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1473: Priest, philosopher, physicist, and theologian John Cantius dies. He helped develop Jean Buridan's theory of impetus, anticipating the work of Galileo and Newton.
1761: Astronomer Jean-Louis Pons born. He will become the greatest visual comet discoverer of all time: between 1801 and 1827, Pons will discover thirty-seven comets, more than any other person in history.
1818: Physicist and brewer James Prescott Joule born. He will study the nature of heat, and discover its relationship to mechanical work
1822: Mathematician Charles Hermite born. He will do research on number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra.
1882: Mathematician Johann Benedict Listing dies. He introduced the term "topology" in a famous article published in 1847, having already used the term in correspondence some years earlier.
1905: Businessman, investor, aviator, film director, and philanthropist Howard Hughes born. He will be known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world.
1906: Inventor Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech.
1917: Politician Ivan Goremykin dies. He is remembered for his Extreme Moustaches.
1967: Performance artist and crime-fighter Brion Gysin invents hand-held scrying engine, sends Christmas Eve greetings to Hamangia figurines.
2016: New form of Brownian ratchet is hottest Christmas gift of the year.

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 File:Charles Hermite circa 1901.jpg|link=Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|1822: Mathematician [[Charles Hermite (nonfiction)|Charles Hermite]] born. He will do research on number theory, quadratic forms, invariant theory, orthogonal polynomials, elliptic functions, and algebra.
-||Johann Benedict Listing (25 July 1808 – 24 December 1882) was a German mathematician.
+File:Johann Benedict Listing.jpg|link=Johann Benedict Listing (nonfiction)|1882: Mathematician [[Johann Benedict Listing (nonfiction)|Johann Benedict Listing]] dies. He introduced the term "topology" in a famous article published in 1847, having already used the term in correspondence some years earlier.
 File:Howard Hughes 1940s.jpg|link=Howard Hughes (nonfiction)|1905: Businessman, investor, aviator, film director, and philanthropist [[Howard Hughes (nonfiction)|Howard Hughes]] born. He will be known during his lifetime as one of the most financially successful individuals in the world.