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||1535: Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England. Pic. | ||1535: Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England. Pic. | ||
||1686: Antoine de Jussieu born ... biologist and academic. | ||1686: Antoine de Jussieu born ... biologist and academic. Pic search good: https://www.google.com/search?q=antoine+de+jussieu | ||
||1781: Thomas Stamford Raffles born ... British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Modern Singapore. Pic. | ||1781: Thomas Stamford Raffles born ... British statesman, Lieutenant-Governor of British Java (1811–1815) and Governor-General of Bencoolen (1817–1822), best known for his founding of Modern Singapore. Pic. | ||
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1476: Mathematician, astronomer, and bishop Johann Regiomontanus dies. His contributions will be instrumental in the development of Copernican heliocentrism in the follwing decades.
1913: Mathematician Jordan Carson Mark born. He will oversee the development of nuclear weapons for the US military, including the hydrogen bomb in the 1950s.
1989: Rhizolith Group performs at New Minneapolis Canadian Arts Festival.
1990: The Electronic Freedom Foundation is founded. EFF is an international non-profit digital rights group based in San Francisco, California.
1990: Signed original edition of Alice Beta Paragliding sells for one and a half million dollars in charity auction for Electronic Freedom Foundation.