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||1862 – Peter Barlow, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1776) | ||1862 – Peter Barlow, English mathematician and physicist (b. 1776) | ||
||1884 – Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and academic (b. 1820) | ||1884 – Isaac Todhunter, English mathematician and academic (b. 1820) Isaac Todhunter FRS (23 November 1820 – 1 March 1884), was an English mathematician who is best known today for the books he wrote on mathematics and its history. | ||
||1870 – E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic (d. 1944) | ||1870 – E. M. Antoniadi, Greek-French astronomer and academic (d. 1944) | ||
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1597: Priest and mathematician Jean-Charles della Faille born. He will publish a method for calculating the center of gravity of the sector of a circle.
1611: Mathematician John Pell born. He will expand the scope of algebra in the theory of equations.
1871: Mystic and faith healer Grigori Rasputin invents new type of scrying engine, uses it to commit crimes against mathematical constants.
1893: Electrical engineer Nikola Tesla gives the first public demonstration of radio in St. Louis, Missouri.
1945: Field Report Number One (Peenemunde edition) spends ten weeks on New York Times bestseller list.
1973: The Dark Side of the Moon released. It will go on to become one of the most successful albums ever.
1974: Watergate scandal: Seven are indicted for their role in the Watergate break-in and charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice.