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||1464 – Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401) | ||1464 – Nicholas of Cusa, German cardinal and mystic (b. 1401) | ||
||1578 | File:Pedro Nunes.png|link=Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|1578 Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic [[Pedro Nunes (nonfiction)|Pedro Nunes]] dies. He was one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, and is best known for his contributions his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography. | ||
||1673 – Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754) | ||1673 – Richard Mead, English physician and astrologer (d. 1754) | ||
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1578 Mathematician, cosmographer, and academic Pedro Nunes dies. He was one of the greatest mathematicians of his time, and is best known for his contributions his mathematical approach to navigation and cartography.
1890: Havelock survives shootout by running away.
1974: Graphic designer and typographer Jan Tschichold dies. He was a leading advocate of Modernist design, but later condemn Modernist design in general as being authoritarian and inherently fascistic.