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||1981: Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky dies ... physicist, author and educator. Antimatter. Pic: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/photos/rojansky-vladimir-d1
||1981: Vladimir Borisovich Rojansky dies ... physicist, author and educator. Antimatter. Pic: https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/photos/rojansky-vladimir-d1
File:Rhizolith Group.jpg|link=Rhizolith Group|1981: Modern dance company [[Rhizolith Group]] debuts new work based on the life of [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]].


File:Ayn Rand signature 1949.svg|link=Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|1982: Writer and philosopher [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]] dies.
File:Ayn Rand signature 1949.svg|link=Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|1982: Writer and philosopher [[Ayn Rand (nonfiction)|Ayn Rand]] dies.
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||2005: Hans Albrecht Bethe dies ... nuclear physicist who, in addition to making important contributions to astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. Pic.
||2005: Hans Albrecht Bethe dies ... nuclear physicist who, in addition to making important contributions to astrophysics, quantum electrodynamics and solid-state physics, won the 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the theory of stellar nucleosynthesis. Pic.
File:Superimposed Fraunhofer.jpg|link=Superimposed Fraunhofer|2009: Priceless block of four [[Superimposed Fraunhofer]] stamps, stolen the year before by the [[Forbidden Ratio]] gang, recovered by [[APTO]] field agents.


||2013: W. Wallace Cleland dies ... biochemist and educator ... research was concerned with enzyme reaction mechanism and enzyme kinetics, especially multiple-substrate enzymes. Pic.
||2013: W. Wallace Cleland dies ... biochemist and educator ... research was concerned with enzyme reaction mechanism and enzyme kinetics, especially multiple-substrate enzymes. Pic.


File:Dawn spacecraft model.png|link=Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2015: The ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.
File:Dawn spacecraft model.png|link=Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|2015: The ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. ''[[Dawn (spacecraft) (nonfiction)|Dawn]]'' will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.
File:The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling.jpg|link=The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling|2017: ''[[The Eel and Radium Jane Arm Wrestling]]'' awarded Pulitzer Prize, declared "the most entertaining illustration of the year."
File:Green Sprouts.jpg|link=Green Sprouts (nonfiction)|2018: Signed first edition  of ''[[Green Sprouts (nonfiction)|Green Sprouts]]'' used in routine [[high-energy literature]] experiment unexpectedly develops spontaneous [[Artificial intelligence (nonfiction)|artificial intelligence]].


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  • 1665: The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

    1665: The first joint Secretary of the Royal Society, Henry Oldenburg, publishes the first issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.

  • 1846: Social activist and alleged superhero The Governess warns the United States of America not to begin its upcoming Civil War ahead of schedule.

    1846: Social activist and alleged superhero The Governess warns the United States of America not to begin its upcoming Civil War ahead of schedule.

  • 1847: Mathematician Cesare Arzelà born. He will contribute to the theory of functions, notably his characterization of sequences of continuous functions.

    1847: Mathematician Cesare Arzelà born. He will contribute to the theory of functions, notably his characterization of sequences of continuous functions.

  • 1921: Physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist Akiva Yaglom born. He will contribute to statistical turbulence theory and random processes theory.

    1921: Physicist, mathematician, statistician, and meteorologist Akiva Yaglom born. He will contribute to statistical turbulence theory and random processes theory.

  • 1939: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.

    1939: Mathematician and academic Ferdinand von Lindemann dies. He proved (1882) that π (pi) is a transcendental number.

  • 1982: Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand dies.

    1982: Writer and philosopher Ayn Rand dies.

  • 2015: The Dawn space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. Dawn will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.

    2015: The Dawn space probe, having left Vesta, enters Ceres' orbit. Dawn will study Vesta and Ceres, two of the three known protoplanets of the asteroid belt.

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