TIMELINER

History's most surprising connections

Born on October 7

BORN ON THIS DAY
Niels Bohr
Niels Bohr
Born 1885 · Science & Invention
Atomic model, quantum mechanics pioneer
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
Born 1931 · Activism & Social Change
Anti-apartheid cleric, Nobel Peace Prize
DIED ON THIS DAY
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
Died 1849 · Literature
Master of the macabre, The Raven
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