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What Happened in December 1616

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Famous Birthdays

John Wallis (1616-1703)

Dec 3 English mathematician and cryptographer who introduced ∞ as a symbol for infinity, born in Ashford, England

John Wallis
  • Dec 21 Pietro Andrea Ziani, Italian organist and composer, born in Venice (d. 1684)
Born in 1616

Famous Deaths

  • Dec 10 Diogo do Couto, Portuguese historian/archivist of Goa, dies at 74
  • Dec 31 Jacques Le Maire, pirate/explorer (Lemaire Strait), dies at 31


What Happened in 1616

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