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||1918: David George Kendall born ... statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory.  Pic.
||1918: David George Kendall born ... statistician and mathematician, known for his work on probability, statistical shape analysis, ley lines and queueing theory.  Pic.


||1919: Jérôme Eugène Coggia dies ... astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets.
||1919: Jérôme Eugène Coggia dies ... astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets. Pic search maybe: https://www.google.com/search?q=Jérôme+Eugène+Coggia


||1919: Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
||1919: Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
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||1967: The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.
||1967: The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.


||1968: Theoretical physicist Leopold Infeld dies. After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945 Infeld became a peace activist. Because of his activities, he was unjustly accused of having communist sympathies. In the strongly anti-communist climate of the time many in the Canadian government and media feared that Infled would betray nuclear weapons secrets. He was stripped of his Canadian citizenship and was widely denounced as a traitor. In actuality, Infeld's field was the theory of relativity—not directly linked to nuclear weapons research.  
||1968: Theoretical physicist Leopold Infeld dies. After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945 Infeld became a peace activist. Because of his activities, he was unjustly accused of having communist sympathies. In the strongly anti-communist climate of the time many in the Canadian government and media feared that Infled would betray nuclear weapons secrets. He was stripped of his Canadian citizenship and was widely denounced as a traitor. In actuality, Infeld's field was the theory of relativity—not directly linked to nuclear weapons research. Pic.


||1969: The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
||1969: The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.

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  • 1450: Polymath, cartographer, globe-builder, and crime-fighter Johannes Schöner demonstrates new type of globe which uses scrying engine techniques to detect and prevent crimes against geology.

    1450: Polymath, cartographer, globe-builder, and crime-fighter Johannes Schöner demonstrates new type of globe which uses scrying engine techniques to detect and prevent crimes against geology.

  • 1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

    1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

  • 1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

    1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

  • 1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

    1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

  • 1908: Theoretical physicist and academic Edward Teller born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.

    1908: Theoretical physicist and academic Edward Teller born. He will be known colloquially as "the father of the hydrogen bomb", although he will not care for the epithet.

  • 1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

    1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

  • 1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram commentators say that the upcoming Stardust mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."

    1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram commentators say that the upcoming Stardust mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."

  • 2003: Chromatographic analysis of the famous Superimposed Fraunhofer misprint stamps reveals "at least fifty, perhaps as many as sixty" previously unknown colors.

    2003: Chromatographic analysis of the famous Superimposed Fraunhofer misprint stamps reveals "at least fifty, perhaps as many as sixty" previously unknown colors.

  • 2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

    2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

  • 2018: High-energy physicists discover a "Greedy coloring" particle which "drains all the color from color commentary."

    2018: High-energy physicists discover a "Greedy coloring" particle which "drains all the color from color commentary."

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