English physicist famous for inventing electromagnets (the first known to man) and the first practical electric motor.
William Sturgeon was born on 22 May, 1783
Today's Events: 4 May
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Greenpeace Foundation comes into existence
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First Grammy Awards
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Ernest Hemingway wins Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea
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Star Wars Day [Star Wars Day - 4 May]
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Robin Cook Birthday
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John Broome Birthday
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Thomas Henry Huxley Birthday
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Sir William Fothergill Cooke Birthday
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Bartolomeo Cristofori Birthday
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Dick Ayers Death Anniversary
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Colin Murdoch Death Anniversary