worked in analysis and geometry. Pic.		\|\|2005: Claude Ambrose Rogers dies ... mathematician who worked in analysis and geometry. Pic.

	File:George_Brecht.jpg\|link=George Brecht (nonfiction)\|2008: Chemist and composer [[George Brecht (nonfiction)\|George Brecht]] dies. He was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil~~. Pic (striking)~~.		File:George_Brecht.jpg\|link=George Brecht (nonfiction)\|2008: Chemist and composer [[George Brecht (nonfiction)\|George Brecht]] dies. He was an American conceptual artist and avant-garde composer, as well as a professional chemist who worked as a consultant for companies including Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Mobil Oil.

	\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html		\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html

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			\|\| * DONE: Pics *

	\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.		\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

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	\|\|1964: Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. Pic.		\|\|1964: Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. Pic.

	~~File:Color commentators.jpg\|link=Color commentator (nonfiction)\|1964: [[Color commentator (nonfiction)\|Color commentators]] announce formation of Color Commentator's Union.~~		\|\|1965: Joseph Erlanger dies ... physiologist, neuroscientist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate. Pic.

	\|\|1965: Joseph Erlanger dies ... physiologist, neuroscientist, and academic Nobel Prize laureate.

	File:George Plimpton 1993.jpg\|link=George Plimpton (nonfiction)\|1966: [[George Plimpton (nonfiction)\|George Plimpton]] embeds himself within [[Color commentator (nonfiction)\|Color Commentator's Union]] as participatory journalist.

	\|\|1968: Guo Yonghuai dies ... expert in aerodynamics. Pic (cool).		\|\|1968: Guo Yonghuai dies ... expert in aerodynamics. Pic (cool).
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	File:Nathan Jacobson.jpg\|link=Nathan Jacobson (nonfiction)\|1999: Mathematician [[Nathan Jacobson (nonfiction)\|Nathan Jacobson]] dies. He conducted research on the structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions--a subject closely related to the theory of algebras--which transformed the approach to classical results and broke ground for solutions to problems inaccessible by previous methods.		File:Nathan Jacobson.jpg\|link=Nathan Jacobson (nonfiction)\|1999: Mathematician [[Nathan Jacobson (nonfiction)\|Nathan Jacobson]] dies. He conducted research on the structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions--a subject closely related to the theory of algebras--which transformed the approach to classical results and broke ground for solutions to problems inaccessible by previous methods.

	\|\|2000: Ghulam Dastagir Alam ~~Qasmi~~ dies. He was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and professor of mathematics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Alam is best known for conceiving and embarking the research on gas centrifuge project during the timeline of Pakistan's integrated atomic bomb project in the 1970s, and also conceived the research on Gauge theory and Gamma ray bursts throughout his career.		\|\|2000: Ghulam Dastagir Alam dies. He was a Pakistani theoretical physicist and professor of mathematics at the Quaid-e-Azam University. Alam is best known for conceiving and embarking the research on gas centrifuge project during the timeline of Pakistan's integrated atomic bomb project in the 1970s, and also conceived the research on Gauge theory and Gamma ray bursts throughout his career. No DOB. Pic.

	\|\|2001: Franco Dino Rasetti dies ... scientist who, together with Enrico Fermi, discovered key processes leading to nuclear fission. Rasetti refused to work on the Manhattan Project on moral grounds. Pic.		\|\|2001: Franco Dino Rasetti dies ... scientist who, together with Enrico Fermi, discovered key processes leading to nuclear fission. Rasetti refused to work on the Manhattan Project on moral grounds. Pic.

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	\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.		\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

	File:Cornelius Drebbel.jpg\|link=Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|1601: After weeks at of hunting at sea, submarine inventor [[Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|Cornelius Drebbel]] locates the marine cryptid and alleged supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]]. The resulting battle will permanently drive Neptune Slaughter from Dutch waters.

	\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.		\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.
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	\|\|1770: James Stirling dies ... mathematician and surveyor. Pic grave plate. Pic: https://alchetron.com/James-Stirling-(mathematician)		\|\|1770: James Stirling dies ... mathematician and surveyor. Pic grave plate. Pic: https://alchetron.com/James-Stirling-(mathematician)

	File:Nicole-Reine Lepaute.jpg\|link=Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|1772: Astronomer and mathematician [[Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|Nicole-Reine Lepaute]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which detect and prevent [[crimes against astronomical constants]].

	\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies ... Senegal-born slave, later American poet. No DOB. Pic.		\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies ... Senegal-born slave, later American poet. No DOB. Pic.
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	File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.		File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.

	File:The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter.jpg\|link=The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter\|1873: Newly discovered illustration of [[The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter\|The Eel fighting Neptune Slaughter]] is "almost certainly a record of events related to the abandonment of ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]''," says math photographer [[Cantor Parabola]].

