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||1776 – Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
||1776 – Johann Spurzheim, German-American physician and phrenologist (d. 1832)
||1811: Patrick Wilson (generally known as Peter Wilson) astronomer, type-founder, mathematician and meteorologist dies.


File:Crystal_palace_iguanodon.jpg|link=Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (nonfiction)|1853: Banquet held in the mould of the [[Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (nonfiction)|Crystal Palace Iguanodon]].
File:Crystal_palace_iguanodon.jpg|link=Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (nonfiction)|1853: Banquet held in the mould of the [[Crystal Palace Dinosaurs (nonfiction)|Crystal Palace Iguanodon]].

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  • 1610: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen dies. He spent a major part of his life calculating the numerical value of the mathematical constant π.

    1610: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen dies. He spent a major part of his life calculating the numerical value of the mathematical constant π.

  • 1738: Mathematician and crime-fighter Johann Bernouli publishes new theory of infinitesimal calculus which has applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

    1738: Mathematician and crime-fighter Johann Bernouli publishes new theory of infinitesimal calculus which has applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1853: Banquet held in the mould of the Crystal Palace Iguanodon.

    1853: Banquet held in the mould of the Crystal Palace Iguanodon.

  • 1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

    1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

  • 1894: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes dies. He worked on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, and was called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."

    1894: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes dies. He worked on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, and was called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."

  • 1900: Priest and inventor Hannibal Goodwin dies. He invented and patented rolled celluloid photographic film.

    1900: Priest and inventor Hannibal Goodwin dies. He invented and patented rolled celluloid photographic film.

  • 1969: Brion Gysin uses hand-held scrying engine to detect and expose Extract of Radium marketing campaign.

    1969: Brion Gysin uses hand-held scrying engine to detect and expose Extract of Radium marketing campaign.

  • 1980: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan dies. He coined the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

    1980: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan dies. He coined the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

  • 1970: Extract of Radium wishes you a Happy New Year!

    1970: Extract of Radium wishes you a Happy New Year!

  • 2007: The Deep Impact spacecraft flies by Earth on an extended mission to study extrasolar planets and comet Hartley 2 (103P/Hartley).

    2007: The Deep Impact spacecraft flies by Earth on an extended mission to study extrasolar planets and comet Hartley 2 (103P/Hartley).

  • 2016: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars fully funded by Kickstarter.

    2016: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars fully funded by Kickstarter.

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