William Armstrong Fairburn

New Zealander inventor | Timaru: October 12, 1995 - Győr: February 27, 1956 | Logan Williams | Timaru: October 12, 1995 - Győr: February 27, 1956

Estonian physicist and educational theorist | Potsdam: October 12, 1979 - Cuyahoga Falls: February 11, 1987 | Leo Aleksander Siiman | Potsdam: October 12, 1979

organic chemist and academic | ORCHEM-Award (2014) | Heidelberg University | Heidelberg: October 12, 1975 - Vilnius: October 19, 1928 | Daniel B. Werz

American programmer, creator of BitTorrent protocol | seedr.cc | University at Buffalo, Stuyvesant High School | New York City: October 12, 1975 - Bonn: August 13, 1896

German mathematician | University of Mannheim | October 12, 1966 - Munich: March 13, 1826 | Rüdiger Weis (Rudiger Weis) | October 12, 1966 - Munich: March 13, 1826

American engineering and molecular pharmacology researcher | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (2007), Fellow of the American

Austrian philosopher and physicist | Heidelberg University, University of Vienna | Vienna: October 12, 1964 - December 26, 1972 | Martin Balluch | Vienna

Estonian public relations executive | October 12, 1962 - Greensburg: January 7, 2017 | Kaja Tampere | October 12, 1962 - Greensburg: January 7, 2017

inventor and social entrepreneur from Coimbatore, India | Padma Shri in social work | coimbatore: October 12, 1962 - January 1, -0279 | Arunachalam

Argentine astronomer | Guggenheim Fellowship, Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Henry Marshall Tory Medal (2015), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2020)

Polish philosopher | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Bydgoszcz: October 12, 1962 - Wrocław: August 28, 1998 | Katarzyna Polus-Rogalska | Bydgoszcz

French physicist | Knight of the Legion of Honour (2010), Ayme-Poirson price (2010), honorary doctorate from McMaster University (2012)

Russian jurist and library director | Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | Faculty of Law, Saint Petersburg State University | October

Ukrainian mathematician | State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2018), State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2009) | Faculty of

Tanzanian mathematician | University of Dar es Salaam (1981), Technische Universität Berlin (1986) | Bukoba: October 12, 1954 - January 1, 1845 | Verdiana

American musician | Sherman High School | Sherman: October 12, 1953 - June 5, 2023 | Jimmy Hotz | Sherman: October 12, 1953 - June 5, 2023 | Sherman High School

British mathematician | Sylvester Medal (2022), Fellow of the Royal Society, Pólya Prize (2009), Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2013), Berwick

American chemist | Harvard University | October 12, 1951 - Leipzig: December 5, 1902 | Rick L. Danheiser | October 12, 1951 - Leipzig: December 5, 1902

German mathematician (1948–2002) | University of Regensburg | Leverkusen: October 12, 1948 - Bonn: November 19, 2002 | Peter Slodowy | Leverkusen: October

Japanese mathematician | Sophia University | Musashino: October 12, 1946 - Lausanne: January 1, 1750 | Jin Akiyama | Musashino: October 12, 1946 - Lausanne

Czechoslovak mathematician | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2022), USTR Prize for Freedom, Democracy and Human Rights (2009)

Russian scientist | Badge "Inventor of the USSR" | Siberian State Industrial University | Novokuznetsk: October 12, 1945 - Novokuznetsk: April 22, 2009 | Yury

American philosopher (1943–2017) | Guggenheim Fellowship (1988) | University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, Princeton Theological Seminary, Cornell University

Magnetic scientist | October 12, 1942 - Scottsdale: September 19, 2006 | Anthony John Moses | October 12, 1942 - Scottsdale: September 19, 2006

Finnish professor of Chemistry at the University of Helsinki | Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland, A. I. Virtanen Award (1997)

Medal "Veteran of Labour" | Chernivtsi University | October 12, 1940 - Mexico City: September 20, 1970 | Vladimir Yasinsky | October 12, 1940 - Mexico City

American chemist | Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1981), Clarivate Citation Laureates (2010), National Medal of Science

Spanish pharmacologist (1938-2020 | Barcelona: October 12, 1938 - Sant Cugat del Vallès: February 29, 2020 | Sergio Erill | Barcelona: October 12, 1938 - Sant

French mathematician | University of Paris | Damascus: October 12, 1934 - Brighton: August 4, 1892 | Dominique Foata | Damascus: October 12, 1934 - Brighton

Soviet and Russian mathematician | Markov Prize, Kolmogorov Prize, honorary doctorate from University of Angers (2015), PL Chebyshev Gold Medal, Fellow of the

