Isaac Newton History: December 1, 1967 - Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope March 31, 1727 - Isaac Newton, English Mathematician April 16, 1705 - Queen Anne of England knights Isaac Newton at Trinity College January 26, 1697 - Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli's 6 month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night July 5, 1687 - Isaac Newton's 'Principia' published by Royal Society in England February 8, 1672 - Isaac Newton reads 1st optics paper before Royal Society in London July 7, 1668 - Isaac Newton receives MA from Trinity College, Cambridge June 5, 1661 - Isaac Newton admitted as a student to Trinity College, Cambridge
More Notable Birthdays on December 25:
1954 - Annie Lennox, Aberdeen, Scotland, vocalist, Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams, Why
1946 - Jimmy Buffett, born in Pascagoula, Mississippi, vocalist, Margaritaville
1924 - Rod Serling, born in Syracuse, New York, writer/host, Twilight Zone, Night Gallery
1899 - Humphrey Bogart, born in New York City, actor, Here's looking at you, kid, Casablanca