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File:Buzjani.jpg|link=Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (nonfiction)|940: Mathematician and astronomer [[Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (nonfiction)|Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī]] born. His ''Almagest'' will be widely read by medieval Arabic astronomers in the centuries after his death.  
File:Buzjani.jpg|link=Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (nonfiction)|940: Mathematician and astronomer [[Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (nonfiction)|Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī]] born. His ''Almagest'' will be widely read by medieval Arabic astronomers in the centuries after his death.  
File:Yanghui triangle.gif|link=Rod calculus (nonfiction)|1278: Mathematician Yang Hui uses his famous [[Rod calculus (nonfiction)|Triangle]] to defeat the [[Forbidden ratio]] in single combat.


|File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1571: New method for predicting [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery winners]] causes outbreak of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
|File:English Lottery 1566 Scroll.jpg|link=Lottery (nonfiction)|1571: New method for predicting [[Lottery (nonfiction)|lottery winners]] causes outbreak of [[crimes against mathematical constants]].
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||1903: Luigi Cremona dies ... mathematician. His life was devoted to the study of geometry and reforming advanced mathematical teaching in Italy. His reputation mainly rests on his ''Introduzione ad una teoria geometrica delle curve piane''. He notably enriched our knowledge of algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces. Pic.
||1903: Luigi Cremona dies ... mathematician. His life was devoted to the study of geometry and reforming advanced mathematical teaching in Italy. His reputation mainly rests on his ''Introduzione ad una teoria geometrica delle curve piane''. He notably enriched our knowledge of algebraic curves and algebraic surfaces. Pic.


||1909: Ludwig Roth born ... aerospace engineer who was the head of the Peenemünde Future Projects Office which designed the ''Wasserfall'' and created advanced rockets designs such as the A9/A10 ICBM. Roth arrived in New York under Operation Paperclip on November 16, 1945 via the SS Argentina and served at Fort Bliss and Huntsville, Alabama.  Pic.
File:Ludwig Roth - 1960.jpg|link=Ludwig Roth (nonfiction)|1909: Aerospace engineer and weapons designer [[Ludwig Roth (nonfiction)|Ludwig Roth]] born. During World War II, Roth will head Germany's Future Projects Office, which will design the ''Wasserfall'' and rockets such as the A9/A10 ICBM. Roth will then be recruited by American intelligence under Operation Paperclip.


||1924: Friedrich L. Bauer born ... mathematician, computer scientist, and academic. Pic.
||1924: Friedrich L. Bauer born ... mathematician, computer scientist, and academic. Pic.
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||1948: Philippa Fawcett dies ... mathematician and educator. Coming amidst the women's suffrage movement, Fawcett's career spurred much discussion about women's capacities and rights. Pic.
||1948: Philippa Fawcett dies ... mathematician and educator. Coming amidst the women's suffrage movement, Fawcett's career spurred much discussion about women's capacities and rights. Pic.


File:Rhizolith Group.jpg|link=Rhizolith Group|1972: [[Rhizolith Group]] debuts new work based on the history of [[high-energy literature]].  
File:Rhizolith Group.jpg|link=Rhizolith Group|1972: Modern dance company [[Rhizolith Group]] debuts new work based on the history of high-energy literature in New Minneapolis, Canada.


||1974: Jaroslav Hájek dies ... mathematician who worked in theoretical and nonparametric statistics. The Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem is named after Hájek and Lucien Le Cam. Pic search.
||1974: Jaroslav Hájek dies ... mathematician who worked in theoretical and nonparametric statistics. The Hájek–Le Cam convolution theorem is named after Hájek and Lucien Le Cam. Pic search.
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||2016: Alexander Gorlov dies ... mechanical engineer.  Hydro turbine.  Pic.
||2016: Alexander Gorlov dies ... mechanical engineer.  Hydro turbine.  Pic.
File:Purple Racer.jpg|link=Purple Racer (nonfiction)|2018: Chromatographic analysis of ''[[Purple Racer (nonfiction)|Purple Racer]]'' reveals "at least five, perhaps as many as nine" previously unknown shades of [[Violet (nonfiction)|violet]].


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  • 940: Mathematician and astronomer Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī born. His Almagest will be widely read by medieval Arabic astronomers in the centuries after his death.

    940: Mathematician and astronomer Abū al-Wafā' Būzjānī born. His Almagest will be widely read by medieval Arabic astronomers in the centuries after his death.

  • 1793: French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.

    1793: French Revolution: Following the arrests of Girondin leaders, the Jacobins gain control of the Committee of Public Safety installing the revolutionary dictatorship.

  • 1836: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère dies. He was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics".

    1836: Physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère dies. He was one of the founders of the science of classical electromagnetism, which he referred to as "electrodynamics".

  • 1909: Aerospace engineer and weapons designer Ludwig Roth born. During World War II, Roth will head Germany's Future Projects Office, which will design the Wasserfall and rockets such as the A9/A10 ICBM. Roth will then be recruited by American intelligence under Operation Paperclip.

    1909: Aerospace engineer and weapons designer Ludwig Roth born. During World War II, Roth will head Germany's Future Projects Office, which will design the Wasserfall and rockets such as the A9/A10 ICBM. Roth will then be recruited by American intelligence under Operation Paperclip.

  • 1972: Modern dance company Rhizolith Group debuts new work based on the history of high-energy literature in New Minneapolis, Canada.

    1972: Modern dance company Rhizolith Group debuts new work based on the history of high-energy literature in New Minneapolis, Canada.

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