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12 Jul 1573
![]() Christoph Scheiner |
birth Christoph Scheiner Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer who observes sunspots (died 1650). |
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12 Jul 1584
![]() Steven Borough |
death Steven Borough Steven Borough, English explorer (born 1525) |
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12 Jul 1682
![]() Jean Picard |
death Jean Picard Jean Picard, French astronomer (born 1620) |
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12 Jul 1776
![]() James Cook |
James Cook (exploration) Captain James Cook sets off from Plymouth, England, in HMS Resolution on his third voyage, to the Pacific Ocean and Arctic. |
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12 Jul 1813
![]() Claude Bernard |
birth Claude Bernard Claude Bernard, French physiologist (died 1878) |
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12 Jul 1849
![]() William Osler |
birth William Osler William Osler (died 1919), Canadian physician. |
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12 Jul 1854
![]() George Eastman |
birth George Eastman George Eastman (suicide 1932), American photographic inventor. |
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12 Jul 1863
![]() Paul Drude |
birth Paul Drude Paul Drude (d. 1906), German physicist. |
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12 Jul 1878
![]() Peeter Põld |
birth Peeter Põld Peeter Põld, Estonian politician and pedagogical scientist (died 1930) |
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12 Jul 1957
![]() Rick Husband |
birth Rick Husband Rick Husband (died 2003), American astronaut. |