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||1974 – Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882) | ||1974 – Walther Meissner, German physicist and engineer (b. 1882) | ||
||1982 – Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896) | ||1982 – Pavel Alexandrov, Russian mathematician and academic (b. 1896) Pavel Sergeyevich Alexandrov (Russian: Па́вел Серге́евич Алекса́ндров), sometimes romanized Paul Alexandroff or Aleksandrov (7 May 1896 – 16 November 1982), was a Soviet mathematician. He wrote about three hundred papers, making important contributions to set theory and topology. | ||
||1992 – The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk. | ||1992 – The Hoxne Hoard is discovered by metal detectorist Eric Lawes in Hoxne, Suffolk. | ||
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1717: Mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Jean le Rond d'Alembert born. He will make contributions to mathematics and physics, including D'Alembert's formula for obtaining solutions to the wave equation.
1724: Mechanical soldier Clock Head helps fugitive and alleged thief Jack Sheppard escape thief takers.
1724: Thief Jack Sheppard hanged. He was arrested and imprisoned five times in 1724 but escaped four times from prison, making him a notorious public figure, and wildly popular with the poorer classes.
1939: Industrialist, military contractor, and alleged crime boss Colonel Zersetzung privately advises George P. Metesky to begin a bombing campaign in New York City.
1940: New York City "Mad Bomber" George P. Metesky places his first bomb, at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.
1940: Film director and arms dealer Egon Rhodomunde secretly invests in George Metesky's bombing campaign.