Template:Selected anniversaries/December 4

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  • 1131: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám dies.

    1131: Polymath, scholar, mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet Omar Khayyám dies.

  • 1798: Physician and physicist Luigi Galvani dies. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitch when struck by an electrical spark.

    1798: Physician and physicist Luigi Galvani dies. In 1780, he discovered that the muscles of dead frogs' legs twitch when struck by an electrical spark.

  • 1820: Physicist John Tyndall dies of chloral hydrate overdose. He studied diamagnetism, and made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

    1820: Physicist John Tyndall dies of chloral hydrate overdose. He studied diamagnetism, and made discoveries in the realms of infrared radiation and the physical properties of air.

  • 1942: Mathematician and crime-fighter Nathan Jacobson uses structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

    1942: Mathematician and crime-fighter Nathan Jacobson uses structure theory of rings without finiteness conditions to detect and prevent crimes against mathematical constants.

  • 1973: The Pioneer 10 space probe makes its closest approach to the planet Jupiter, at a range of about 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi).

    1973: The Pioneer 10 space probe makes its closest approach to the planet Jupiter, at a range of about 132,252 kilometers (82,178 mi).

  • 2016: London Has Swollen wins Sundance Film Festival award.

    2016: London Has Swollen wins Sundance Film Festival award.

  • 2023: Bingo tokens harvested from diagramaceous soil.

    2023: Bingo tokens harvested from diagramaceous soil.

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