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||1810: Philip Henry Gosse born ... biologist and academic ... Aquaria. Pic.
||1810: Philip Henry Gosse born ... biologist and academic ... Aquaria. Pic.


||1829: Niels Henrik Abel dies ... mathematician and theorist. Pic.
File:Niels_Henrik_Abel.jpg|link=Niels Henrik Abel (nonfiction)|1829: Mathematician and theorist [[Niels Henrik Abel (nonfiction)|Niels Henrik Abel]] dies. Abel made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields, including the discover of Abelian functions, and the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation in radicals.


||1851: Guillaume Bigourdan dies ... astronomer and academic. Pic.
||1851: Guillaume Bigourdan dies ... astronomer and academic. Pic.

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  • 1528: Painter, engraver, and mathematician Albrecht Dürer dies. Dürer is regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist: his vast body of work will include altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings.

    1528: Painter, engraver, and mathematician Albrecht Dürer dies. Dürer is regarded as the greatest German Renaissance artist: his vast body of work will include altarpieces and religious works, numerous portraits and self-portraits, and copper engravings.

  • 1749: Mathematician, philosopher, and crime-fighter Thomas Bayes uses statistical methods to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1749: Mathematician, philosopher, and crime-fighter Thomas Bayes uses statistical methods to predict and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1793: During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.

    1793: During the French Revolution, the Committee of Public Safety becomes the executive organ of the republic.

  • 1829: Mathematician and theorist Niels Henrik Abel dies. Abel made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields, including the discover of Abelian functions, and the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation in radicals.

    1829: Mathematician and theorist Niels Henrik Abel dies. Abel made pioneering contributions in a variety of fields, including the discover of Abelian functions, and the first complete proof demonstrating the impossibility of solving the general quintic equation in radicals.

  • 1889: Physicist and crime-fighter Petrus Leonardus Rijke invents the Rijke tube, which neutralizes crimes against audio constants by creating a self-quantumizing standing wave.

    1889: Physicist and crime-fighter Petrus Leonardus Rijke invents the Rijke tube, which neutralizes crimes against audio constants by creating a self-quantumizing standing wave.

  • 1926: American comic book artist Gil Kane born.

    1926: American comic book artist Gil Kane born.

  • 1992: Writer Isaac Asimov dies. He was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers during his lifetime.

    1992: Writer Isaac Asimov dies. He was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers during his lifetime.

  • 2003: Computer scientist Anita Borg dies. She founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

    2003: Computer scientist Anita Borg dies. She founded Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology.

  • 2016: Robot 7 voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2016: Robot 7 voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

  • 2017: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars wins Pulitzer Prize for "inspiring humanity to reach for the stars."

    2017: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars wins Pulitzer Prize for "inspiring humanity to reach for the stars."

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