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||571 BC: Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
||571 BC: Servius Tullius, king of Rome, celebrates a triumph for his victory over the Etruscans.
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File:Ismaël Boulliau.jpg|link=Ismaël Bullialdus (nonfiction)|1694: Mathematician and astronomer [[Ismaël Bullialdus (nonfiction)|Ismaël Bullialdus]] dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.
File:Ismaël Boulliau.jpg|link=Ismaël Bullialdus (nonfiction)|1694: Mathematician and astronomer [[Ismaël Bullialdus (nonfiction)|Ismaël Bullialdus]] dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.


||1703: Jean-François Séguier born ... astronomer and botanist.
||1703: Jean-François Séguier born ... archaeologist, epigraphist, astronomer and botanist. No pics online.


||1748: Isaac Watts dies ... Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician.  Pic: statue.
||1748: Isaac Watts dies ... Christian minister (Congregational), hymn writer, theologian, and logician.  Pic: statue.


||1753: Robert Townsend born ... American spy.
||1753: Robert Townsend born ... American spy. Pic.


||1775: Gustaf Gabriel Hällström born ... was a Finnish scientist. He was active in several fields, contributing to the establishment of an astronomical observatory in Turku as well as initiating the earliest systematic meteorological observations in Finland. Pic.
||1775: Gustaf Gabriel Hällström born ... was a Finnish scientist. He was active in several fields, contributing to the establishment of an astronomical observatory in Turku as well as initiating the earliest systematic meteorological observations in Finland. Pic.
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||1864: American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.
||1864: American Civil War: A group of Confederate operatives calling themselves the Confederate Army of Manhattan starts fires in more than 20 locations in an unsuccessful attempt to burn down New York City.


||1865: Kate Gleason born ... engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist.
||1865: Kate Gleason born ... engineer, businesswoman, and philanthropist. Pic.


||1865: Heinrich Barth dies ... explorer and scholar.
||1865: Heinrich Barth dies ... explorer and scholar ... one of the greatest of the European explorers of Africa, as his scholarly preparation, ability to speak and write Arabic, learning African languages, and character meant that he carefully documented the details of the cultures he visited. He was among the first to comprehend the uses of oral history of peoples. Pic.


||1876: Paul Nitsche born ... psychiatrist known for his expert endorsement of the Third Reich's euthanasia authorization and who later headed the Medical Office of the T-4 Euthanasia Program. He will be executed for crimes against humanity. Pic.
||1876: Paul Nitsche born ... psychiatrist known for his expert endorsement of the Third Reich's euthanasia authorization and who later headed the Medical Office of the T-4 Euthanasia Program. He will be executed for crimes against humanity. Pic.
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||1877: Harry Traver born ... engineer and early roller coaster designer. As the founder of the Traver Engineering Company, Traver was responsible for the production of gentle amusement rides like the Tumble Bug and Auto Ride. However, Traver's coasters became legendary for their unique twisted layouts and thrilling, swooped turns. At a time when most coasters were built from wood, Traver was the first coaster builder to utilize steel for the primary structural material. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=harry+traver+roller+coaster
||1877: Harry Traver born ... engineer and early roller coaster designer. As the founder of the Traver Engineering Company, Traver was responsible for the production of gentle amusement rides like the Tumble Bug and Auto Ride. However, Traver's coasters became legendary for their unique twisted layouts and thrilling, swooped turns. At a time when most coasters were built from wood, Traver was the first coaster builder to utilize steel for the primary structural material. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=harry+traver+roller+coaster


||1883: Harvey Spencer Lewis born ... mystic and author.
||1883: Harvey Spencer Lewis born ... mystic and author. Pic.


||1884: Hermann Kolbe dies ... chemist and academic ... Extreme moustaches ... contributor in the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a Professor at Marburg and Leipzig. Kolbe coined the term synthesis and contributed to the philosophical demise of vitalism through synthesis of the organic substance acetic acid from carbon disulfide, and also contributed to the development of structural theory. Pic.
||1884: Hermann Kolbe dies ... chemist and academic ... Extreme moustaches ... contributor in the birth of modern organic chemistry. He was a Professor at Marburg and Leipzig. Kolbe coined the term synthesis and contributed to the philosophical demise of vitalism through synthesis of the organic substance acetic acid from carbon disulfide, and also contributed to the development of structural theory. Pic.


||1887: Nikolai Vavilov born ... botanist and geneticist.
||1887: Nikolai Vavilov born ... botanist and geneticist ... best known for having identified the centers of origin of cultivated plants. Pic.


||1887: Edmund Newton Harvey born ... zoologist. He was acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on bioluminescence.
||1887: Edmund Newton Harvey born ... zoologist. He was acknowledged as one of the leading authorities on bioluminescence. Pic.


||1913: Lewis Thomas born ... physician, etymologist, and educator. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=lewis+thomas&oq=Lewis+Thomas
||1913: Lewis Thomas born ... physician, etymologist, and educator. Pic search yes: https://www.google.com/search?q=lewis+thomas&oq=Lewis+Thomas
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||1937: Alessandro Padoa dies ... mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of Giuseppe Peano. He is remembered for a method for deciding whether, given some formal theory, a new primitive notion is truly independent of the other primitive notions. Pic.
||1937: Alessandro Padoa dies ... mathematician and logician, a contributor to the school of Giuseppe Peano. He is remembered for a method for deciding whether, given some formal theory, a new primitive notion is truly independent of the other primitive notions. Pic.


||1940: Reinhard Furrer born ... physicist and astronaut.
||1940: Reinhard Furrer born ... physicist and astronaut. Pic.


File:Hollywood Ten await fingerprinting.jpg|link=Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|1947: Red Scare: The "[[Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|Hollywood Ten]]" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.
File:Hollywood Ten await fingerprinting.jpg|link=Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|1947: Red Scare: The "[[Hollywood Ten (nonfiction)|Hollywood Ten]]" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

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  • 1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

    1686: Scientist and bishop Niels Steensen dies. He questioned explanations for tear production, the idea that fossils grow in the ground.

  • 1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

    1694: Mathematician and astronomer Ismaël Bullialdus dies. He was an active member of the Republic of Letters, and an early defender of the ideas of Copernicus, Kepler and Galileo.

  • 1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

    1814: Physician and physicist Julius Robert von Mayer born. He will describe the vital chemical process now referred to as oxidation as the primary source of energy for any living creature; but his achievements will be overlooked and priority for the discovery of the mechanical equivalent of heat will be attributed to James Joule.

  • 1840: Astronomer Caroline Herschel publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which improve lens refraction in telescopes.

    1840: Astronomer Caroline Herschel publishes new class of Gnomon algorithm functions which improve lens refraction in telescopes.

  • 1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

    1841: Mathematician and logician Ernst Schröder born. His monumental Vorlesungen über die Algebra der Logik will prepare the way for the emergence of mathematical logic as a separate discipline in the twentieth century by systematizing the various systems of formal logic of the day.

  • 1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

    1915: Albert Einstein presents the field equations of general relativity to the Prussian Academy of Sciences.

  • 1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

    1947: Red Scare: The "Hollywood Ten" are blacklisted by Hollywood movie studios.

  • 2017: Blue Green Spiral voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

    2017: Blue Green Spiral voted Picture of the Day by the citizens of New Minneapolis, Canada.

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