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File:Thomas_Bayes.gif|link=Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|1761: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister [[Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|Thomas Bayes]] dies. He is remembered for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.
File:Joseph_Fourier.jpg|link=Joseph Fourier (nonfiction)|1789: Mathematician and physicist [[Joseph Fourier (nonfiction)|Joseph Fourier]] uses early version of Fourier series analysis to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
File:Hasan Tahsini.jpg|link=Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher [[Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|Hasan Tahsini]] born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.
File:Hasan Tahsini.jpg|link=Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher [[Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|Hasan Tahsini]] born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.
File:Niles Cartouchian.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian|1833: Gem detective [[Niles Cartouchian]] works with [[Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|Hasan Tahsini]] to recover stolen shipment of [[Time crystal (nonfiction)|time crystals (nonfiction)]].
 
File:Pieter Rijke.jpg|link=Pieter Rijke (nonfiction)|1899: Physicist and academic [[Pieter Rijke (nonfiction)|Petrus Leonardus Rijke]] dies. He explored the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).
 
File:Tim_Cochran_Multnomah_Falls_Oregon_July_16_2012.jpg|link=Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|2014: Mathematician and academic [[Tim Cochran (nonfiction)|Tim Cochran]] born. He will contribute to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.
 
File:Dave_Arneson.png|link=Dave Arneson (nonfiction)|2009: Game designer [[Dave Arneson (nonfiction)|Dave Arneson]] dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game [[Dungeons & Dragons (nonfiction)|Dungeons & Dragons]] with Gary Gygax.
 
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  • 1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

    1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

  • 1899: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke dies. He explored the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

    1899: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke dies. He explored the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

  • 2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran born. He will contribute to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

    2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran born. He will contribute to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

  • 2009: Game designer Dave Arneson dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax.

    2009: Game designer Dave Arneson dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax.

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