Template:Selected anniversaries/August 6

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  • 1667: Mathematician Johann Bernouli born. He will make important contributions to infinitesimal calculus.

    1667: Mathematician Johann Bernouli born. He will make important contributions to infinitesimal calculus.

  • 1753: Mathematician and theorist Abraham de Moivre publishes new edition of his book on probability theory, The Doctrine of Chances, with an addendum on applications of Gnomon algorithm functions to the psychology of gambling.

    1753: Mathematician and theorist Abraham de Moivre publishes new edition of his book on probability theory, The Doctrine of Chances, with an addendum on applications of Gnomon algorithm functions to the psychology of gambling.

  • 1928: Artist Andy Warhol born. He will be a leading figure in the Pop art movement.

    1928: Artist Andy Warhol born. He will be a leading figure in the Pop art movement.

  • 1929: Signed first edition of Gambling Den Fight sells for "fifty thousand dollars and an invitation to meet Andy Warhol."

    1929: Signed first edition of Gambling Den Fight sells for "fifty thousand dollars and an invitation to meet Andy Warhol."

  • 1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.

    1996: NASA announces that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates twenty-first anniversary of the NASA announcement that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates twenty-first anniversary of the NASA announcement that the ALH 84001 meteorite, thought to originate from Mars, contains evidence of primitive life-forms.

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