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||Pope Clement VI dies ... the fourth Avignon pope. Clement reigned during the first visitation of the Black Death (1348–1350), during which he granted remission of sins to all who died of the plague. His papal bull ''Unigenitus'' justified the power of the pope and the use of indulgences. No DOB. Pic. | |||
File:Niccolò Zucchi.png|link=Niccolò Zucchi (nonfiction)|1586: Astronomer and physicist [[Niccolò Zucchi (nonfiction)|Niccolò Zucchi]] born. He will publish works on astronomy, optics, mechanics, and magnetism. | File:Niccolò Zucchi.png|link=Niccolò Zucchi (nonfiction)|1586: Astronomer and physicist [[Niccolò Zucchi (nonfiction)|Niccolò Zucchi]] born. He will publish works on astronomy, optics, mechanics, and magnetism. | ||
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1586: Astronomer and physicist Niccolò Zucchi born. He will publish works on astronomy, optics, mechanics, and magnetism.
1607: Physicist, inventor, and crime-fighter Galileo Galilei uses Gnomon algorithm functions to detect and counteract geometry solvent.
1788: Astronomer and mathematician Nicole-Reine Lepaute dies. She predicted the return of Halley's Comet, calculated the timing of a solar eclipse, and constructed a group of catalogs for the stars.
1959: Mathematician Erhard Schmidt dies. He made important contributions to functional analysis and modern set theory.
1960: Astronomer, astrophysicist, and criminal investigator Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin publishes new theory of stellar metallicity which uses Gnomon algorithm techniques to detect and prevent crimes against astronomical constants.
2006: NASA reveals photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars celebrates the eleventh anniversary of NASA revealing photographs taken by Mars Global Surveyor suggesting the presence of liquid water on Mars.
2017: Butterfly voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.