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Malcolm D. Ross (born October 15, 1919 in Momence, Illinois and died October 8, 1985 in Birmingham, Michigan) was a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve (USNR), an atmospheric scientist, and a balloonist who set several records for altitude and scientific inquiry, with more than 100 hours fl...

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Publius Vergilius Maro (also known by the Anglicised forms of his name as Virgil or Vergil) (October 15, 70 BC - September 21, 19 BC) was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works - the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid - although several minor poems are also attribute...

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Skydiver hopes to make supersonic jump over NM Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner hopes to end five years of preparation with a death-defying 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert Tuesday morning. Weather permitting, the 43-year-old Austrian will take off in a 55...

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Raymond (Ray) Davis, Jr. (October 14, 1914 - May 31, 2006) was an American chemist, physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate. Read more

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Anatoly Ivanovich Larkin (October 14, 1932 -August 4, 2005) was a Russian theoretical physicist, universally recognised as a leader in theory of condensed matter, and who was also a celebrated teacher of several generations of theorists. Read more

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Engin Ark (October 14, 1948 - November 30, 2007) was a renowned Turkish particle physicist. She was a professor and head of the Experimental High Energy Physics group at the Boaziçi University. She was a member of the ATLAS and CAST collaborations at CERN in Switzerland. Ark died in the Atlasjet Flig...

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John Smith (baptised 14 October 1711 - 17 June 1795) was a British academic and astronomer. He was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge University in 1732 and ordained in 1739. He installed a transit telescope above his college ante-chapel. Read more

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Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch (October 14, 1840 - January 17, 1910) was a German physicist who investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed to knowledge of their behaviour. He also investigated elasticity, thermoelasticity, and thermal conduction as well as m...

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Nearly a thousand years after his death, Bhaskaracharya II (1114-1185), who is credited with finding the properties of zero, has come alive in Patnadevi village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. His resurrection happened last year, courtesy the state forest department, which set up a memoria...

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Ascanio Sobrero (October 12, 1812 - May 26, 1888) was an Italian chemist, born in Casale Monferrato. He was studying under Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Turin, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton. During his research he discovered nitroglycerine. He initially ca...

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Mordechai Vanunu (born 14 October 1954) is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged an...

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Colonel Niè Haishèng (born October 13, 1964) is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut (yuhangyuan). Read more

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Sir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS, FRSC (October 13, 1820 - November 19, 1899), was a Canadian geologist and university administrator. John William Dawson was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he attended and graduated from Pictou Academy. Of Scottish descent, Dawson attended the University of...

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Giuseppe Bianchi (13 October 1791 in Modena - 25 December 1866) was an Italian astronomer. After studying mathematics, physics, and astronomy at Padua, Bianchi taught astronomy at the University of Modena starting in 1819, and under his direction the Observatory of Modena was built in 1826. In 18...

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Hamilton Moore Jeffers (13 October 1893 - 28 May 1978) was a noted astronomer. Jeffers was noted for the accuracy and precision of his work, which included extensive observations of double stars. Read more

