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2009 A solar eclipse, the longest in history, lasts up to 6 minutes and 38.8 seconds, over parts of Asia and the Pacific Ocean
2001 Total solar eclipse in Madagascar-Atl Ocean (4m56s) 1999 Total solar eclipse in India-North -France (2m23s) 1998 Total solar eclipse in Venezuela-Pacific Ocean (4m09) 1995 Total solar eclipse in SW/S Asia (2m09s) 1994 Total solar eclipse in South America (4m23s) 1992 Total solar eclipse in Uruguay (5m21s) 1991 Total solar eclipse is seen in Hawaii 1991 Louis Seigner, actor (Eclipse, Special Section), dies in a fire at 87 1990 Annular eclipse visible over Antarctica and South Atlantic 1989 Partial eclipse of the Sun in Hawaii, North West North America, Greenland 1979 Last total eclipse of Sun in 20th century for continental US 1973 Observers aboard Concorde jet observe 72-minute solar eclipse 1953 Bonnie Tyler, singer, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1953 John Shirley, U.S., sci-fi author, Eclipse Penumbra, Eclipse Corona 1951 Bonnie Tyler, Gaynor Hopkins, rocker, Total Eclipse of the Heart 1925 Moving picture of a solar eclipse taken from dirigible over Long Island 1900 Solar eclipse occurs 1870 Jules Janssen, flys in a balloon in order to study a solar eclipse 1868 Pierre Janssan discovers helium in solar spectrum during eclipse 1857 Frederick Laggenheim takes 1st photo of a solar eclipse 1851 Total solar eclipse captured on a daguerreotype photograph 1836 Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse 1778 David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia 1774 Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse 1715 Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads" 1662 Flamsteed sees solar eclipse, 1st known astronomical observation 1638 Lunar eclipse is 1st astronomical event recorded in U.S. 1504 Columbus uses a lunar eclipse to frighten hostile Jamaican Indians 585 War between Lydia and Media ended by solar eclipse |
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