Births
1602 - Otto von Guericke, German physicist
1762 - Pierre André Latreille, French entomologist
1886 - Karl von Frisch, Austrian zoologist and Nobel Prize laureate
1889 - Edwin Hubble, American astronomer
1910 - Willem Jacob van Stockum, Dutch physicist
1926 - Andrzej W. Schally, Polish-born endocrinologist and Nobel Prize laureate
Deaths
1704 - Charles Plumier, French botanist
1778 - Francesco Cetti, Italian scientist
1934 - Willem de Sitter, Dutch scientist
1945 - Francis William Aston, British chemist and Nobel Prize laureate
1976 - Trofim Lysenko, Stalinist biologist
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February 8th
1677 - Birth of Jacques Cassini, French astronomer
Births
1769 - Jean Nicolas Pierre Hachette, French mathematician
Events
Being a little quiet here ... combination of a looming Sunday deadline, grading, and the fact that I threw my back out on Thursday afternoon and am now in constant pain. Ah, the joys of life! There will, however, be some exciting news on Monday, so stay tuned.
Interesting lineup! Von Frisch, Hubble and Lysenko....