Norwegian-American inventor | Portland: October 12, 1933 - Byron Bay: August 18, 2022 | Clayton Jacobson II | Portland: October 12, 1933 - Byron Bay: August 18, 2022

German mathematician (1931–2000) | Free University Berlin | Brandenburg an der Havel: October 12, 1931 - December 9, 2000 | Walter Felscher | Brandenburg an

October 12, 1928 - Zhukovsky: May 30, 1985 | Edmund Braun | October 12, 1928 - Zhukovsky: May 30, 1985

Indian physicist | Asutosh College, University College of Science, Technology & Agriculture, University of Calcutta, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru

Swiss physicist (1925-2014) | Dannie Heineman Prize for Mathematical Physics (1993), Max Planck Medal (2003), Fellow of the American Physical Society | ETH

Italian mathematician (1923-2008) | Florence: October 12, 1923 - August 11, 2008 | Adriano Barlotti | Florence: October 12, 1923 - August 11, 2008

October 12, 1923 - Moscow: April 3, 1899 | Nils Strandberg | October 12, 1923 - Moscow: April 3, 1899

German mathematician (1920–2004) | National Prize of East Germany | Leipzig University | Colmnitz: October 12, 1920 - Markkleeberg: March 24, 2004 | Herbert

Italian physicist | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, honorary doctorate from ENS (1997), Gold medal for merit in school

American physicist (1913–1986) | New York University | New York City: October 12, 1913 - Sanford: November 1, 1986 | Bernard Waldman | New York City: October

Indian mathematician (1913–1968) | Minakshisundaram–Pleijel zeta function | Pachaiyappa's College, University of Madras, Loyola College | Thrissur: October

Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942) | University of Freiburg, University of Göttingen, University of Wrocław | Wrocław

Peruvian philosopher | Harvard University, National University of San Marcos | Lima: October 12, 1889 - Lima: January 27, 1925 | Pedro Zulen | Lima: October

German Catholic philosopher and theologian (1889–1977) | Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, University of Göttingen | Florence: October 12, 1889 - New

British historian (1889–1970) | Fellow of the British Academy | Winchester College, Trinity College | Hay-on-Wye: October 12, 1889 - Budleigh Salterton: May 25, 1970

German Jesuit priest (1889–1972) | Katowice: October 12, 1889 - Murnau am Staffelsee: September 28, 1972 | Erich Przywara | Katowice: October 12, 1889

American engineer (1882-1946) | University of Maine, The Governor's Academy | Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey: October 12, 1882 - California: February 26, 1946 | Frank

American physicist | Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute | Cornell University | Cobleskill: October 12, 1881 - November 7, 1939 | Floyd K. Richtmyer

Japanese ethicist (1872-1931) | University of Tokyo | October 12, 1872 - January 15, 1931 | Kenjirō Fujii (Kenjiro Fujii) | October 12, 1872 - January 15, 1931

University of Tokyo | October 12, 1870 - February 12, 1946 | Takatarō Kimura (Takataro Kimura) | October 12, 1870 - February 12, 1946

October 12, 1870 - New York City: October 14, 1893 | Edmund Leavenworth French | October 12, 1870 - New York City: October 14, 1893

British philosopher (1867–1950) | Somerville College, University of London (1928), University of Oxford (1920), McGill University | Durham: October 12, 1867

Japanese chemist | Tokyo Imperial University | Niigata Prefecture: October 12, 1866 - December 11, 1955 | Toragorō Tanahashi (Toragoro Tanahashi) | Niigata

British biochemist | Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1929), Fellow of the Royal Society, Davy Medal (1935) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, University of

Russian academician and chemist (1865-1952) | Order of Lenin, Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Faculty of Physics and

October 12, 1863 - Geneva: October 1, 1990 | Oscar Hult | October 12, 1863 - Geneva: October 1, 1990

Japanese mathematician (1861-1933) | Order of the Sacred Treasure, 2nd Class | Tokyo University, University of Tokyo, University of Strasbourg | Niigata

American mechanical engineer (1860–1930) | John Fritz Medal (1927), Elliott Cresson Medal (1929), National Inventors Hall of Fame (1991), National Aviation

American soldier and inventor of the Lewis gun (1858–1931) | Elliott Cresson Medal (1918) | United States Military Academy | Pennsylvania: October 12, 1858

Slovenian mathematician | Poljane nad Škofjo Loko: October 12, 1856 - Ljubljana: March 11, 1924 | Ivan Šubic (Ivan Subic) | Poljane nad Škofjo Loko: October

