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Benjamin Banneker was born November 9, 1731, a free man. He is recognized for his authorship of the African American Almanac, despite having very little formal education and becoming a famous self-taught astronomer. (file photo)
October 9: Death of mathematician Benjamin Banneker (74), in Ellicott’s Mills, Maryland.
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