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4-30-1777

Carl Friedrich Gauss, considered one of the greatest mathematicians of all time, born in Brunswick, Germany. His mother couldn't remember his birthdate, but she could relate it to a movable religious feast. To confirm the date of his birth Gauss developed a formula for the date of Easter.

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Wednesday, April 30, 1777