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1817 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss biologist
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1942 - John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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1910 - Alexander Emanuel Agassiz, American scientist
1923 - Sir James Dewar, Scottish chemist
1967 - Jaroslav Heyrovský, Czech chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
1998 - David McClelland, American psychologist
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Wow! Wallach was born twice! His poor mother....