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- Johann Nikolaus Tetens, German-Danish philosopher and mathematician, born in Tetenbüll, Duchy of Schleswig, Denmark (d. 1807)
Famous Deaths
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686-1736)
Dutch-German-Polish physicist, inventor and scientific instrument maker, who invented the thermometer and the Fahrenheit scale, dies at 50
Died in 1736 1736 Highlights
About September 16, 1736
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 287 years, 7 months and 24 days
Leap Year: Yes
Star Sign: Virgo
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