March 13 - Sunbeam

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This Day In History

1781

William Herschel discovers Uranus.

1845

Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto receives its première performance in Leipzig with Ferdinand David as soloist.

1930

The news of the discovery of Pluto is telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory.

1969

Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module.

1997

The Phoenix lights are seen over Phoenix, Arizona by hundreds of people, and by millions on television.

2003

The journal Nature reports that 350,000-year-old footprints of an upright-walking human have been found in Italy.

Famous Birthdays

1764

Earl Grey, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1845)

1855

Percival Lowell, American astronomer (d. 1916)

1914

Edward "Butch" O'Hare, American pilot and Medal of Honor recipient (d. 1943)

1939

Neil Sedaka, American singer and songwriter

1950

William H. Macy, American actor

1956

Dana Delany, American actress

1960

Joe Ranft, American animator (d. 2005)