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||1293 – Henry of Ghent, philosopher (b. c.1217) | |||
||1793 – Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (d. 1857) | ||1793 – Josef Ressel, Czech-Austrian inventor, invented the propeller (d. 1857) | ||
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File:Thomas Henry Huxley.jpg|link=Thomas Henry Huxley (nonfiction)|1895: Biologist [[Thomas Henry Huxley (nonfiction)|Thomas Henry Huxley]] dies. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. | File:Thomas Henry Huxley.jpg|link=Thomas Henry Huxley (nonfiction)|1895: Biologist [[Thomas Henry Huxley (nonfiction)|Thomas Henry Huxley]] dies. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. | ||
|| | ||1895 – Thomas Henry Huxley, English biologist (b. 1825) | ||
||1900 – Ivan Mikheevich Pervushin, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1827) | |||
File:Nikolay Basov.jpg|link=Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|1963: Physicist and educator [[Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|Nikolay Basov]] uses new theory of quantum electronics to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Nikolay Basov.jpg|link=Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|1963: Physicist and educator [[Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|Nikolay Basov]] uses new theory of quantum electronics to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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1868: Astronomer and journalist George Ellery Hale born. He will discover magnetic fields in sunspots, and be leader or key figure in the planning or construction of several world-leading telescopes.
1869: Niles Cartouchian and Egon Rhodomunde Confront Gnotilus wins Pulitzer Prize for Most Astonishing Illustration of the Year.
1895: Biologist Thomas Henry Huxley dies. He is known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
1963: Physicist and educator Nikolay Basov uses new theory of quantum electronics to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.