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||1856: Charles Leroux born ... balloonist and skydiver. Pic.
||1856: Charles Leroux born ... balloonist and skydiver. Pic.


||1883: David Gibb born ... mathematician and astronomer. He was the first person to use the term numerical integration. No pic online.
||1883: David Gibb born ... mathematician and astronomer. He was the first person to use the term numerical integration. Pic: http://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gibb.html


||1902: Abraham Wald born ... mathematician and economist. Pic.
||1902: Abraham Wald born ... mathematician and economist. Pic.
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||2009: Qian Xuesen dies ... aerodynamicist and academic. Pic.
||2009: Qian Xuesen dies ... aerodynamicist and academic. Pic.
File:Karl_Werewolf_Jones.jpg|2009: Karl "Werewolf" Jones hosts "the greatest Halloween party ever."


||2010: John Selfridge dies ... mathematician who contributed to the fields of analytic number theory, computational number theory, and combinatorics. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Lewis+Selfridge
||2010: John Selfridge dies ... mathematician who contributed to the fields of analytic number theory, computational number theory, and combinatorics. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=John+Lewis+Selfridge
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||2013: Trevor Kletz dies ... chemist and author ... safety chem hazmat. He is credited with introducing the concept of inherent safety, and was a major promoter of Hazop. No DOB. Pic.
||2013: Trevor Kletz dies ... chemist and author ... safety chem hazmat. He is credited with introducing the concept of inherent safety, and was a major promoter of Hazop. No DOB. Pic.


|File:The Eel Escapes Hydrolab.jpg|link=The Eel Escapes Hydrolab|2017: Steganographic analysis of ''[[The Eel Escapes Hydrolab]]'' reveals fifteen terabytes of encrypted data.
File:Creature.jpg|link=Creature (nonfiction)|2018: ''[[Creature (nonfiction)|Creature]]'' voted Image of the Day by the citizens of [[New Minneapolis, Canada]].


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  • 1815: Mathematician and academic Karl Weierstrass born. He will be cited as the "father of modern analysis".

    1815: Mathematician and academic Karl Weierstrass born. He will be cited as the "father of modern analysis".

  • 1816: Art critic and alleged math criminal The Eel escapes from Nacreum, spending less than a day in the famed transdimensional prison.

    1816: Art critic and alleged math criminal The Eel escapes from Nacreum, spending less than a day in the famed transdimensional prison.

  • 1847: Physicist and electrical engineer Galileo Ferraris born. He will be a pioneer of AC power systems, and inventor of the induction motor.

    1847: Physicist and electrical engineer Galileo Ferraris born. He will be a pioneer of AC power systems, and inventor of the induction motor.

  • 1926: Magician and stuntman Harry Houdini dies. Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time.

    1926: Magician and stuntman Harry Houdini dies. Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time.

  • 2009: Karl "Werewolf" Jones hosts "the greatest Halloween party ever."

    2009: Karl "Werewolf" Jones hosts "the greatest Halloween party ever."

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