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In Memory ofNelson Rolihlahla Mandela

5 December 2013

Aziz S. InanDonald P. Shiley School of Engineering

University of Portland

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South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and President Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was

born on 18 July 1918 (18-07-1918). We lost this great man today, on 5 December 2013

(5-12-2013), at age 95.5 December 2013

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I dedicate these next few slides in his memory.

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Mandela’s death date, 5 December, expressed as 5-12, or simply as 512, is the

highest-power date in each year. How?

512 = 29!

Mandela died on the Highest-Power Day of the Year

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(Note that 5 December (512) is the highest-power date of each year in the day-month-year date format. However, in the month-day-year

date format, the highest-power date is October 24, expressed as 1024 = 210!)

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Mandela died on a Pythagorean Day. Why? If 5 December 2013 is expressed as 5-12-13,

then:

52 + 122 = 132!

Mandela died on a Pythagorean Day

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Other such ascending-order Pythagorean Days in each century in day-month-year date format are 03-04-05, 06-08-10, and

09-12-15. (Additional Pythagorean Days in the month-day-year date format are 8-15-17, 12-16-20, 7-24-25, and 10-24-26.)

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If numbers are assigned to the letters of Mandela’s full name based on the English

alphabet (let A = 1, B = 2, etc.), number 512 (representing Mandela’s death day) repeats

in his full name three times:

NELSON 14512191514 14 5 12 19 15 14

ROLIHLAHLA 181512981218121 18 15 12 9 8 12 1 8 12 1

MANDELA 1311445121 13 1 14 4 5 12 1

Number 512 Repeats in Mandela’s Name Three Times

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Number 121 repeats four times in Mandela’s full name:

NELSON 14512191514ROLIHLAHLA 181512981218121

MANDELA 1311445121

Number 121 Repeats in Mandela’s Name Four Times

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How?

121 = 11 x 11 = 112

121 + 121 + 121 + 121 = 484 = 22 x 2222 + 22 = 44

112 x 44 = 112 x 43 + 112

112 x 43 = 5203112 = 1215122013!

Four 121’s “Magically” Lead to Mandela’s Death Date

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Mandela’s death date, 5 December 2013, can be written as:

Numerical Connection Between Mandela’s Name and Death Date

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5-12-13

Notice that numbers 523 and 11 are intertwined to result in 51213. Interestingly enough, reverse of one

less than 523 is 225, which equals the sum of the numbers assigned to the letters of Nelson Rolihlahla

Mandela [1]. Also, interestingly, 523 – 11 = 512 (again, 5 December).

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You will be missed, Nelson Mandela!

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References:[1] A. S. Inan, “Happy 95th Birthday, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela,” July 17, 2013.http://faculty.up.edu/ainan/publications.html