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Important events from the history of math that happened on this day:
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August 29th
| 1831 | Michael Faraday discovered his law of electrical induction.
More information about: Michael Faraday Faraday's Law |
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| 1937 | Otto Hoelder, best known for his work in Fourier series and group theory, died in Leipzig, Germany on this day.
More information about: Otto Hoelder |
| 1975 | Eamon de Valera died in Dublin, Ireland. President of the Republic of Ireland from 1959 to 1973 and active in opposing British rule and establishing the Republic from 1913 onward, he had been a popular mathematics teacher and promising mathematics researcher. He retained a lifelong interest in mathematics.
More information about: Eamon de Valera |
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