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Sir Isaac Newton FRS (25 December 1642 – 20 March 1726/27 [a]) was an English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, and author who was described in his time as a natural philosopher. [7] He was a key figure in the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment that followed.
December 23 is the 357th day of the year ... and businessman (d. 1908) [18] [19] [20] 1865 – James M. Canty, American educator, school ... Birthday of the Queen ...
December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) ... [18] 1939 – Winter War: The Soviet Union is expelled from the League of Nations for invading Finland.
December 27 is the 361st day of the year ... 1459 – John I Albert, King of Poland (d. 1501) [18] 1481 – Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, ...
December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; ... 1864 – Camille Claudel, French illustrator and sculptor (d. 1943) [18]
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year ... [18] 1986 – Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of the Soviet Union, releases Andrei Sakharov and his wife from exile in Gorky.
December 30 is the 364th day of the year ... American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2008) [18] 1929 – Rosalinde Hurley, English physician, microbiologist, ...
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) ... (d. 1970) [18] 1884 – Erima Harvey Northcroft, New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953) ...