On this day:
1895: Alfred Nobel signs his last will which created the five Nobel awards – in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and peace
1989: 21-month old Alyssa Smith became the first person to receive a liver transplant from a living donor
2001: Hubble detects the first planetary atmosphere outside the Solar System
2005: World’s first successful partial face transplant by Drs Bernard Devauchelle, Benoit Lengelé, and Jean-Michel Dubernard
Born on this day:
1940: Bruce Lee, American actor, martial artist
1955: Bill Nye, American engineer, educator, television host
Gone on this day:
1852: Ada Lovelace, English mathematician
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