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||43 BC: Ovid born ... Roman poet. Pic: statue.
||43 BC: Ovid born ... Roman poet. Pic: statue.
||1568: Albert, Duke of Prussia, last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights dies. Albert was the first European ruler to establish Lutheranism, and thus Protestantism, as the official state religion of his lands. He proved instrumental in the political spread of Protestantism in its early stage. Pic.


||1617: François d'Aguilon dies ... Jesuit mathematician, physicist and architect. Pic: book plate.
||1617: François d'Aguilon dies ... Jesuit mathematician, physicist and architect. Pic: book plate.

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  • 1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

    1726/27: Isaac Newton dies. He is widely recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time and a key figure in the scientific revolution.

  • 1877: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder systematizes various systems of formal logic in a successful effort to prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1877: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder systematizes various systems of formal logic in a successful effort to prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.

    1878: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer dies. In 1842, Mayer described the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature. His achievements were overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat was attributed to James Joule in the following year.

  • 1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.

    1914: Jazz drummer and theoretical physicist Albert Einstein develops a new drum fill which anticipates his general theory of relativity.

  • 1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

    1915: Theoretical physicist Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

  • 1961: Early rough draft of Table Manners unexpectedly reveals "at least fifty kilobytes" of encrypted data.

    1961: Early rough draft of Table Manners unexpectedly reveals "at least fifty kilobytes" of encrypted data.

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    1962: Sociologist and author C. Wright Mills dies. He was published widely in popular and intellectual journals, advocating public and political engagement over disinterested observation.

  • 2017: Ursa Nano is declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2017: Ursa Nano is declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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