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Jerome Karle
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Jerome Karle, born Jerome Karfunkel (born June 18, 1918) is an American physical chemist. Jointly with Herbert A. Hauptman, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1985, for the direct analysis of crystal structures using X-ray scattering techniques. Read more
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Delia Smith
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Delia Smith CBE (born 18 June 1941) is an English cook and television presenter, known for teaching basic cookery skills in a no-nonsense style. She is the UK's best-selling cookery author, with more than 21 million copies sold. Smith is also famous for her role as joint majority shareholder at Norw...
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Vitaly Zholobov
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Vitaly Mikhaylovich Zholobov (born June 18, 1937 in Zburyivka, Kherson Oblast Ukrainian SSR) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew on Soyuz 21 space flight as the flight engineer. Read more
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George Mallory (1886 - 1924)
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George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 - 8/9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Read more
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Sir William Crookes (1832 - 1919)
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Sir William Crookes, OM, FRS (17 June 1832 - 4 April 1919) was a British chemist and physicist who attended the Royal College of Chemistry, London, and worked on spectroscopy. He was a pioneer of vacuum tubes, inventing the Crookes tube. Read more
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Mumtaz Mahal (1593 - 1631)
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Mumtaz Mahal (April 1593 - 17 June 1631) (meaning "the chosen one of the palace") born as Arjumand Banu Begum was a Mughal Empress and chief consort of emperor Shah Jahan. The UNESCO World Heritage Site Taj Mahal, Agra was constructed by her husband as her final resting place. Read more[v...
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Cassini de Thury (1714 - 1784)
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César-François Cassini de Thury (17 June 1714 - 4 September 1784), also called Cassini III or Cassini de Thury, was a French astronomer and cartographer. Read more
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Peter Stoner (1888 - 1980)
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Peter Stoner (June 16, 1888 - March 21, 1980) was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and A...
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Julius Plücker (1801 - 1868)
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Julius Plücker (16 June 1801 - 22 May 1868) was a German mathematician and physicist. He made fundamental contributions to the field of analytical geometry and was a pioneer in the investigations of cathode rays that led eventually to the discovery of the electron. He also vastly extended the study...
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Helen Duncan
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Britain's 'last witch': Campaign to pardon Helen Duncan Campaigners looking to clear the name of Britain's last convicted witch may apply for a judicial review. Spiritualist Helen Duncan was convicted in 1944 under the Witchcraft Act for fear she would reveal military secrets during World War I...
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Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (1765 - 1831)
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Johann Gottlieb Friedrich von Bohnenberger (15 June 1765 - 19 April 1831) was born at Simmozheim, Württemberg. He studied at the University of Tübingen. In 1798, he was appointed professor of mathematics and astronomy at the University. Read more
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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (1754 - 1785)
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Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier (30 March 1754 - 15 June 1785) was a French chemistry and physics teacher, and one of the first pioneers of aviation. He and the Marquis d'Arlandes made the first manned free balloon flight on 21 November 1783, in a Montgolfier balloon. He later died when his balloon cr...
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Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
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Johann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 - 28 July 1750) was a German composer, organist, harpsichordist, violist, and violinist of the Baroque Period. Read more
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Samuel T. Beddingfield (1933-2012)
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Samuel T. Beddingfield (1933-June 13, 2012) was an American test pilot and a pioneering aerospace engineer and who had a long career with NASA during its early manned space programs. Read more
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Harold Clayton Urey (1893 - 1981)
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Harold Clayton Urey FRS (April 29, 1893 - January 5, 1981) was an American physical chemist whose pioneering work on isotopes earned him the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1934. He played a significant role in the development of the atom bomb, but may be most prominent for his contribution to theories on...
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