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Sam Edwards (physicist)
1928Feb, 1

Sam Edwards (physicist)

Sam Edwards, Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
Sir Samuel Frederick Edwards (1 February 1928 – 7 May 2015) was a Welsh physicist.

The Sam Edwards Medal and Prize is named in his honour.

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    St. Francis Dam

    In California, the St. Francis Dam fails; the resulting floods kills 431 people.
  • 12Apr

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    The President of the Republic of China, Zhang Zuolin, is assassinated by Japanese agents.
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