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File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|500BC: Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]].
File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|500BC: Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]].
File:Isaac Barrow.jpg|link=Isaac Barrow (nonfiction)|1677: Mathematician and theologian [[Isaac Barrow (nonfiction)|Isaac Barrow]] dies. He played an early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus.
File:Jean Charles Borda.jpg|link=Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor [[Jean-Charles de Borda (nonfiction)|Jean-Charles de Borda]] born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement.
File:USS Cairo.jpg|link=USS Cairo (nonfiction)|1860: [[USS Cairo (nonfiction)|USS Cairo]] retrofitted with military [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
File:USS Cairo.jpg|link=USS Cairo (nonfiction)|1860: [[USS Cairo (nonfiction)|USS Cairo]] retrofitted with military [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].
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1733 – Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, and sailor (d. 1799)
1615 – Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1561)
1677 – Isaac Barrow, English mathematician and theologian (b. 1630)
1859 – Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician and philosopher (b. 1771)
1970 – Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: The Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, opens fire killing four unarmed students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the Cambodian Campaign of the United States and South Vietnam.
1989 – Iran–Contra affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges; the convictions are later overturned on appeal.

Revision as of 18:50, 6 April 2017

  • 500BC: Achilles and Ajax play dice to determine who will attend the Lucky Spasm Dice Academy.

    500BC: Achilles and Ajax play dice to determine who will attend the Lucky Spasm Dice Academy.

  • 1677: Mathematician and theologian Isaac Barrow dies. He played an early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus.

    1677: Mathematician and theologian Isaac Barrow dies. He played an early role in the development of infinitesimal calculus.

  • 1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor Jean-Charles de Borda born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement.

    1733: Mathematician, physicist, and sailor Jean-Charles de Borda born. He will contribute to the development of the metric system, constructing a platinum standard meter, the basis of metric distance measurement.

  • 1860: USS Cairo retrofitted with military Gnomon algorithm functions.

    1860: USS Cairo retrofitted with military Gnomon algorithm functions.

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