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1977 Maria Realino, teacher (Botany of Curaeao), dies at 87
1970 Patrick Aherne, actor (Bwana Devil, Botany Bay), dies at 69 1963 John Farrow, actor and director (Botany Bay), dies at 58 1955 Michael Pollan, born in Long Island, New York, professor of journalism, U of C, Berkeley, author, columnist, activist, wrote, 'The Omnivore's Dilemma', 'The Botany of Desire', 'In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto' 1904 John Farrow, born in Sydney, Australia, director/actor, Botany Bay, Wake Island 1903 Francois Crepin, Belgian botany, dies at 72 1901 Patrick Aherne, England, actor, Bwana Devil, Botany Bay, Q Planes 1889 Maria Realino, Frederikus Janssen, teacher, Botany of Curacao 1849 Stephan L Endlicher, Austrian priest/botany, dies at 44 1845 Nicholas T the Saussure, Swiss chemist/botany, dies at 77 1830 Francois Crepin, Belgian botany 1799 John Lindley, English botanist, Elements of Botany 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip forms English colony at Sydney, Botany Bay NSW 1788 Captain Arthur Phillip hoists English flag on Botany Bay, New South Wales 1788 English settlers arrive in Australia's Botany Bay to setup penal colony 1787 Arthur Phillip sets sails with 11 ships of criminals to Botany Bay 1777 John Bartram, father of American botany, dies at 77 1770 Captain James Cook in Endeavor lands at Botany Bay in Australia 1770 Captain James Cook discovers Botany Bay (Australia) 1762 Johann F Gronovius, physician/botany, dies at 76 1699 John Bartram, naturalist/explorer, father of American botany 1686 Johann F Gronovius, Dutch physician/botany 1582 Leidse university names Rembert Dodoens professor of botany/medicine 1554 Hieronymus Bock, German doctor (founder of modern botany), dies |
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