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1641: Astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks dies. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.
1942: Historian, playwright, and crime-fighter Howard Zinn publishes account of travelling to Abalonia and meeting The Eel.
1964: The Hal Jordan Playbook wins Pulitzer Prize.
1965: Antikythera Team invents new class of Gnomon algorithm functions.
2009: Documentary film-maker Ridley Scott announces Kickstarter campaign to fund new film named Alien.
2012: Supervillain and art critic The Eel condemns Peter Aal.

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-File:Achilles Ajax dice.jpg|link=Dice (nonfiction)|500 BC: Achilles and Ajax play [[Dice (nonfiction)|dice]] to determine who will attend the [[Lucky Spasm Dice Academy]].
 File:Jeremiah Horrocks.jpg|link=Jeremiah Horrocks (nonfiction)|1641: Astronomer [[Jeremiah Horrocks (nonfiction)|Jeremiah Horrocks]] dies. He was the first person to demonstrate that the Moon moved around the Earth in an elliptical orbit.
 File:Howard Zinn 2009.jpg|link=Howard Zinn (nonfiction)|1942: Historian, playwright, and crime-fighter [[Howard Zinn (nonfiction)|Howard Zinn]] publishes account of travelling to [[Abalonia]] and meeting [[The Eel]].