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File:Paolo Sarpi.jpg|link=Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian [[Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|Paolo Sarpi]] dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.
File:Paolo Sarpi.jpg|link=Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian [[Paolo Sarpi (nonfiction)|Paolo Sarpi]] dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.


||1759 – The British Museum opens.
||1759: The British Museum opens.


||1777 – American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.
||1777: American Revolutionary War: New Connecticut (present-day Vermont) declares its independence.


||1782 – Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.
||1782: Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris goes before the U.S. Congress to recommend establishment of a national mint and decimal coinage.


||William Prout FRS (b. 15 January 1785) was an English chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is remembered today mainly for what is called Prout's hypothesis. Pic.
||1785: William Prout born ... chemist, physician, and natural theologian. He is remembered today mainly for what is called Prout's hypothesis. Pic.


||1790 – John Landen, English mathematician and theorist (b. 1719)
||1790: John Landen dies ... mathematician and theorist.


||Ludwig Schläfli (b. 15 January 1814) was a Swiss mathematician, specialising in geometry and complex analysis (at the time called function theory) who was one of the key figures in developing the notion of higher-dimensional spaces. Pic.
||1814: Ludwig Schläfli born ... mathematician, specialising in geometry and complex analysis (at the time called function theory) who was one of the key figures in developing the notion of higher-dimensional spaces. Pic.


||1818 – A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, French physicist Augustin Fresnel signs a seminal "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. It is Fresnel who will eventually solve the formidable problem of accounting for the directions and polarizations of the refracted rays in Brewster's biaxial crystals.
File:David Brewster.jpg|link=David Brewster (nonfiction)|1818: A paper by British physicist [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]] is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.  


||1850 – Leonard Darwin, English soldier, eugenicist, and politician (d. 1943)
|link=|1818: Physicist Augustin Fresnel signs a seminal "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light. It is Fresnel who will eventually solve the formidable problem of accounting for the directions and polarizations of the refracted rays in [[David Brewster (nonfiction)|David Brewster]]'s biaxial crystals.


||1850 – Sofia Kovalevskaya, Russian-Swedish mathematician and physicist (d. 1891) Sofia Vasilyevna Kovalevskaya (Russian: Со́фья Васи́льевна Ковале́вская), born Sofia Vasilyevna Korvin-Krukovskaya (1850–1891), was a Russian mathematician who made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first major Russian female mathematician and a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world.
||1850: Leonard Darwin born ... English soldier, eugenicist, and politician.


||1855 – Henri Braconnot, French chemist and pharmacist (b. 1780)
||1850: Sofia Kovalevskaya dies ... mathematician and physicist ... made noteworthy contributions to analysis, partial differential equations and mechanics. She was the first major Russian female mathematician and a pioneer for women in mathematics around the world.


||Christian Ludwig Gerling (d. 15 January 1864) studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Göttingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published.  
||1855: Henri Braconnot dies ... chemist and pharmacist.


||Willem van der Woude (b. 15 January 1876) was a Dutch mathematician. Pic.
||1864: Christian Ludwig Gerling dies ... studied under Carl Friedrich Gauss, obtaining his doctorate in 1812 for a thesis entitled: Methodi proiectionis orthographicae usum ad calculos parallacticos facilitandos explicavit simulque eclipsin solarem die, at the University of Göttingen. He is notable for his work on geodetics and in 1927 some 60 letters of correspondence between Gerling and Gauss on the topic were published.  


||1889 – The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
||1876: Willem van der Woude born ... mathematician. Pic.


||1895 – Artturi Ilmari Virtanen, Finnish chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1973)
||1889: The Coca-Cola Company, then known as the Pemberton Medicine Company, is incorporated in Atlanta.
 
||1895: Artturi Ilmari Virtanen born ... chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate.


File:Mathew Brady 1875.jpg|link=Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|1896: Photographer and journalist [[Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|Mathew Brady]] dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.
File:Mathew Brady 1875.jpg|link=Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|1896: Photographer and journalist [[Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|Mathew Brady]] dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.


||1908 – Edward Teller, Hungarian-American physicist and academic (d. 2003)
||1908: Edward Teller born ... physicist and academic.


||1910 – Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m).
||1910: Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming, United States, which was the highest dam in the world at the time, at 325 ft (99 m).


||Jérôme Eugène Coggia (d. 15 January 1919) was a 19th-century French astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets
||1919: Jérôme Eugène Coggia dies ... astronomer and discoverer of asteroids and comets.


||1919 – Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.
||1919: Great Molasses Flood: A wave of molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, Massachusetts, killing 21 and injuring 150.


||1936 – The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.
||1936: The first building to be completely covered in glass, built for the Owens-Illinois Glass Company, is completed in Toledo, Ohio.


||1943 – The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.
||1943: The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, Virginia.


