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||1926: John Browning dies ... weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company. | ||1926: John Browning dies ... weapons designer, founded the Browning Arms Company. | ||
|| | ||Yash Pal born ... scientist, educator and educationist. He was known for his contributions to the study of cosmic rays, as well as for being an institution-builder. In his later years, he became one of India's leading science communicators. Pic. | ||
||1942: Casablanca, the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City | ||1933: Tony Verna born ... director and producer, invented instant replay. Pic. | ||
||1942: ''Casablanca'', the movie starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, premieres in New York City | |||
||1965: In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board. | ||1965: In the Hammaguir launch facility in the Sahara Desert, France launches a Diamant-A rocket with its first satellite, Asterix-1, on board. | ||
||1977: An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. | ||1977: An unidentified hijacker named Vrillon, claiming to be the representative of the "Ashtar Galactic Command", takes over Britain's Southern Television for six minutes, starting at 5:12 pm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Television_broadcast_interruption Pic: transmitter. | ||
||1977: Ruth Moufang dies ... mathematician. | ||1977: Ruth Moufang dies ... mathematician. Pic. | ||
||1981: Max Euwe dies ... chess player, mathematician, and author. | ||1981: Max Euwe dies ... chess player, mathematician, and author. Pic. | ||
||1983: Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport. | ||1983: Brink's-Mat robbery: In London, 6,800 gold bars worth nearly £26 million are stolen from the Brink's-Mat vault at Heathrow Airport. | ||
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||1990: The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight. | ||1990: The Delta II rocket makes its maiden flight. | ||
||1991: Ed Heinemann dies ... | ||1991: Ed Heinemann dies ... military aircraft designer for the Douglas Aircraft Company. Pic. | ||
||1996: Paul Rand dies ... art director and graphic designer. | ||1996: Paul Rand dies ... art director and graphic designer. | ||
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1678: Geophysicist, astronomer, and biologist Jean-Jacques d'Ortous de Mairan born. His observations and experiments will inspire the beginning of what will be known as the study of biological circadian rhythms.
2011: The Mars Science Laboratory launches to Mars with the Curiosity Rover.