Polish physicist (1854-1913) | Knight of the Order of the Iron Crown (Austria), Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Lviv University, Lviv Polytechnic

German musicologist (1852-1934) | University of Rostock | Brzeg: October 12, 1852 - Berlin: May 2, 1934 | Max Friedlaender | Brzeg: October 12, 1852 - Berlin

German philosopher (1845-1923) | Aschaffenburg: October 12, 1845 - January 17, 1923 | Engelbert Lorenz Fischer | Aschaffenburg: October 12, 1845 - January 17, 1923

Italian mathematician (1840-1920) | University of Pisa | Milan: October 12, 1840 - Rome: November 2, 1920 | Luigi Bodio | Milan: October 12, 1840 - Rome

academic, civil servant (1836–1898) | Commander of the Order of Leopold | Liège: October 12, 1836 - Brussels metropolitan area: July 13, 1898 | Émile

Scottish-Canadian botanist (1827-1895) | University of Edinburgh | Scotland: October 12, 1827 - Halifax: November 10, 1895 | George Lawson | Scotland: October

Harvard mineralogist and chemist (1827–1894) | Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Boston Latin School, Harvard University, Harvard College

Italian engineer (1821–1864) | Pietrasanta: October 12, 1821 - Seraing: April 18, 1864 | Eugenio Barsanti | Pietrasanta: October 12, 1821 - Seraing: April 18, 1864

French engineer (1814-1885) | Officer of the Legion of Honour (1865), 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | Visite à l'exposition universelle de Paris, en 1855

Italian chemist (1812–1888) | nitroglycerin | University of Giessen, University of Paris, University of Turin | Casale Monferrato: October 12, 1812 - Turin

French utopian Socialist (1808–1893) | École polytechnique | Salins-les-Bains: October 12, 1808 - Paris: December 27, 1893 | Victor Prosper Considerant

member of the Swiss Federal Council | Aarau: October 12, 1801 - Bern: September 22, 1873 | Friedrich Frey-Herosé (Friedrich Frey-Herose) | Aarau: October 12

German physicist (1801-1870) | Bavarian Maximilian Order for Science and Art (1853) | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, University of Königsberg, University of Jena

Galician-Jewish maskil, educator, poet and mathematician | Sheptytskyi: October 12, 1796 - Kyiv: December 27, 1861 | Jacob Eichenbaum - Jacob Gelber

Mexican politician and historian of the XIX century (1795–1851) | San Ildefonso College | Comonfort: October 12, 1795 - Paris: July 14, 1851 | José María

Württembergian mineralogist and professor of chemistry (1792-1860) | University of Tübingen | Tübingen: October 12, 1792 - Tübingen: May 13, 1860

19th-century Mexican politician (1788-1836) | Tecoh: October 12, 1788 - Channelview: November 15, 1836 | Lorenzo de Zavala | Tecoh: October 12, 1788

Royal Navy admiral (1762-1820) | Fellow of the Royal Society, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | Westminster School | Gibraltar: October 12, 1762

Danish astronomer (1740-1815) | Copenhagen: October 12, 1740 - Copenhagen: January 15, 1815 | Thomas Bugge | Copenhagen: October 12, 1740 - Copenhagen: January 15, 1815

1695-1746) | Dol pri Ljubljani: October 12, 1695 - Ljubljana: October 3, 1746 | Anton Erberg | Dol pri Ljubljani: October 12, 1695 - Ljubljana: October 3, 1746

Japanese philosopher | Kuwada district: October 12, 1685 - Kyoto: October 29, 1744 | Ishida Baigan | Kuwada district: October 12, 1685 - Kyoto: October 29, 1744

Italian philologist and scientist | Florence: October 12, 1619 - Florence: January 1, 1676 | Carlo Roberto Dati (Ardaclito | Currado Bartoletti | Smarrito

English philosopher (1614–1687) | Fellow of the Royal Society | University of Cambridge, The King's School, Grantham, Eton College, Christ's College

Chinese scholar | Yuyao City: October 12, 1600 - Mito Domain: January 1, 1682 | Zhu Zhiyu | Yuyao City: October 12, 1600 - Mito Domain: January 1, 1682

Superior General of the Society of Jesus (1582-1651) | Siena: October 12, 1582 - Rome: June 17, 1651 | Francesco Piccolomini | Siena: October 12, 1582 - Rome

Croatian mathematician and physicist | Franciscan Church and Monastery | Dubrovnik: October 12, 1568 - Dubrovnik: April 11, 1626 | Marin Getaldić (Marin