March 27th
1824 Johann W. Hittorf, a researcher in electrolysis of salt solutions, transport numbers, ion migrations, and electrical discharges in gases, was born.
1845 Wilhelm K. Röntgen, who discovered X-rays, was born. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1901) in recognition of the extraordinary services he has rendered by the discovery of the remarkable rays subsequently named after him; researcher in specific heats and heat conduction in crystals.
1847 Otto Wallach, researcher on essential oils and terpenes; Nobel Prize (1910) in recognition of his services to organic chemistry and the chemical industry by his pioneer work in the field of alicyclic compounds, was born.
1861 Nikolai Y. Demjanov, researcher on decomposition of aliphatic diazonium ions, Demjanov-Tiffeneau rearrangement, was born.