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File:Opium War.jpg|link=|1839: In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, preliminary to the [[First Opium War (nonfiction)|First Opium War]]. | File:Opium War.jpg|link=|1839: In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, preliminary to the [[First Opium War (nonfiction)|First Opium War]]. | ||
File:Herman_Hollerith.jpg|link=Herman Hollerith (nonfiction)|1891: Inventor [[Herman Hollerith (nonfiction)|Herman Hollerith]] uses punched card analyzer to anticipate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Herman_Hollerith.jpg|link=Herman Hollerith (nonfiction)|1891: Inventor [[Herman Hollerith (nonfiction)|Herman Hollerith]] uses punched card analyzer to anticipate [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
File:Igor Shafarevich.jpg|link=Igor Shafarevich (nonfiction)|1923: Mathematician and dissident [[Igor Shafarevich (nonfiction)|Igor Shafarevich]] born. He will make fundamental contributions to algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, arithmetic algebraic geometry. | File:Igor Shafarevich.jpg|link=Igor Shafarevich (nonfiction)|1923: Mathematician and dissident [[Igor Shafarevich (nonfiction)|Igor Shafarevich]] born. He will make fundamental contributions to algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, and arithmetic algebraic geometry. | ||
File:Karl Menger 1970.jpg|link=Karl Menger (nonfiction)|1927: Mathematician [[Karl Menger (nonfiction)|Karl Menger]] publishes influential paper on applications of [[Game theory (nonfiction)|game theory]] to the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | File:Karl Menger 1970.jpg|link=Karl Menger (nonfiction)|1927: Mathematician [[Karl Menger (nonfiction)|Karl Menger]] publishes influential paper on applications of [[Game theory (nonfiction)|game theory]] to the detection and prevention of [[crimes against mathematical constants]]. | ||
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1723: Physician, geologist, and botanist Giovanni Antonio Scopoli born. He will be called the "first anational European" and the "Linnaeus of the Austrian Empire".
1839: In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, preliminary to the First Opium War.
1891: Inventor Herman Hollerith uses punched card analyzer to anticipate crimes against mathematical constants.
1923: Mathematician and dissident Igor Shafarevich born. He will make fundamental contributions to algebraic number theory, algebraic geometry, and arithmetic algebraic geometry.
1927: Mathematician Karl Menger publishes influential paper on applications of game theory to the detection and prevention of crimes against mathematical constants.