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File:Charles Messier.jpg|link=Charles Messier (nonfiction)|1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by [[Charles Messier (nonfiction)|Charles Messier]]. | File:Charles Messier.jpg|link=Charles Messier (nonfiction)|1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by [[Charles Messier (nonfiction)|Charles Messier]]. | ||
File:The Custodian.jpg|link=The Custodian|1774: [[The Custodian]] prevents the Whirlpool Galaxy Gang from committing astronomical [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | |||
||1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1899) | ||1820 – John William Dawson, Canadian geologist and academic (d. 1899) | ||
||Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (English: /ˈvɪərkoʊ, ˈfɪərxoʊ/; | ||Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow (English: /ˈvɪərkoʊ, ˈfɪərxoʊ/; German: [ˈvɪɐ̯çoː]; 13 October 1821 – 5 September 1902) was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician, known for his advancement of public health. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" because his work helped to discredit humourism, bringing more science to medicine. He is also known as the founder of social medicine and veterinary pathology, and to his colleagues, the "Pope of medicine". | ||
||1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902) | ||1821 – Rudolf Virchow, German physician, biologist, and politician (d. 1902) | ||
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1687: Astronomer, lens-maker, and academic Geminiano Montanari dies. He made the observation that Algol in the constellation of Perseus varies in brightness.
1688: Mathematician, astronomer, and crime-fighter Christiaan Huygens statistical analysis and games of chance to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.
1773: The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
1774: The Custodian prevents the Whirlpool Galaxy Gang from committing astronomical crimes against mathematical constants.
1989: Lorenz system develops self-awareness, experiences irrational fear of the number thirteen.