| 19th February 1473 | Nicolas Copernicus born
15th century polish astronomer
For more information see :http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm
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| 1st April 1578 | William Harvey born
16th century anatomist that first demonstrated the circulation of blood
For more information see :http://www.williamharvey.org/wm_harvey.htm
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| 25th December 1642 | Sir Isaac Newton born
One of science's greats known for his 'discovery' of gravity this was just part of his work.
For more information see :http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/newtlife.html
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| 14th November 1765 | Robert Fulton born
American inventor famed for developing the torpedo and steam ships
For more information see :http://www.robertfulton.org/
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| 21st November 1785 | William Beaumont born
A U.S. doctor who pioneered Gastic Physiology with some pretty bizarre experiments.
For more information see :http://www.james.com/beaumont/dr_life.htm
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| 27th April 1791 | Samuel Morse born
Morse was an artist originally but is more famous for the invention of Telegraphy and the code that bears his name.
For more information see :http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/samuel.htm
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| 26th December 1791 | Charles Babbage born
British mathematician who was the pioneer of mechanical computers. Although he never completed the building of one of these subsequently his designed have been successfully turned into reality.
As an aside the Computer language ADA was named after his daughter.
For more information see :http://www.exeter.ac.uk/BABBAGE/biograph.html
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| 21st October 1833 | Alfred Nobel born
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| 3rd March 1847 | Alexander Graham Bell born
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| 2nd May 1903 | Dr. Benjamin Spock born
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| 19th April 1906 | Pierre Curie killed
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| 10th February 1912 | Joseph Lister dies
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| 23rd June 1912 | Alan Turing born
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| 5th March 1922 | James Noble born
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| 21st October 1931 | Inventor Thomas Edison dies
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| 3rd April 1934 | Jane Goodall born
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| 8th January 1942 | Stephen Hawking born
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| 1st March 1954 | Second US H Bomb test at Bikini Atoll
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| 11th March 1955 | Death of Sir Alexander Fleming
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| 18th April 1955 | Albert Einstein dies
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