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File:Thomas_Bayes.gif|link=Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|1761: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister [[Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|Thomas Bayes]] dies. He is remembered for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.  
File:Thomas_Bayes.gif|link=Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|1761: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister [[Thomas Bayes (nonfiction)|Thomas Bayes]] dies. He is remembered for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.  
File:Du_calcul_des_derivations_(1800)_by_Louis_François_Antoine_Arbogast.png|link=Louis François Antoine Arbogast (nonfiction)|1788: Mathematician and [[APTO]] field engineer [[Louis François Antoine Arbogast (nonfiction)|Louis François Antoine Arbogast]] defeats the [[Forbidden Ratio]] in single combat by separating the symbols of operation from those of quantity.


||1789: Petrus Camper dies ... physician, anatomist, and physiologist. Pic.
||1789: Petrus Camper dies ... physician, anatomist, and physiologist. Pic.
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File:Erik Ivar Fredholm.jpg|link=Erik Ivar Fredholm (nonfiction)|1866: Mathematician [[Erik Ivar Fredholm (nonfiction)|Erik Ivar Fredholm]] born. He will introduce and analyze a class of integral equations now called Fredholm equations. Fredholm's work on integral equations and operator theory will anticipate the theory of Hilbert spaces.  
File:Erik Ivar Fredholm.jpg|link=Erik Ivar Fredholm (nonfiction)|1866: Mathematician [[Erik Ivar Fredholm (nonfiction)|Erik Ivar Fredholm]] born. He will introduce and analyze a class of integral equations now called Fredholm equations. Fredholm's work on integral equations and operator theory will anticipate the theory of Hilbert spaces.  
File:Niles Cartouchian.jpg|link=Niles Cartouchian|1867: Gem detective [[Niles Cartouchian]] works with [[Hasan Tahsini (nonfiction)|Hasan Tahsini]] to recover stolen shipment of [[Time crystal (nonfiction)|time crystals (nonfiction)]].


||1882: Hermann Pokorny born. He was a World War I Austro-Hungarian Army cryptologist whose work with Russian ciphers contributed substantially to Central Powers victories over Russia.  Pic.
||1882: Hermann Pokorny born. He was a World War I Austro-Hungarian Army cryptologist whose work with Russian ciphers contributed substantially to Central Powers victories over Russia.  Pic.
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||1994: Agathe Uwilingiyimana assassinated ... chemist, academic, and politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda. Pic.
||1994: Agathe Uwilingiyimana assassinated ... chemist, academic, and politician, Prime Minister of Rwanda. Pic.
File:Donald Sarason 2003.jpg|link=Donald Sarason (nonfiction)|1995: Mathematician and crime-fighter [[Donald Sarason (nonfiction)|Donald Erik Sarason]] combines Hardy space theory with Vanishing mean oscillation (VMO); in the process, he will discover radical new techniques for detecting and preventing [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||2001: Mars Odyssey is launched.
||2001: Mars Odyssey is launched.

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  • 1761: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister Thomas Bayes dies. He is remembered for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.

    1761: Mathematician, philosopher, and minister Thomas Bayes dies. He is remembered for having formulated a specific case of the theorem that bears his name: Bayes' theorem.

  • 1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

    1811: Astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher Hasan Tahsini born. He will become one of the most prominent scholars of the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century.

  • 1866: Mathematician Erik Ivar Fredholm born. He will introduce and analyze a class of integral equations now called Fredholm equations. Fredholm's work on integral equations and operator theory will anticipate the theory of Hilbert spaces.

    1866: Mathematician Erik Ivar Fredholm born. He will introduce and analyze a class of integral equations now called Fredholm equations. Fredholm's work on integral equations and operator theory will anticipate the theory of Hilbert spaces.

  • 1889: Mathematician Paul David Gustav du Bois-Reymond dies. He worked on the theory of functions and in mathematical physics.

    1889: Mathematician Paul David Gustav du Bois-Reymond dies. He worked on the theory of functions and in mathematical physics.

  • 1899: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke dies. He explored the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

    1899: Physicist and academic Petrus Leonardus Rijke dies. He explored the physics of electricity, and is known for the Rijke tube (which turns heat into sound, by creating a self-amplifying standing wave).

  • 1903: United States Navy Admiral Edwin Thomas Layton born. Layton will serve as a Naval intelligence officer before and during World War II.

    1903: United States Navy Admiral Edwin Thomas Layton born. Layton will serve as a Naval intelligence officer before and during World War II.

  • 2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran born. He will contribute to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

    2014: Mathematician and academic Tim Cochran born. He will contribute to topology, especially low-dimensional topology, the theory of knots and links and associated algebra.

  • 2009: Game designer Dave Arneson dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax.

    2009: Game designer Dave Arneson dies. He co-created the pioneering role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with Gary Gygax.

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