British physicist (1879–1959). Owen Willans Richardson was born on 26 April 1879 in what is now the United Kingdom. Owen Willans Richardson is remembered as a physicist, university teacher and theoretical physicist, a citizen of the United Kingdom. Positions held included director and university teacher.
Before and after
- from 22 January 1879 to 23 January 1879Battle of Rorke's Drift
- 23 February 1879Birth of Kazimir Malevich
- 14 March 1879Birth of Albert Einstein
- from 5 April 1879 to 4 April 1884War of the Pacific
- 26 April 1879Birth of Owen Willans Richardson
- from August 1879 to October 1880Victorio's War
- 9 October 1879Birth of Max von Laue
- 22 October 1879Edison's carbon-filament lamp burns for 13 hours
- 26 October 1879Birth of Leon Trotsky
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