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21 Aug 1560
solar eclipse |
solar eclipse (astronomy) A total solar eclipse is observable in Europe. |
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21 Aug 1754
William Murdoch |
birth William Murdoch William Murdoch, Scottish engineer and inventor (died 1839) |
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21 Aug 1784
Joseph Bramah |
Joseph Bramah (technology) Joseph Bramah receives his first lock patent in London. |
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21 Aug 1789
Augustin Louis Cauchy |
birth Augustin Louis Cauchy Augustin Louis Cauchy, French mathematician (died 1857) |
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21 Aug 1796
James Lick |
birth James Lick James Lick, American philanthropist who endowed the Lick Observatory (died 1876) |
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21 Aug 1814
Benjamin Thompson |
death Benjamin Thompson Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford, Anglo-American physicist (born 1753). |
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21 Aug 1838
Adelbert von Chamisso |
death Adelbert von Chamisso Adelbert von Chamisso (born 1781), botanist. |
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21 Aug 1957
Harald Ulrik Sverdrup |
death Harald Ulrik Sverdrup Harald Ulrik Sverdrup (born 1888), meteorologist and oceanographer. |
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21 Aug 2005
Robert Moog |
death Robert Moog Robert Moog (b. 1934), pioneer of electronic music. |
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