	\|\|1891: Paul Kogerman born ... chemist and academic, founder of modern research in oil shale. Pic.		\|\|1891: Paul Kogerman born ... chemist and academic, founder of modern research in oil shale. Pic.
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	\|\|1911: Academic and inventor Warren Seymour Johnson dies. His multi-zone pneumatic control system solved the problem. Johnson’s system for temperature regulation was adopted worldwide for office buildings, schools, hospitals, and hotels – essentially any large building with multiple rooms that required temperature regulation. Pic.		\|\|1911: Academic and inventor Warren Seymour Johnson dies. His multi-zone pneumatic control system solved the problem. Johnson’s system for temperature regulation was adopted worldwide for office buildings, schools, hospitals, and hotels – essentially any large building with multiple rooms that required temperature regulation. Pic.

	\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search~~: https://www~~.~~google.com/search?q=ren+xinmin~~		\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search.

	\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine. Pic.		\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine. Pic.
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	\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.		\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.

	~~File:Fugitive Rubies and hand x-ray.jpg\|link=Evil bit release\|1923: Photograph says it captured moment of [[Evil bit release]].~~		\|\|1924: Abram Fet born ... mathematician, philosopher, translator. Pic search.

	\|\|1924: Abram Fet born ... mathematician, philosopher, translator. Pic search~~: https://www.google~~.~~com/search?q=Abram+Fet~~

	\|\|1931: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.		\|\|1931: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow was destroyed on orders from Joseph Stalin.
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	\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html		\|\|2009: Carel S. Scholten born ... physicist and a pioneer of computing. Birthday missing. Pic: http://www-set.win.tue.nl/UnsungHeroes/heroes/scholten-loopstra.html

	File:Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer.jpg\|link=Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|2018: ''[[Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer (1)\|Confessions of a Quantum Artist-Engineer]]'' voted Autobiography of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].

	\|\|2019: Engineer and inventor George Laurer dies. He held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in 1973. He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes. Pic.		\|\|2019: Engineer and inventor George Laurer dies. He held 25 patents and developed the Universal Product Code (UPC) in 1973. He devised the coding and pattern used for the UPC, based on Joe Woodland's more general idea for barcodes. Pic.

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	\|\|1949: Alfred James Lotka dies ... mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. An American biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra. The Lotka–Volterra model is still the basis of many models used in the analysis of population dynamics in ecology. Pic.		\|\|1949: Alfred James Lotka dies ... mathematician, physical chemist, and statistician, famous for his work in population dynamics and energetics. An American biophysicist, Lotka is best known for his proposal of the predator–prey model, developed simultaneously but independently of Vito Volterra. The Lotka–Volterra model is still the basis of many models used in the analysis of population dynamics in ecology. Pic.

	\|\|1953: William Sterling Parsons ~~dies ...~~ American naval officer ~~who worked~~ as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II~~. Pic~~.		File:Rear Admiral Deak Parsons.jpg\|link=William Sterling Parsons (nonfiction)\|1953: [[William Sterling Parsons (nonfiction)\|American naval officer William Sterling "Deak" Parsons]] dues. Parsons served as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II.

	\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company. Pic.		\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company. Pic.

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	\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.		\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.

	File:Clyde Cowan.jpg\|link=Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|1972: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|Clyde Cowan]] uses a neutrino to defeat [[Killer Poke]] in single combat, the first known use of a subatomic particle in [[Close quarters combat (nonfiction)\|close-quarters combat]].

	\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.		\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.

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	\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.		\|\|1969: Claude Dornier dies ... engineer, airplane designer, and founder of Dornier GmbH. His notable designs include the 12-engine Dornier Do X flying boat, for decades the world's largest and most powerful airplane. Pic.

			File:Clyde Cowan.jpg\|link=Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|1972: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Clyde Cowan (nonfiction)\|Clyde Cowan]] uses a neutrino to defeat [[Killer Poke]] in single combat, the first known use of a subatomic particle in [[Close quarters combat (nonfiction)\|close-quarters combat]].

	\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.		\|\|1973: Robert Watson-Watt dies ... engineer, invented the radar. Pic.

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	\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.		\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.

	File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg\|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|1859: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|Louis Poinsot]] dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body ~~could~~ be resolved into a single force and a couple.		File:Louis_Poinsot.jpg\|link=Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|1859: Mathematician and physicist [[Louis Poinsot (nonfiction)\|Louis Poinsot]] dies. Poinsot invented geometrical mechanics, showing how a system of forces acting on a rigid body can be resolved into a single force and a couple.

	\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.		\|\|1863: Paul Painlevé born ... mathematician and politician, 84th Prime Minister of France. Pic.

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	\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.		\|\|1408: Emir Edigu of Golden Horde reaches Moscow.

	File:Cornelius Drebbel.jpg\|link=Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|1601: After weeks at of hunting at sea, submarine inventor [[Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|Cornelius Drebbel]] locates the marine cryptid and alleged supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]]. The resulting battle will permanently drive Neptune Slaughter from Dutch waters~~, but at the cost of more than half of Drebbel's crew~~.		File:Cornelius Drebbel.jpg\|link=Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|1601: After weeks at of hunting at sea, submarine inventor [[Cornelius Drebbel (nonfiction)\|Cornelius Drebbel]] locates the marine cryptid and alleged supervillain [[Neptune Slaughter]]. The resulting battle will permanently drive Neptune Slaughter from Dutch waters.

