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1896: Photographer and journalist Mathew Brady dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.
945: Mathematician Wilhelm Wirtinger dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.
1970: Soviet spacecraft Venera 7 modified to run "Hello World" program.
1974: "Hello World" computer program from 1974 proud to represent "Hello World" computer programs everywhere.
1975: Techniques from High-energy literature used in "Hello World" research.
1982: Fantasy Voronoi diagram gambling ring convicted of corrupting lottery ticket data.

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 File:Mathew Brady 1875.jpg|link=Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|1896: Photographer and journalist [[Mathew Brady (nonfiction)|Mathew Brady]] dies. He was one of the first American photographers, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.
+File:Wilhelm Wirtinger.jpg|link=Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|945: Mathematician [[Wilhelm Wirtinger (nonfiction)|Wilhelm Wirtinger]] dies. He contributed to complex analysis, geometry, algebra, number theory, Lie groups and knot theory.
 File:Venera 7.jpg|link=Venera 7 (nonfiction)|1970: Soviet spacecraft [[Venera 7 (nonfiction)|Venera 7]] modified to run [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" program]].
 File:Hello, world in C.svg|link="Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|1974: [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer program]] from 1974 proud to represent [["Hello World!" program (nonfiction)|"Hello World" computer programs]] everywhere.