 1826 - Julius Thomsen born: heats of reaction, relative strength of acids, manufacture of soda from cryolite. |
| 1901 - John Rex Whinfield born: terephthalic acid polyester fibers (terylene). |
| 1955 - Synthesis of diamond by F. P. Bundy, H. T. Hall, H. M. Strong and R. H. Wentoff at General Electric Research Laboratories announced. |
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