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||1629 – Richard Towneley, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1707) | ||1629 – Richard Towneley, English mathematician and astronomer (d. 1707) | ||
||1708 | File:David Gregory.jpg|link=David Gregory (nonfiction)|1708: Mathematician and astronomer [[David Gregory (nonfiction)|David Gregory]] dies. At the Union of 1707, he was given the responsibility of reorganizing the Scottish Mint. | ||
||1731 – Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810) | ||1731 – Henry Cavendish, French-English chemist, physicist, and philosopher (d. 1810) | ||
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||1949 – Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884) | ||1949 – Chikuhei Nakajima, Japanese engineer, businessman, and politician, founded Nakajima Aircraft Company (b. 1884) | ||
File:Chrome Plover early publicity photo.jpg|link=Chrome Plover|1959: [[Chrome Plover]], the famous [[musical electroplating ensemble]], announces new tour. | |File:Chrome Plover early publicity photo.jpg|link=Chrome Plover|1959: [[Chrome Plover]], the famous [[musical electroplating ensemble]], announces new tour. | ||
||1963 – France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. | ||1963 – France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia. | ||
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1708: Mathematician and astronomer David Gregory dies. At the Union of 1707, he was given the responsibility of reorganizing the Scottish Mint.
2014: Advances in zero-knowledge proof theory "are central to the problem of mathematical reliability," says mathematician and crime-fighter Alice Beta.