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||1961 – Algiers putsch by French generals.
||1961 – Algiers putsch by French generals.
File:Nikolay Basov.jpg|link=Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|1964: Physicist and crime-fighter [[Nikolay Basov (nonfiction)|Nikolay Basov]] uses quantum electronics modulator to detect and prevent [[crimes against mathematical constants]].


||1965 – George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)
||1965 – George Adamski, Polish-American ufologist and author (b. 1891)

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  • 1858: Physicist and academic Max Planck born. He will make many contributions to theoretical physics, earning fame as the originator of quantum theory.

    1858: Physicist and academic Max Planck born. He will make many contributions to theoretical physics, earning fame as the originator of quantum theory.

  • 1933: Computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer Annie Easley born. She will be a leading member of the team which develops software for the Centaur rocket stage, and one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA.

    1933: Computer scientist, mathematician, and engineer Annie Easley born. She will be a leading member of the team which develops software for the Centaur rocket stage, and one of the first African-Americans to work as a computer scientist at NASA.

  • 1939: Mathematician and inventor Alice Beta warns President Roosevelt that the Manhattan Project will have disastrous side-effects, including a wave of crimes against mathematical constants.

    1939: Mathematician and inventor Alice Beta warns President Roosevelt that the Manhattan Project will have disastrous side-effects, including a wave of crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1941: Computer programmer and engineer Ray Tomlinson born. He will implement the first email system on the the ARPANET system, including the "@" separator which is still in use today.

    1941: Computer programmer and engineer Ray Tomlinson born. He will implement the first email system on the the ARPANET system, including the "@" separator which is still in use today.

  • 1967: Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.

    1967: Soviet space program: Soyuz 1 (Russian: Союз 1, Union 1) a manned spaceflight carrying cosmonaut Colonel Vladimir Komarov is launched into orbit.

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