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File:Tolman and Einstein.jpg|link=Richard C. Tolman (nonfiction)|1881: Physicist and chemist [[Richard C. Tolman (nonfiction)|Richard C. Tolman]] born. He will make important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity. | File:Tolman and Einstein.jpg|link=Richard C. Tolman (nonfiction)|1881: Physicist and chemist [[Richard C. Tolman (nonfiction)|Richard C. Tolman]] born. He will make important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity. | ||
File:Stillsuit of the Night.jpg|link=Stillsuit of the Night|'''''[[Stillsuit of the Night]]''''' is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a | File:Stillsuit of the Night.jpg|link=Stillsuit of the Night|'''''[[Stillsuit of the Night]]''''' is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients. | ||
File:Hing Tong.jpg|link=Hing Tong (nonfiction)|2007: Mathematician [[Hing Tong (nonfiction)|Hing Tong]] dies. He made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem. | File:Hing Tong.jpg|link=Hing Tong (nonfiction)|2007: Mathematician [[Hing Tong (nonfiction)|Hing Tong]] dies. He made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem. |
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1702: Thief Jack Sheppard born. He will be arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724 but escape four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly popular with the poorer classes.
1881: Physicist and chemist Richard C. Tolman born. He will make important contributions to theoretical cosmology in the years soon after Einstein's discovery of general relativity.
Stillsuit of the Night is a 1982 neo-noir psychological thriller film about a Suk doctor (Roy Scheider) who falls in love with a Fremen (Meryl Streep) who may be the psychopathic killer of one of his patients.
2007: Mathematician Hing Tong dies. He made contributions to algebraic topology, including a proof of the Katetov–Tong insertion theorem.
2008: Game designer Gary Gygax dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) with Dave Arneson.