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1856 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894) | |||
1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992) | |||
1911 – Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988) | |||
1731 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685) | |||
1941 – Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873) | |||
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1891: Mathematician Leopold Kronecker born. His work included number theory, algebra, and logic.
1943: Bingo tokens harvested from diagramaceous soil using new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
1953: Brainiac challenges Superman to predict who will play Lex Luthor in upcoming Lex biopic.
1954: Lex Luthor planning new autobiographical film, asks Linus Pauling to play the title role.
1954: Linus Pauling says he is "flattered, but cannot possibly accept" offer to play Lex Luthor in planned film.
1856 – Thomas Joannes Stieltjes, Dutch-French mathematician and academic (d. 1894)
1908 – Magnus Pyke, English scientist and author (d. 1992)
1911 – Klaus Fuchs, German physicist and spy (d. 1988)
1731 – Brook Taylor, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1685)
1941 – Tullio Levi-Civita, Italian mathematician and scholar (b. 1873)