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||Wilhelm Xylander (b. 26 December 1532) was a German classical scholar and humanist.
||1780 – Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author (d. 1872)
||1780 – Mary Somerville, Scottish mathematician, astronomer, and author (d. 1872)


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  • 1791: Polymath Charles Babbage born. He will pioneer the concept of a digital programmable computer.

    1791: Polymath Charles Babbage born. He will pioneer the concept of a digital programmable computer.

  • 1896: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond dies. He discovered nerve action potential, and developed experimental electrophysiology.

    1896: Physician and physiologist Emil du Bois-Reymond dies. He discovered nerve action potential, and developed experimental electrophysiology.

  • 1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

    1898: Marie and Pierre Curie announce the isolation of radium.

  • 2006: Physicist and mathematician Martin David Kruskal dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons.

    2006: Physicist and mathematician Martin David Kruskal dies. He made fundamental contributions in many areas of mathematics and science, including the discovery and theory of solitons.

  • 2016: Survey data reveals widespread Scrimshaw binging the day after Christmas.

    2016: Survey data reveals widespread Scrimshaw binging the day after Christmas.

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