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||https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist) d. | File:Sunspots.jpg|link=Sunspot (nonfiction)|28 BC: A [[Sunspot (nonfiction)|sunspot]] is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China. | ||
||1482 – Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (b. 1397) | |||
||1566 – Leonhart Fuchs, German physician and botanist (b. 1501) | |||
||1787 – William Watson, English physician, physicist, and botanist (b. 1715) | |||
||1788 – Augustin-Jean Fresnel, French physicist and engineer (d. 1827) | |||
||Thomas Young (d. 10 May 1829) was an English polymath and physician. Young made notable scientific contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Young_(scientist) | |||
||1847 – Wilhelm Killing, German mathematician and academic (d. 1923) | |||
||1849 – Astor Place Riot: A riot breaks out at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 25 and injuring over 120. | |||
||1900 – Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, English-American astronomer and astrophysicist (d. 1979) | |||
||John Desmond Bernal FRS (/bərˈnɑːl/; 10 May 1901 – 15 September 1971) was a scientist who pioneered the use of X-ray crystallography in molecular biology. He published extensively on the history of science. In addition, Bernal was a political supporter of Communism and wrote popular books on science and society. | |||
File:Abe Reles corpse.png|link=Abe Reles (nonfiction)|1906: New York mobster and hit man [[Abe Reles (nonfiction)|Abe Reles]] born. | File:Abe Reles corpse.png|link=Abe Reles (nonfiction)|1906: New York mobster and hit man [[Abe Reles (nonfiction)|Abe Reles]] born. | ||
||1910 – Stanislao Cannizzaro, Italian chemist and academic (b. 1826) | |||
||1924 – J. Edgar Hoover is appointed first Director of the United States' Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and remains so until his death in 1972. | |||
||1928 – Lothar Schmid, German chess player (d. 2013) | |||
||1933 – Censorship: In Germany, the Nazis stage massive public book burnings. | |||
||1941 – World War II: Rudolf Hess parachutes into Scotland to try to negotiate a peace deal between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany. | |||
||1946 – First successful launch of an American V-2 rocket at White Sands Proving Ground. | |||
File:Chrome Plover early publicity photo.jpg|link=Chrome Plover|1958: [[Chrome Plover]], the famed [[musical electroplating ensemble]], perform new work in tribute to [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" programs]]. | File:Chrome Plover early publicity photo.jpg|link=Chrome Plover|1958: [[Chrome Plover]], the famed [[musical electroplating ensemble]], perform new work in tribute to [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" programs]]. | ||
File:Operation Sandblast track.jpg|link=Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes [[Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|Operation Sandblast]], the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. | File:Operation Sandblast track.jpg|link=Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes [[Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|Operation Sandblast]], the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth. | ||
File:Brainiac Explains Lecture Series (Dominic Yeso).jpg|link=Brainiac Explains|1967: [[Brainiac Explains]] lecture series admits to illegal modification of [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]]. | File:Brainiac Explains Lecture Series (Dominic Yeso).jpg|link=Brainiac Explains|1967: [[Brainiac Explains]] lecture series admits to illegal modification of [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]]. | ||
||1992 – K. G. Ramanathan, Indian mathematician (b. 1920) | |||
||2002 – FBI agent Robert Hanssen is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for selling United States secrets to Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds. | |||
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Revision as of 10:50, 5 November 2017
28 BC: A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.
- Abe Reles corpse.png
1906: New York mobster and hit man Abe Reles born.
1958: Chrome Plover, the famed musical electroplating ensemble, perform new work in tribute to "Hello World" programs.
1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
1967: Brainiac Explains lecture series admits to illegal modification of "Hello World" computer program.