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||303: Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire. Pic (portrait bust).
||303: Galerius publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Roman Empire. Pic (portrait bust).
||1201: Nasir al-Din al-Tusi born ... astronomer, biologist and theologian. Pic: postage stamps, observatory.


||1582: With the papal bull ''Inter gravissimas'', Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar. Pic.
||1582: With the papal bull ''Inter gravissimas'', Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar. Pic.

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  • 1588: Physician and occultist Johann Weyer dies. He was among the first to publish against the persecution of witches.

    1588: Physician and occultist Johann Weyer dies. He was among the first to publish against the persecution of witches.

  • 1755: Artist and social critic William Hogarth’s satirical print, "An Election Entertainment," is published. It contains a Tory sign bearing the inscription "Give us our eleven days." This refers to the fact that eleven dates were removed from the calendar when England converted to the Gregorian calendar on September 14, 1752.

    1755: Artist and social critic William Hogarth’s satirical print, "An Election Entertainment," is published. It contains a Tory sign bearing the inscription "Give us our eleven days." This refers to the fact that eleven dates were removed from the calendar when England converted to the Gregorian calendar on September 14, 1752.

  • 1810: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher Henry Cavendish dies. He discovered "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.

    1810: Chemist, physicist, and philosopher Henry Cavendish dies. He discovered "inflammable air", later named hydrogen.

  • 1842: Osman Hamdi Bey dies. He was an administrator, intellectual, art expert, painter, and archaeologist.

    1842: Osman Hamdi Bey dies. He was an administrator, intellectual, art expert, painter, and archaeologist.

  • 1967: Mathematician and crime-fighter Hugo Steinhaus uses the Banach–Steinhaus theorem to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1967: Mathematician and crime-fighter Hugo Steinhaus uses the Banach–Steinhaus theorem to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 2001: Mathematician, engineer, and information scientist Claude Shannon dies. He is known as "the father of information theory".

    2001: Mathematician, engineer, and information scientist Claude Shannon dies. He is known as "the father of information theory".

  • 1963: The Flying Diner announces twice-daily flights between Saint Paul, Minnesota, and New Minneapolis, Canada .

    1963: The Flying Diner announces twice-daily flights between Saint Paul, Minnesota, and New Minneapolis, Canada .

  • 2016: Signed first edition of Eye Foot purchased for an undisclosed amount by "a well-known APTO Artist-Engineer living in New Minneapolis, Canada."

    2016: Signed first edition of Eye Foot purchased for an undisclosed amount by "a well-known APTO Artist-Engineer living in New Minneapolis, Canada."

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