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||1984: Charles Bradfield Morrey Jr. dies ... mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the calculus of variations and the theory of partial differential equations. Pic.
||1984: Charles Bradfield Morrey Jr. dies ... mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the calculus of variations and the theory of partial differential equations. Pic.
File:Ascleplius Myrmidon Halting Problem.jpg|link=On Halting Problems|1985: [[On Halting Problems|Asclepius Myrmidon discovers an unlicensed halting problem]] "which will almost certainly result in a major radiation release event within a year."


File:Chernobyl disaster.jpg|link=Chernobyl disaster (nonfiction)|1986: [[Chernobyl disaster (nonfiction)|Chernobyl disaster]]: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.
File:Chernobyl disaster.jpg|link=Chernobyl disaster (nonfiction)|1986: [[Chernobyl disaster (nonfiction)|Chernobyl disaster]]: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.

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  • 1667: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot born. He will invent the figure of John Bull.

    1667: Physician, satirist, and polymath John Arbuthnot born. He will invent the figure of John Bull.

  • 1854: Mathematician, physicist, and engineer Henri Poincaré born. He will make many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics.

    1854: Mathematician, physicist, and engineer Henri Poincaré born. He will make many original fundamental contributions to pure and applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and celestial mechanics.

  • 1892: Mathematicians John Havelock and Henri Poincaré co-publish a pioneering paper on applications of Gnomon algorithm functions to the early detection of emergent catastrophic events, forecasting the Chernobyl disaster to within 98.37% accuracy.

    1892: Mathematicians John Havelock and Henri Poincaré co-publish a pioneering paper on applications of Gnomon algorithm functions to the early detection of emergent catastrophic events, forecasting the Chernobyl disaster to within 98.37% accuracy.

  • 1951: Philosopher and academic Ludwig Wittgenstein dies. Wittgenstein contributed to logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

    1951: Philosopher and academic Ludwig Wittgenstein dies. Wittgenstein contributed to logic, the philosophy of mathematics, the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language.

  • 1974: Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.

    1974: Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal.

  • 1986: Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.

    1986: Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the 4th Reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant.

  • 2008: Chemist and academic Albert Hoffman dies. Hoffman is famous for discovering LSD, which he called his "problem child".

    2008: Chemist and academic Albert Hoffman dies. Hoffman is famous for discovering LSD, which he called his "problem child".

  • 2018: The two creatures depicted in Two Creatures 3 officially petition the United Nations for political asylum.

    2018: The two creatures depicted in Two Creatures 3 officially petition the United Nations for political asylum.

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