Lao Tzu Laozi

(Chinese: also Lao Tse, Lao Tu, Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tsu, Laotze, Lao Zi, Laocius, and other variations) was a philosopher of ancient China, and is a central figure in Taoism (also spelled “Daoism”). Laozi literally means “old master”, and is generally considered honorific. Laozi is revered as a deity in most religious forms of Taoism

Charles Monroe Schulz

(November 26, 1922 – February 12, 2000) American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.

Don Miguel Ángel Ruiz

(born 1952), better known as Don Miguel Ruiz, is a Mexican author of Toltec spiritualist and neoshamanistic texts.His work is part of the New Age movement that focuses on ancient teachings as a means to achieve spiritual enlightenment…Source

Sigourney Weaver

Did you know... 
... that today, besides being Columbus Day in the U.S., is the birthday of Sigourney Weaver (1949)? Sigourney Weaver is an American actress best known for her role as Ellen Ripley in the Alien film series. Trivia fans: Born Susan Alexandra Weaver, she began using the name "Sigourney Weaver" in 1963 after a minor character (Sigourney Howard) in F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel The Great Gatsby. Happy birthday, Sigourney! 

Tony Braxton, Yo-Yo Ma, John Mellencamp

Did you know... 
... that today is the birthday of Toni Braxton, singer (1967); Yo-Yo Ma, cello virtuoso (1955); and John Mellencamp, musician (1951). With a variety of musical talents like these three, we're sure you can find any type of music to celebrate their special day. Happy birthday, Toni, Yo-Yo, and John! 

William Henry Smyth (1788-1865)

British naval officer and astronomer who asked astronomers to observe double star systems to determine the origin of differing star colors.

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Abbe Moigno (1804-1884)

Physicist, mathematician, writer, and science popuizer who published Repertoire d'Optique Moderne in 1850.

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William Allen Miller (1817-1870)

British chemist and astronomer who worked with Huggins to study the effect of a stars composition on its spectrum (in the form of absorption, or dark, lines).

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James Clark Maxwell (1831-1879)

Prolific Scottish physicist and mathematician known for Maxwell's equations of electromagetism, the Maxwell-Boltzmann probability distribution and many other concepts.

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Norman Lockyer (1836-1920)

British astronomer credited with discovering helium; he founded and edited the journal Nature after working as science editor of The Reader.

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Sidney Bolton Kincaid (1849-1898)

Designed a Metrochome apparatus which allowed astronomers to reproduce the color of stars and derive their composition.

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Armand Hoppolyte Louis Fizeau (1819-1896)

French physicist known for his calculation of the speed of light (to within 5 percent accuracy); he discovered independently that the Doppler effect applied to electromagnetic waves.

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Christian Doppler (1803-1853)

Austrian mathematician and physicist, best known for the Doppler principle relating wavelength (frequency) to motion.

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Christoph Hendrik Diedrik Buijs-Ballot (1817-1890)

Dutch meteorologist who tested Doppler's principle using musicians and a moving train.

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George Airy (1801-1892)

British astronomer and mathematician who served as the seventh Astronomer Royal and defined the prime meridian at the Royal Observatory Greenwich, which he also directed.

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Groucho Marx

Did you know... 
... that October 2 is Eyebrow Day? Celebrate Groucho Marx's birthday (1890) by trimming your eyebrows. Or not! Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx was an American comedian and film and television star. He is known as a master of quick wit and widely considered one of the best comedians of the modern era. 

Annelies Marie “Anne” Frank

(12 June 1929 – ? March 1945) (aged 15) One of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary (which documents her experiences hiding during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II) has become one of the world’s most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films…