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Ivan M. Niven
1915Oct, 25

Ivan M. Niven

Ivan M. Niven, Canadian-American mathematician and academic (d. 1999)
Ivan Morton Niven (October 25, 1915 – May 9, 1999) was a Canadian-American mathematician, specializing in number theory and known for his work on Waring's problem. He worked for many years as a professor at the University of Oregon, and was president of the Mathematical Association of America. He was the author of several books on mathematics.

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    Women's suffrage

    The United States House of Representatives rejects a proposal to require states to give women the right to vote.
  • 28Jan

    United States Coast Guard

    An act of the U.S. Congress creates the United States Coast Guard as a branch of the United States Armed Forces.
  • 18Mar

    Battle of Gallipoli

    World War I: During the Battle of Gallipoli, three battleships are sunk during a failed British and French naval attack on the Dardanelles.
  • 20Mar

    General relativity

    Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.
  • 17May

    Herbert Henry Asquith

    The last British Liberal Party government (led by Herbert Henry Asquith) falls.