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||552: Origin of Armenian calendar..
||552: Origin of Armenian calendar.


||1682: Roger Cotes born ... mathematician and astronomer. Pic (bust).
||1658: Luigi Ferdinando Marsili born ... scholar and eminent natural scientist, who also served as an emissary and soldier. Pic.
 
File:Roger Cotes.png|link=Roger Cotes (nonfiction)|1682: Mathematician and astronomer [[Roger Cotes (nonfiction)|Roger Cotes]] born. Cotes will work closely with Isaac Newton, proofreading the second edition of Newton's ''Principia''. Cotes also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, and first introduced what is known today as Euler's formula.  


||1788: Mathematician Christian Ludwig Gerling born ... He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. Pic.
||1788: Mathematician Christian Ludwig Gerling born ... He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published. Pic.
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||1936: Salvatore Pincherle dies ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him. Pic.
||1936: Salvatore Pincherle dies ... mathematician. He contributed significantly to (and arguably helped to found) the field of functional analysis, established the Italian Mathematical Union (Italian: "Unione Matematica Italiana"), and was president of the Third International Congress of Mathematicians. The Pincherle derivative is named after him. Pic.
File:Nicolaas de Bruijn.jpg|link=Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|1938:  Mathematician and theorist [[Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn (nonfiction)|Nicolaas Govert de Bruijn]] uses combinatorics, logic, and [[Gnomon algorithm]] techniques to detect and reverse [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft.
||1942: An American naval aviator discovered a downed Mitsubishi A6M Zero on Akutan Island, Alaska, US, which was later rebuilt and flown to devise tactics against that type of aircraft.
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||1943: Frank Schlesinger dies ... astronomer and author. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Pic.
||1943: Frank Schlesinger dies ... astronomer and author. His work concentrated on using photographic plates rather than direct visual studies for astronomical research. Pic.


File:Telstar.jpg|link=Telstar (nonfiction)|1962: [[Telstar (nonfiction)|Telstar]], the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit.
File:Telstar.jpg|link=Telstar (nonfiction)|1962: [[Telstar (nonfiction)|Telstar 1]], the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Two days later Telstar will relay a live television signal across the Atlantic.


||1976: Seveso disaster: an industrial accident in a small chemical manufacturing plant near Milan, Italy, which resulted in a major release of toxic chemicals, causing multipel long-term health problems for thousands of people. The disaster gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster
||1976: Seveso disaster: an industrial accident in a small chemical manufacturing plant near Milan, Italy, which resulted in a major release of toxic chemicals, causing multipel long-term health problems for thousands of people. The disaster gave rise to numerous scientific studies and standardized industrial safety regulations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seveso_disaster
File:Greens.jpg|link=Greens|'''''[[Greens]]''''' is a 1985 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship ''Rainbow Warrior'' on 10 July 1985 by agents of the French foreign intelligence services. Co-starring Diane Keaton and Edward Abbey.
||1986: Roman Ulrich Sexl dies ... theoretical physicist. He is famous for his textbooks on Special relativity. Pic search: https://www.google.com/search?q=Roman+Ulrich+Sexl
||1992: Albert Pierrepoint dies ... English hangman who executed between 435 and 600 people in a 25-year career that ended in 1956. His father, Henry, and uncle Thomas were official hangmen before him. Pic.


||1997: In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
||1997: In London, scientists report the findings of the DNA analysis of a Neanderthal skeleton which supports the "out of Africa theory" of human evolution, placing an "African Eve" at 100,000 to 200,000 years ago.
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File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research.jpg|link=Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research|2017: Signed first edition of ''[[Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research]]'' sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:Golden Spiral.jpg|link=Golden Spiral (nonfiction)|2018: Signed first edition of ''[[Golden Spiral (nonfiction)|Golden Spiral]]'' is stolen from the Walker Art Museum in [[New Minneapolis, Canada]] by criminal artificial intelligence [[Gnotilus]].


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  • 1682: Mathematician and astronomer Roger Cotes born. Cotes will work closely with Isaac Newton, proofreading the second edition of Newton's Principia. Cotes also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, and first introduced what is known today as Euler's formula.

    1682: Mathematician and astronomer Roger Cotes born. Cotes will work closely with Isaac Newton, proofreading the second edition of Newton's Principia. Cotes also invented the quadrature formulas known as Newton–Cotes formulas, and first introduced what is known today as Euler's formula.

  • 1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

    1856: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla born. He will make pioneering contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

  • 1962: Telstar 1, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Two days later Telstar will relay a live television signal across the Atlantic.

    1962: Telstar 1, the world's first communications satellite, is launched into orbit. Two days later Telstar will relay a live television signal across the Atlantic.

  • Greens is a 1985 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 by agents of the French foreign intelligence services. Co-starring Diane Keaton and Edward Abbey.

    Greens is a 1985 American epic historical drama film, co-written, produced, and directed by Warren Beatty about the bombing of the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior on 10 July 1985 by agents of the French foreign intelligence services. Co-starring Diane Keaton and Edward Abbey.

  • 2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.

    2017: Signed first edition of Albert Einstein and Alice Beta Conducting Research sells for ten millions dollars at a charity benefit for victims of crimes against mathematical constants.

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