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File:Thomas Joannes Stieltjes.jpg|link=Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|1876: Mathematician [[Thomas Joannes Stieltjes (nonfiction)|Thomas Joannes Stieltjes]] uses continued fraction theory to fight [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
 
File:Henry Oldenburg.jpg|link=Henry Oldenburg (nonfiction)|1665: The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, [[Henry Oldenburg (nonfiction)|Henry Oldenburg]], publishes the first issue of ''Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society''.
 
File:Cesare_Arzelà.jpg|link=Cesare Arzelà (nonfiction)|1847: Mathematician [[Cesare Arzelà (nonfiction)|Cesare Arzelà]] born. He will contribute to the theory of functions, notably his characterization of sequences of continuous functions.
 
File:Akiva Yaglom.jpg|link=Akiva Yaglom (nonfiction)|1921: Physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist [[Akiva Yaglom (nonfiction)|Akiva Yaglom]] born. He will contribute to statistical turbulence theory and random processes theory.
 
File:Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.jpg|link=Ferdinand von Lindemann (nonfiction)|1939: Mathematician and academic [[Ferdinand von Lindemann (nonfiction)|Ferdinand von Lindemann]] dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.
File:Carl Louis Ferdinand von Lindemann.jpg|link=Ferdinand von Lindemann (nonfiction)|1939: Mathematician and academic [[Ferdinand von Lindemann (nonfiction)|Ferdinand von Lindemann]] dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.
File:Rhizolith Group.jpg|link=Rhizolith Group|1981: Modern dance company [[Rhizolith Group]] debuts new work based on the life of [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]].
 
File:Ayn Rand signature 1949.svg|link=Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|1982: Writer and philosopher [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]] dies.
File:Dawn spacecraft model.png|link=Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2015: The ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.
File:The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling.jpg|link=The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|''[[The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling]]'' awarded Pulitzer Prize, declared "the most entertaining illustration of the year."
 
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  • 1665: The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

    1665: The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

  • 1847: Mathematician Cesare Arzelà born. He will contribute to the theory of functions, notably his characterization of sequences of continuous functions.

    1847: Mathematician Cesare Arzelà born. He will contribute to the theory of functions, notably his characterization of sequences of continuous functions.

  • 1921: Physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist Akiva Yaglom born. He will contribute to statistical turbulence theory and random processes theory.

    1921: Physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist Akiva Yaglom born. He will contribute to statistical turbulence theory and random processes theory.

  • 1939: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.

    1939: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.

  • 2015: The Dawn space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. Dawn will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.

    2015: The Dawn space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. Dawn will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.

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