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File:Clyde W. Tombaugh.jpg|link=Clyde Tombaugh (nonfiction)|1906: Astronomer and academic [[Clyde Tombaugh (nonfiction)|Clyde Tombaugh]] born. He will discover Pluto, along with many asteroids.
File:Clyde W. Tombaugh.jpg|link=Clyde Tombaugh (nonfiction)|1906: Astronomer and academic [[Clyde Tombaugh (nonfiction)|Clyde Tombaugh]] born. He will discover Pluto, along with many asteroids.
||1912: Franz Reichelt dies - tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design. Pic.


||1920: Sid Sackson born ... board game designer and collector, best known as the creator of the business game Acquire. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=sid+sackson
||1920: Sid Sackson born ... board game designer and collector, best known as the creator of the business game Acquire. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=sid+sackson
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File:Satyendra Nath Bose 1925.jpg|link=Satyendra Nath Bose (nonfiction)|1974: Physicist, mathematician, and academic [[Satyendra Nath Bose (nonfiction)|Satyendra Nath Bose]] dies. His work on quantum mechanics provided the foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate.  
File:Satyendra Nath Bose 1925.jpg|link=Satyendra Nath Bose (nonfiction)|1974: Physicist, mathematician, and academic [[Satyendra Nath Bose (nonfiction)|Satyendra Nath Bose]] dies. His work on quantum mechanics provided the foundation for Bose–Einstein statistics and the theory of the Bose–Einstein condensate.  
File:Two Men Who Fell to Earth.jpg|link=Two Men Who Fell to Earth|1983: Premiere of '''''[[Two Men Who Fell to Earth]]''''', a 1983 British-American film about two men (Dan Aykroyd, Albert Brooks) who wake up feeling strangely relaxed. Are they living the good life, California style? Or are they puppets of an alien rock star? Directed by David Bowie.


||1984: Artist Patrick Nagel dies. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco. He is best known for his illustrations for Playboy magazine and the pop group Duran Duran, for whom he designed the cover of the best-selling album ''Rio''. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+nagel
||1984: Artist Patrick Nagel dies. He created popular illustrations on board, paper, and canvas, most of which emphasize the female form in a distinctive style descended from Art Deco. He is best known for his illustrations for Playboy magazine and the pop group Duran Duran, for whom he designed the cover of the best-selling album ''Rio''. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=patrick+nagel

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