No close family anniversaries. Born in Scania, Sweden (at the time part of Denmark), on this date in 1546: astronomer Tycho Brahe. He was the last of the “naked-eye astronomers,” working without benefit of telescopes. Most famous today for his influence on other astronomers such as Johannes Kepler.
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Or, if you prefer the metaphysical, born in Provence, France, on this date in 1503: Michel de Nostredame, also known as the alchemist and seer Nostradamus.
