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It happened today: Johann Jakob Balmer died in 1898.
Published: March 12, 2026 · Period: 2026-03-12This insight lists historic events that occurred on the same day in the past.
Johann Jakob Balmer, a Swiss mathematician known for the Balmer series of hydrogen spectral lines, died on this day in 1898. He was born in Lausen and spent his entire career in Basel, where his work laid the groundwork for future atomic theory. See wikipedia for more information.
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