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	Malcolm Ross (1919 - 1985) (Preview) Malcolm D. Ross (born October 15, 1919 in Momence, Illinois and died October 8, 1985 in Birmingham, Michigan) was a Captain in the United States Naval Reserve (USNR), an atmospheric scientist, and a balloonist who set several records for altitude and scientific inquiry, with more than 100 hours fl...	Blobrana	0	Oct 15 06:00 2012 by Blobrana
	Publius Vergilius Maro (Preview) Publius Vergilius Maro (also known by the Anglicised forms of his name as Virgil or Vergil) (October 15, 70 BC - September 21, 19 BC) was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works - the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid - although several minor poems are also attribute...	Blobrana	2	Oct 15 05:59 2012 by Blobrana
	Felix Baumgartner (Preview) Skydiver hopes to make supersonic jump over NM Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner hopes to end five years of preparation with a death-defying 23-mile free fall into the southeastern New Mexico desert Tuesday morning. Weather permitting, the 43-year-old Austrian will take off in a 55...	Blobrana	1	Oct 15 01:43 2012 by Blobrana
	Raymond Davis, Jr. (1914 - 2006) (Preview) Raymond (Ray) Davis, Jr. (October 14, 1914 - May 31, 2006) was an American chemist, physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 05:54 2012 by Blobrana
	Anatoly Larkin (1932 - 2005) (Preview) Anatoly Ivanovich Larkin (October 14, 1932 -August 4, 2005) was a Russian theoretical physicist, universally recognised as a leader in theory of condensed matter, and who was also a celebrated teacher of several generations of theorists. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 05:54 2012 by Blobrana
	Engin Ark (1948 - 2007) (Preview) Engin Ark (October 14, 1948 - November 30, 2007) was a renowned Turkish particle physicist. She was a professor and head of the Experimental High Energy Physics group at the Boaziçi University. She was a member of the ATLAS and CAST collaborations at CERN in Switzerland. Ark died in the Atlasjet Flig...	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 05:53 2012 by Blobrana
	John Smith (1711 - 1795) (Preview) John Smith (baptised 14 October 1711 - 17 June 1795) was a British academic and astronomer. He was admitted to Caius College, Cambridge University in 1732 and ordained in 1739. He installed a transit telescope above his college ante-chapel. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 05:52 2012 by Blobrana
	Friedrich Kohlrausch (1840 - 1910) (Preview) Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Kohlrausch (October 14, 1840 - January 17, 1910) was a German physicist who investigated the conductive properties of electrolytes and contributed to knowledge of their behaviour. He also investigated elasticity, thermoelasticity, and thermal conduction as well as m...	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 05:48 2012 by Blobrana
	Bhaskaracharya II (1114-1185) (Preview) Nearly a thousand years after his death, Bhaskaracharya II (1114-1185), who is credited with finding the properties of zero, has come alive in Patnadevi village in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. His resurrection happened last year, courtesy the state forest department, which set up a memoria...	Blobrana	0	Oct 14 02:10 2012 by Blobrana
	Ascanio Sobrero (1812 - 1888) (Preview) Ascanio Sobrero (October 12, 1812 - May 26, 1888) was an Italian chemist, born in Casale Monferrato. He was studying under Théophile-Jules Pelouze at the University of Turin, who had worked with the explosive material guncotton. During his research he discovered nitroglycerine. He initially ca...	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 19:26 2012 by Blobrana
	Mordechai Vanunu (Preview) Mordechai Vanunu (born 14 October 1954) is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged an...	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 06:02 2012 by Blobrana
	Niè Haishèng (Preview) Colonel Niè Haishèng (born October 13, 1964) is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA astronaut (yuhangyuan). Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 06:02 2012 by Blobrana
	John William Dawson (1820 - 1899) (Preview) Sir John William Dawson, CMG, FRS, FRSC (October 13, 1820 - November 19, 1899), was a Canadian geologist and university administrator. John William Dawson was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, where he attended and graduated from Pictou Academy. Of Scottish descent, Dawson attended the University of...	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 06:01 2012 by Blobrana
	Giuseppe Bianchi (1791 - 1866) (Preview) Giuseppe Bianchi (13 October 1791 in Modena - 25 December 1866) was an Italian astronomer. After studying mathematics, physics, and astronomy at Padua, Bianchi taught astronomy at the University of Modena starting in 1819, and under his direction the Observatory of Modena was built in 1826. In 18...	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 06:00 2012 by Blobrana
	Hamilton Moore Jeffers (1893 - 1978) (Preview) Hamilton Moore Jeffers (13 October 1893 - 28 May 1978) was a noted astronomer. Jeffers was noted for the accuracy and precision of his work, which included extensive observations of double stars. Read more	Blobrana	0	Oct 13 05:59 2012 by Blobrana
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