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1661: Scientist, inventor, and industrialist Christopher Polhem dies. He made significant contributions to the economic and industrial development of Sweden, particularly mining.
1844: Astronomer Francis Baily dies. He observed "Baily's beads" during an annular eclipse (1836).
1884: Chemist and academic Theodor Svedberg born. He will be awarded the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his pioneering use of analytical ultracentrifugation to distinguish pure proteins from one another.
1905: Mathematician Emmy Noether uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1954: The Worcester Lunch Car Company's Research Division announces daily Flying Diner breakfast and dinner flights between San Francisco and New Minneapolis.
2013: Poet, playwright, translator, and lecturer Seamus Heaney dies. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature.
2017: Leonardo Draws Clock Head wins Newbery Award for Best Children's Book Cover of the Year.

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 File:Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division).jpg|link=Worcester Lunch Car Company (Research Division)|1954: The [[Worcester Lunch Car Company's Research Division]] announces daily [[Flying Diner]] breakfast and dinner flights between San Francisco and [[New Minneapolis, Canada|New Minneapolis]].
+||Henryk Zygalski (d. 30 August 1978 in Liss) was a Polish mathematician and cryptologist who worked at breaking German Enigma ciphers before and during World War II. Pic.
 ||1984 – STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.