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||1856: Charles Leroux born ... balloonist and skydiver. Pic.
||1856: Charles Leroux born ... balloonist and skydiver. Pic.


||1883: David Gibb born ... mathematician and astronomer. He was the first person to use the term numerical integration. No pic online.
||1883: David Gibb born ... mathematician and astronomer. He was the first person to use the term numerical integration. Pic: http://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Gibb.html


||1902: Abraham Wald born ... mathematician and economist. Pic.
||1902: Abraham Wald born ... mathematician and economist. Pic.

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  • 1815: Mathematician and academic Karl Weierstrass born. He will be cited as the "father of modern analysis".

    1815: Mathematician and academic Karl Weierstrass born. He will be cited as the "father of modern analysis".

  • 1816: Art critic and alleged math criminal The Eel escapes from Nacreum, spending less than a day in the famed transdimensional prison.

    1816: Art critic and alleged math criminal The Eel escapes from Nacreum, spending less than a day in the famed transdimensional prison.

  • 1847: Physicist and electrical engineer Galileo Ferraris born. He will be a pioneer of AC power systems, and inventor of the induction motor.

    1847: Physicist and electrical engineer Galileo Ferraris born. He will be a pioneer of AC power systems, and inventor of the induction motor.

  • 1926: Magician and stuntman Harry Houdini dies. Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time.

    1926: Magician and stuntman Harry Houdini dies. Houdini's grand illusions and daring, spectacular escape acts made him one of the most famous magicians of all time.

  • 2009: Karl "Werewolf" Jones hosts "the greatest Halloween party ever."

    2009: Karl "Werewolf" Jones hosts "the greatest Halloween party ever."

  • 2018: Creature voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2018: Creature voted Image of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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