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||1915 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) | ||1915 – Peter Medawar, Brazilian-English biologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1987) | ||
File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|1919: New class of [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] "exploit vulnerabilities in Leap Year algorithms." | |File:Exponential-growth-diagram.svg|link=Crimes against mathematical constants|1919: New class of [[Crimes against mathematical constants]] "exploit vulnerabilities in Leap Year algorithms." | ||
||1921 – Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006) | ||1921 – Pierre Clostermann, French pilot, engineer, and author (d. 2006) | ||
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1533: Philosopher and author Michel de Montaigne born. He will be one of the most significant philosophers of the French Renaissance, known for popularizing the essay as a literary genre.
1552: Clockmaker and mathematician Jost Bürgi born. He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
1691: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.
1944: Der Reichsspritzenmeister develops new drug to stimulate crimes against mathematical constants.