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29 Sep 1548
Walther H. Ryff |
death Walther H. Ryff Walther H. Ryff, German science writer (born c. 1500) |
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29 Sep 1561
Adriaan van Roomen |
birth Adriaan van Roomen Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (died 1615) |
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29 Sep 1613
New River |
New River (technology) The New River (engineered by Sir Hugh Myddelton) is opened to supply London with drinking water from Hertfordshire. |
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29 Sep 1740
Thomas Percival |
birth Thomas Percival Thomas Percival, reforming physician and medical ethicist (died 1804) |
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29 Sep 1839
Friedrich Mohs |
death Friedrich Mohs Friedrich Mohs (born 1773), German mineralogist |
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29 Sep 1899
László Bíró |
birth László Bíró László Bíró (died 1985), Hungarian inventor. |
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29 Sep 1901
Enrico Fermi |
birth Enrico Fermi Enrico Fermi (died 1954), Italian physicist. |
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29 Sep 1911
R. V. Jones |
birth R. V. Jones R. V. Jones (died 1997), English physicist, expert in electronic military defence. |
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29 Sep 1913
Rudolf Diesel |
death Rudolf Diesel Rudolf Diesel (born 1858), mechanical engineer (lost overboard this night). |
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29 Sep 1920
United States |
United States (technology) First domestic radio sets come to stores in the United States – a Westinghouse radio costs $10. |
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29 Sep 1920
Peter D. Mitchell |
birth Peter D. Mitchell Peter D. Mitchell, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1992). |
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29 Sep 1954
CERN |
CERN (physics) CERN is founded by twelve European states. |
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29 Sep 1962
Vandenberg Air Force Base |
Vandenberg Air Force Base (astronomy and space ) The Canadian Alouette 1, the first satellite built outside the United States or the Soviet Union, is launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. |
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29 Sep 1988
NASA |
NASA (astronomy and space ) NASA resumes space shuttle flights, grounded after the Challenger disaster. |
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