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||1957: Guido Ascoli dies ... mathematician, known for his contributions to the theory of partial differential equations, and for his works on the teaching of mathematics in secondary high schools. Pic.
||1957: Guido Ascoli dies ... mathematician, known for his contributions to the theory of partial differential equations, and for his works on the teaching of mathematics in secondary high schools. Pic.


File:The_Eel_v_Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveller The Eel [[The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|stops aquatic cryptid Neptune Slaughter from sabotaging Operation Sandblast]].
File:The_Eel_v_Neptune_Slaughter.jpg|link=The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveller The Eel [[The Eel Fighting Neptune Slaughter|stops aquatic cryptid and alleged supervillain Neptune Slaughter from sabotaging Operation Sandblast]].


File:Operation Sandblast track.jpg|link=Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes [[Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|Operation Sandblast]], the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.
File:Operation Sandblast track.jpg|link=Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes [[Operation Sandblast (nonfiction)|Operation Sandblast]], the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.

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  • 28 BC: A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

    28 BC: A sunspot is observed by Han dynasty astronomers during the reign of Emperor Cheng of Han, one of the earliest dated sunspot observations in China.

  • 1480: Polymath and criminal investigator Leonardo da Vinci publicly accuses the House of Malevecchio of making secret treaties with the Forbidden Ratio gang and other criminal mathematical functions.

    1480: Polymath and criminal investigator Leonardo da Vinci publicly accuses the House of Malevecchio of making secret treaties with the Forbidden Ratio gang and other criminal mathematical functions.

  • 1482: Mathematician and astronomer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli dies. Thanks to his long life, his intelligence and his wide interests, Toscanelli was one of the central figures in the intellectual and cultural history of Renaissance Florence in its early years.

    1482: Mathematician and astronomer Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli dies. Thanks to his long life, his intelligence and his wide interests, Toscanelli was one of the central figures in the intellectual and cultural history of Renaissance Florence in its early years.

  • 1600: Priest and mathematician Matteo Ricci publish his groundbreaking translation of Euclid's Elements into Gnomon algorithm statements.

    1600: Priest and mathematician Matteo Ricci publish his groundbreaking translation of Euclid's Elements into Gnomon algorithm statements.

  • 1829: Polymath and physician Thomas Young dies. Young made notable scientific contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology.

    1829: Polymath and physician Thomas Young dies. Young made notable scientific contributions to the fields of vision, light, solid mechanics, energy, physiology, language, musical harmony, and Egyptology.

  • 1900: Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin born. Her doctoral thesis will establish that hydrogen is the overwhelming constituent of stars, and accordingly the most abundant element in the universe.

    1900: Astronomer and astrophysicist Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin born. Her doctoral thesis will establish that hydrogen is the overwhelming constituent of stars, and accordingly the most abundant element in the universe.

  • 1900: Social activist and alleged superhero The Governess uses her power of Admonishment to stop would-be kidnappers from abducting the newborn Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. The kidnapping attempt is widely believed to be the work of the Forbidden Ratio gang.

    1900: Social activist and alleged superhero The Governess uses her power of Admonishment to stop would-be kidnappers from abducting the newborn Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin. The kidnapping attempt is widely believed to be the work of the Forbidden Ratio gang.

  • 1906: New York mobster and hit man Abe Reles born. A notorious killer, he will fall to his death in 1941 while under police custody, ostensibly a failed escape attempt but widely believed to be murder.

    1906: New York mobster and hit man Abe Reles born. A notorious killer, he will fall to his death in 1941 while under police custody, ostensibly a failed escape attempt but widely believed to be murder.

  • 1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveller The Eel stops aquatic cryptid and alleged supervillain Neptune Slaughter from sabotaging Operation Sandblast.

    1960: Mathematician, art critic, and alleged time-traveller The Eel stops aquatic cryptid and alleged supervillain Neptune Slaughter from sabotaging Operation Sandblast.

  • 1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.

    1960: The nuclear submarine USS Triton completes Operation Sandblast, the first underwater circumnavigation of the earth.

  • 2018: Green Tangle 4 declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2018: Green Tangle 4 declared Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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