Births on February 6

Mario Bettinus

Born on February 6, 1582

Mario Bettinus, Italian mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher (d. 1657)

Mario Bettinus (Italian name: Mario Bettini; 6 February 1582 – 7 November 1657) was an Italian Jesuit philosopher, mathematician and astronomer. The lunar crater Bettinus was named after him by Giovanni Riccioli in 1651. His Apiaria Universae Philosophiae Mathematicae is an encyclopedic collection of mathematical curiosities. This work had been reviewed by Christoph Grienberger. Bettini was one of the fiercest Jesuit critics of Cavalieri's method of Indivisibles.

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24 Feb

Gregorian calendar
With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
16 Apr

Hernando de Lerma
Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
21 Jun

Honnō-ji Incident
Sengoku period: Oda Nobunaga, the most powerful of the Japanese daimyōs, was forced to commit suicide by his own general Akechi Mitsuhide.
28 Nov

William Shakespeare
In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a £40 bond for their marriage licence.

Births on February 6

Mario Bettinus

Born on February 6, 1582

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