File:Wilhelm Wirtinger.jpg|link=Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|1945: Mathematician [[Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Wirtinger]] dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.
File:Wilhelm Wirtinger.jpg|link=Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|1945: Mathematician [[Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Wirtinger]] dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.


||Aurel Friedrich Wintner (d. 15 January 1958) was a mathematician noted for his research in mathematical analysis, number theory, differential equations and probability theory. He was one of the founders of probabilistic number theory. Pic.
||1958: Aurel Friedrich Wintner dies ... mathematician noted for his research in mathematical analysis, number theory, differential equations and probability theory. He was one of the founders of probabilistic number theory. Pic.


||1962 – The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.
||1962: The Derveni papyrus, Europe's oldest surviving manuscript dating to 340 BC, is found in northern Greece.


||1967 – The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.
||1967: The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles. The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10.


||1969 – The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
||1968: Theoretical physicist Leopold Infeld dies. After the first use of nuclear weapons in 1945 Infeld became a peace activist. Because of his activities, he was unjustly accused of having communist sympathies. In the strongly anti-communist climate of the time many in the Canadian government and media feared that Infled would betray nuclear weapons secrets. He was stripped of his Canadian citizenship and was widely denounced as a traitor. In actuality, Infeld's field was the theory of relativity—not directly linked to nuclear weapons research.
 
||1969: The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.


|File:Venera 7.jpg|link=Venera 7 (nonfiction)|1970: Soviet spacecraft [[Venera 7 (nonfiction)|Venera 7]] modified to run [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" program]].
|File:Venera 7.jpg|link=Venera 7 (nonfiction)|1970: Soviet spacecraft [[Venera 7 (nonfiction)|Venera 7]] modified to run [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" program]].


||Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky, (d. 15 January 1973) Mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas. He also worked on the theories of boundary value problems, probability, and on the topology of algebraic curves and surfaces.
||1973: Ivan Georgievich Petrovsky dies ... mathematician working mainly in the field of partial differential equations. He greatly contributed to the solution of Hilbert's 19th and 16th problems, and discovered what are now called Petrovsky lacunas. He also worked on the theories of boundary value problems, probability, and on the topology of algebraic curves and surfaces.


||1973 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.
||1973: Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.


|File:Hello, world in C.svg|link="Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|1974: [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]] from 1974 proud to represent [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer programs]] everywhere.  
|File:Hello, world in C.svg|link="Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|1974: [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]] from 1974 proud to represent [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer programs]] everywhere.  
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File:Voronoi-diagram-color-commentators.jpg|link=Fantasy Voronoi diagram|1982: [[Fantasy Voronoi diagram]] commentators say that the upcoming [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."
File:Voronoi-diagram-color-commentators.jpg|link=Fantasy Voronoi diagram|1982: [[Fantasy Voronoi diagram]] commentators say that the upcoming [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."


||2001 – Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.
||2001: Wikipedia, a free wiki content encyclopedia, goes online.


||2001 – Leo Marks, English cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1920)
||2001: Leo Marks dies ... cryptographer, playwright, and screenwriter.


||2005 – ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.
||2005: ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the Moon.


File:Stardust at comet Wild 2.jpg|link=Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] returns to Earth.
File:Stardust at comet Wild 2.jpg|link=Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft [[Stardust (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Stardust]] returns to Earth.


||2007 – James Hillier, Canadian-American computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope (b. 1915)
||2007: James Hillier dies ... computer scientist and academic, co-invented the electron microscope.
 
||Walter Lewis Baily, Jr. (d. January 15, 2013) was an American mathematician. Pic.


||2014 – John Dobson, Chinese-American astronomer and author (b. 1915)
||2013: Walter Lewis Baily, Jr. dies ... mathematician. Pic.


||2014: John Dobson dies ... astronomer and author (b. 1915)


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  • 1450: Polymath, cartographer, globe-builder, and crime-fighter Johannes Schöner demonstrates new type of globe which uses scrying engine techniques to detect and prevent crimes against geology.

    1450: Polymath, cartographer, globe-builder, and crime-fighter Johannes Schöner demonstrates new type of globe which uses scrying engine techniques to detect and prevent crimes against geology.

  • 1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

    1623: Statesman, scientist, and historian Paolo Sarpi dies. He was a proponent of the Copernican system, a friend and patron of Galileo Galilei, and a keen follower of the latest research on anatomy, astronomy, and ballistics at the University of Padua.

  • 1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

    1818: A paper by British physicist David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals.

  • 1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

    1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.

  • 1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

    1945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.

  • 1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram commentators say that the upcoming Stardust mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."

    1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram commentators say that the upcoming Stardust mission "is certain to return interesting samples of dust from the coma of comet Wild 2."

  • 2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

    2006: A capsule of dust samples collected by the spacecraft Stardust returns to Earth.

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