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Mathematicians Of The Day
25th December
Because of the difference between the Gregorian and the Julian calendars, in England, Christmas Day 1642 was celebrated on Newton's birthday. We have taken his birthday as 4th January 1643.
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Born:
- 1883: Frances Chick Wood Ⓟ
- 1884: Sotero Prieto Ⓟ
- 1900: Antoni Zygmund Ⓟ
- 1901: Oene Bottema Ⓟ
- 1905: Gottfried Köthe Ⓟ
Died:
- 1921: Piers Bohl Ⓟ
- 1929: Percy MacMahon Ⓟ
- 1941: Theodor Molien Ⓟ
- 1944: Wilhelm Kutta Ⓟ
- 1981: Gheorghe Mihoc Ⓟ
- 1993: Kentaro Yano Ⓟ
- 2000: Willard Van Quine Ⓟ
- 2010: Gavin Brown Ⓟ
Quotation of the day
From Willard Van Quine
I have been accused of denying consciousness but I am not conscious of having done so.
