| Date | Text | |
|---|---|---|
08 Jul 1521
Jorge Álvares |
death Jorge Álvares Jorge Álvares, Portuguese explorer. |
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08 Jul 1524
Dieppe |
Dieppe (exploration and geog) da Verrazzano's expedition returns to Dieppe. |
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08 Jul 1680
Robert Hooke |
Robert Hooke (physics) Robert Hooke observes the nodal patterns associated with the vibrations of glass plates. |
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08 Jul 1695
Christiaan Huygens |
death Christiaan Huygens Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician and physicist (born 1629) |
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08 Jul 1766
Dominique Jean Larrey |
birth Dominique Jean Larrey Dominique Jean Larrey, French surgeon, pioneer of battlefield medicine (died 1842) |
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08 Jul 1808
George Robert Gray |
birth George Robert Gray George Robert Gray, English zoologist (died 1872). |
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08 Jul 1851
Arthur Evans |
birth Arthur Evans Arthur Evans (died 1941), archaeologist. |
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08 Jul 1855
William Edward Parry |
death William Edward Parry William Edward Parry (born 1790), Arctic explorer. |
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08 Jul 1925
Norbert Pfennig |
birth Norbert Pfennig Norbert Pfennig (died 2008), German microbiologist. |
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08 Jul 1966
Ralf Altmeyer |
birth Ralf Altmeyer Ralf Altmeyer, German virologist. |
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08 Jul 1999
Pete Conrad |
death Pete Conrad Pete Conrad (b. 1930), American astronaut. |
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08 Jul 2000
W. David Kingery |
death W. David Kingery W. David Kingery (b. 1926), materials scientist specializing in ceramic materials |
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