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||1913: Beniamin Markarian born ... astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain (of galaxies) was named after him when he discovered that this string of galaxies moves with a common motion.  Pic.
||1913: Beniamin Markarian born ... astrophysicist. Markarian's Chain (of galaxies) was named after him when he discovered that this string of galaxies moves with a common motion.  Pic.
||1916: John Tebbutt dies ... astronomer, famous for discovering the "Great Comet of 1861". Pic.


File:Madeleine L'Engle.jpg|link=Madeleine L'Engle (nonfiction)|1918: Writer [[Madeleine L'Engle (nonfiction)|Madeleine L'Engle]] born. She will write the Newbery Medal-winning ''A Wrinkle in Time'' and its sequels.
File:Madeleine L'Engle.jpg|link=Madeleine L'Engle (nonfiction)|1918: Writer [[Madeleine L'Engle (nonfiction)|Madeleine L'Engle]] born. She will write the Newbery Medal-winning ''A Wrinkle in Time'' and its sequels.

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  • 1590: Philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin dies, killed by a fall in attempting to let himself down from the window of his cell. His prolific and versatile genius produced a great variety of works, but his reckless life and libelous letters led to imprisonment.

    1590: Philologist, mathematician, astronomer, and poet Philipp Nicodemus Frischlin dies, killed by a fall in attempting to let himself down from the window of his cell. His prolific and versatile genius produced a great variety of works, but his reckless life and libelous letters led to imprisonment.

  • 1646: Theologian, astronomer, astrologer, and Archbishop of Uppsala Laurentius Paulinus Gothus dies.

    1646: Theologian, astronomer, astrologer, and Archbishop of Uppsala Laurentius Paulinus Gothus dies.

  • 1693: Mathematician and alleged time-traveller Niles Cartouchian uses Pascaline to detect and prevent an acute outbreak crimes against mathematical constants.

    1693: Mathematician and alleged time-traveller Niles Cartouchian uses Pascaline to detect and prevent an acute outbreak crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1759: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaus I Bernoulli dies. He introduced a successful resolution to the St. Petersburg paradox.

    1759: Mathematician and theorist Nicolaus I Bernoulli dies. He introduced a successful resolution to the St. Petersburg paradox.

  • 1849: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming born. He will invent the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.

    1849: Electrical engineer and physicist John Ambrose Fleming born. He will invent the thermionic valve, also known as the vacuum tube.

  • 1877: Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

    1877: Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

  • 1878: Allegedly haunted London cholera map stolen by alleged supervillain Abomynous; crime analysts forecast wave of cholera-related bank robberies.

    1878: Allegedly haunted London cholera map stolen by alleged supervillain Abomynous; crime analysts forecast wave of cholera-related bank robberies.

  • 1904: John Ambrose Fleming delivers lecture from within Fleming tube.

    1904: John Ambrose Fleming delivers lecture from within Fleming tube.

  • 1918: Writer Madeleine L'Engle born. She will write the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels.

    1918: Writer Madeleine L'Engle born. She will write the Newbery Medal-winning A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels.

  • 1924: Composer Giacomo Puccini dies. He is remembered as "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi".

    1924: Composer Giacomo Puccini dies. He is remembered as "the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi".

  • 1955: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho suffers a partial meltdown during a coolant flow test.

    1955: The EBR-1 in Arco, Idaho suffers a partial meltdown during a coolant flow test.

  • 2010: Computer scientist and physicist Maurice Wilkes dies. He pioneered several important developments in computing, including microcode, symbolic labels, macros, subroutine libraries, and timesharing.

    2010: Computer scientist and physicist Maurice Wilkes dies. He pioneered several important developments in computing, including microcode, symbolic labels, macros, subroutine libraries, and timesharing.

  • 2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars wins award for Best Reality TV Show.

    2017: Dennis Paulson of Mars wins award for Best Reality TV Show.

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