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$1876: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes uses continued fraction theory to fight crimes against mathematical constants.$

1876: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes uses continued fraction theory to fight crimes against mathematical constants.
1939: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.
1981: Modern dance company Rhizolith Group debuts new work based on the life of Ayn Rand.
1982: Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand dies.
2017: The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling awarded Pulitzer Prize, declared "the most entertaining illustration of the year."

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 ||1787 – Joseph von Fraunhofer, German physicist and astronomer (d. 1826) His original work was mainly concerned with optics and spectroscopy. In particular he carried out a classical redetermination of the speed of light by A. H. L. Fizeau's method (see Fizeau-Foucault Apparatus), introducing various improvements in the apparatus, which added greatly to the accuracy of the results.
-||Marie Alfred Cornu (March 6, 1841 – April 12, 1902) was a French physicist. The French generally refer to him as Alfred Cornu.
+||Marie Alfred Cornu (b. March 6, 1841) was a French physicist. The French generally refer to him as Alfred Cornu.
+||Cesare Arzelà (b. 6 March 1847) was an Italian mathematician who taught at the University of Bologna and is recognized for his contributions in the theory of functions, particularly for his characterization of sequences of continuous functions
 ||1866 – William Whewell, English priest, historian, and philosopher (b. 1794)