	\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.		\|\|1624: Gaspard Bauhin dies ... botanist and physician. Pic.
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	File:Nicole-Reine Lepaute.jpg\|link=Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|1772: Astronomer and mathematician [[Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|Nicole-Reine Lepaute]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which detect and prevent [[crimes against astronomical constants]].		File:Nicole-Reine Lepaute.jpg\|link=Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|1772: Astronomer and mathematician [[Nicole-Reine Lepaute (nonfiction)\|Nicole-Reine Lepaute]] publishes new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]] which detect and prevent [[crimes against astronomical constants]].

	\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies Senegal-born slave, later American poet.		\|\|1784: Phillis Wheatley dies ... Senegal-born slave, later American poet. No DOB. Pic.

	\|\|1800: François Dominique Séraphin dies ... entertainer who developed and popularized shadow plays in France. The art form would go on to be copied across Europe.		\|\|1800: François Dominique Séraphin dies ... entertainer who developed and popularized shadow plays in France. The art form would go on to be copied across Europe. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=Fran%C3%A7ois+Dominique+S%C3%A9raphin

	\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.		\|\|1848: California Gold Rush: In a message to the United States Congress, U.S. President James K. Polk confirms that large amounts of gold had been discovered in California.
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	\|\|1868: Arnold Sommerfeld born ... physicist and academic. Pic.		\|\|1868: Arnold Sommerfeld born ... physicist and academic. Pic.

	\|\|1872: Harry Nelson Pillsbury born ... chess player.		\|\|1872: Harry Nelson Pillsbury born ... chess player. Pic.

	File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.		File:Mary Celeste map.jpg\|link=Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|1872: The crewless American ship ''[[Mary Celeste (nonfiction)\|Mary Celeste]]'' is found by the Canadian brig ''Dei Gratia''. The ship had been abandoned for nine days but was only slightly damaged.
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	File:Werner Heisenberg.jpg\|link=Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)\|1901: Physicist and academic [[Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)\|Werner Heisenberg]] born. He will introduce the [[Uncertainty principle (nonfiction)\|uncertainty principle]] -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.		File:Werner Heisenberg.jpg\|link=Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)\|1901: Physicist and academic [[Werner Heisenberg (nonfiction)\|Werner Heisenberg]] born. He will introduce the [[Uncertainty principle (nonfiction)\|uncertainty principle]] -- in quantum mechanics, any of a variety of mathematical inequalities asserting a fundamental limit to the precision with which certain pairs of physical properties of a particle can be known.

	\|\|1901: Arthur ~~Lee~~ Samuel born ... pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence. He coined the term "machine learning" in 1959. The Samuel Checkers-playing Program was among the world's first successful self-learning programs, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI).~~[5]~~ He was also a senior member in the TeX community who devoted much time giving personal attention to the needs of users and wrote an early TeX manual in 1983.		\|\|1901: Arthur Samuel born ... pioneer in the field of computer gaming and artificial intelligence. He coined the term "machine learning" in 1959. The Samuel Checkers-playing Program was among the world's first successful self-learning programs, and as such a very early demonstration of the fundamental concept of artificial intelligence (AI). He was also a senior member in the TeX community who devoted much time giving personal attention to the needs of users and wrote an early TeX manual in 1983. Pic.

	\|\|1902: Johannes Wislicenus dies ... chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry. Pic.		\|\|1902: Johannes Wislicenus dies ... chemist, most famous for his work in early stereochemistry. Pic.
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	\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=ren+xinmin		\|\|1915: Ren Xinmin born ... aerospace engineer. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=ren+xinmin

	\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine.		\|\|1916: Hilary Koprowski born ... virologist and immunologist, created the world's first effective live polio vaccine. Pic.

	\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.		\|\|1922: Joachim "Jim" Lambek born ... Professor of Pure Mathematics. Pic.
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	\|\|1953: William Sterling Parsons dies ... American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. Pic.		\|\|1953: William Sterling Parsons dies ... American naval officer who worked as an ordnance expert on the Manhattan Project during World War II. Pic.

	\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company.		\|\|1955: Glenn L. Martin dies ... pilot and businessman, founded the Glenn L. Martin Company. Pic.

	\|\|1955: E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.		\|\|1955: E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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	\|\|1959: Mathematician Mary Frances Winston Newson dies. Pic.		\|\|1959: Mathematician Mary Frances Winston Newson dies. Pic.

	\|\|1964: Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response.		\|\|1964: Lloyd J. Old discovered the first linkage between the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) and disease—mouse leukemia—opening the way for the recognition of the importance of the MHC in the immune response. Pic.

	File:Color commentators.jpg\|link=Color commentator (nonfiction)\|1964: [[Color commentator (nonfiction)\|Color commentators]] announce formation of Color Commentator's Union.		File:Color commentators.jpg\|link=Color commentator (nonfiction)\|1964: [[Color commentator (nonfiction)\|Color commentators]] announce formation of Color Commentator's Union.