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File:Michel de Montaigne.jpg|link=Michel de Montaigne (nonfiction)|1533: Philosopher and author [[Michel de Montaigne (nonfiction)|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.


File:Jost Bürgi.jpg|link=Jost Bürgi (nonfiction)|1552: Clockmaker and mathematician [[Jost Bürgi (nonfiction)|Jost Bürgi]] born.  He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
File:Jost Bürgi.jpg|link=Jost Bürgi (nonfiction)|1552: Clockmaker and mathematician [[Jost Bürgi (nonfiction)|Jost Bürgi]] born.  He will be recognized during his own lifetime as one of the most excellent mechanical engineers of his generation.
File:John Arbuthnot.jpg|link=John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|1691: Physician, satirist, and polymath [[John Arbuthnot (nonfiction)|John Arbuthnot]] uses [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to rewrite existing manuscripts using satirical premises.
||Alexandre-Théophile Vandermonde (b. 28 February 1735) was a French mathematician, musician and chemist who worked with Bézout and Lavoisier; his name is now principally associated with determinant theory in mathematics.
||Willem Jacob 's Gravesande (d. 28 February 1742) was a Dutch mathematician and natural philosopher, chiefly remembered for developing experimental demonstrations of the laws of classical mechanics. As professor of mathematics, astronomy, and philosophy at Leiden University, he helped to propagate Isaac Newton's ideas in Continental Europe.
||1844 – A gun on USS Princeton explodes while the boat is on a Potomac River cruise, killing six people, including two United States Cabinet members.


File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] born.  
File:Linus Pauling.jpg|link=Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator [[Linus Pauling (nonfiction)|Linus Pauling]] born.  


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:Rhizolith Group.jpg|link=Rhizolith Group|1967: Modern dance geology company '''[[Rhizolith Group]]''' debuts a new work, "Coriolis Force and Particulate Deposit Patterns in Paleoglacial Sedimentary Deposits".


File:Der Reichsspritzenmeister.jpg|link=Der Reichsspritzenmeister|1944: [[Der Reichsspritzenmeister]] develops new drug to stimulate [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
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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.

    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.

    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.

  • 1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.

    1901: Chemist, biochemist, peace activist, author, and educator Linus Pauling born.

  • 1967: Modern dance geology company Rhizolith Group debuts a new work, "Coriolis Force and Particulate Deposit Patterns in Paleoglacial Sedimentary Deposits".

    1967: Modern dance geology company Rhizolith Group debuts a new work, "Coriolis Force and Particulate Deposit Patterns in Paleoglacial Sedimentary Deposits".

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