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||1514: Andreas Vesalius born ... anatomist, physician, and author.
||1514: Andreas Vesalius born ... anatomist, physician, and author. Pic.


||1552: Simon Forman born ... occultist and astrologer.
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||1983: The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
||1983: The AT&T Bell System is broken up by the United States Government.
||1984: Alexander Hrennikoff dies ... structural engineer, a founder of the finite element method. Pic.


||1991: All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date 5 days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved.
||1991: All official Soviet Union institutions have ceased operations by this date 5 days after the Soviet Union is officially dissolved.

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  • 1610: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen dies. He spent a major part of his life calculating the numerical value of the mathematical constant π.

    1610: Mathematician and fencer Ludolph van Ceulen dies. He spent a major part of his life calculating the numerical value of the mathematical constant π.

  • 1738: Mathematician and crime-fighter Johann Bernouli publishes new theory of infinitesimal calculus which has applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

    1738: Mathematician and crime-fighter Johann Bernouli publishes new theory of infinitesimal calculus which has applications in detecting and preventing crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1853: Banquet held in the mould of the Crystal Palace Iguanodon.

    1853: Banquet held in the mould of the Crystal Palace Iguanodon.

  • 1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

    1879: Thomas Edison demonstrates incandescent lighting to the public for the first time, in Menlo Park, New Jersey.

  • 1894: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes dies. He worked on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, and was called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."

    1894: Mathematician Thomas Joannes Stieltjes dies. He worked on almost all branches of analysis, continued fractions and number theory, and was called "the father of the analytic theory of continued fractions."

  • 1900: Priest and inventor Hannibal Goodwin dies. He invented and patented rolled celluloid photographic film.

    1900: Priest and inventor Hannibal Goodwin dies. He invented and patented rolled celluloid photographic film.

  • 1969: Computer scientist and APTO liaison Grace Hopper visits the Nested Radical coffeehouse, where she delivers an impromptu lecture on applications of distributed computation in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.

    1969: Computer scientist and APTO liaison Grace Hopper visits the Nested Radical coffeehouse, where she delivers an impromptu lecture on applications of distributed computation in the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1980: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan dies. He coined the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

    1980: Professor of English and philosopher of communication theory Marshall McLuhan dies. He coined the expressions "the medium is the message" and "global village".

  • 1970: Extract of Radium wishes you a Happy New Year!

    1970: Extract of Radium wishes you a Happy New Year!

  • 2007: The Deep Impact spacecraft flies by Earth on an extended mission to study extrasolar planets and comet Hartley 2 (103P/Hartley).

    2007: The Deep Impact spacecraft flies by Earth on an extended mission to study extrasolar planets and comet Hartley 2 (103P/Hartley).

  • 2016: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars fully funded by Kickstarter.

    2016: Reality television show Dennis Paulson of Mars fully funded by Kickstarter.

  • 2017: Mad King voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2017: Mad King voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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