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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.
1954: Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson born.
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: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]].
+File:Mel Gibson Cannes 2011.jpg|link=Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|1954: Actor and filmmaker [[Mel Gibson (nonfiction)|Mel Gibson]] born.
 File:The Hal Jordan Playbook.jpg|link=The Hal Jordan Playbook|1964: ''[[The Hal Jordan Playbook]]'' wins Pulitzer Prize.
 File:Antikythera Team logo.svg|link=Antikythera Team|1965: [[Antikythera Team]] invents new class of [[Gnomon algorithm functions]].