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1989 Herschel Walker is traded from Cowboys to Vikings for 12 players

1988 Herschel Walker performs Fort Worth Ballet

1986 Herschel Bernardi, actor (Lt Jacoby-Peter Gunn, Arnie), dies at 62

1983 USFL New Jersey Generals sign Heisman winner Herschel Walker (3 years-$5 mil)

1982 Herschel Walker of Georgia wins Heisman Trophy

1982 48th Heisman Trophy Award: Herschel Walker, Georgia (RB)

1981 Football running back, Herschel Walker, of University of Georgia, takes out a Lloyd's of London insurance policy for $1 million

1962 Herschel Walker, WFL/NFL running back for New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboy

1941 Herschel Mayall, actor (Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 78

1923 Herschel Bernardi, actor, Arnie, Voice of Charlie the Tuna, Front

1889 John Herschel uses camera obscura to photograph 48" (120cm) telescope

1871 John F. W. Herschel, British astronomer (Catalogue of Nebulae), dies

1871 John Herschel, cataloguer of southern hemisphere stars, dies at 79

1858 William Herschel of the Indian Civil Service in India

1847 Urbain J J Leverrier and John Couch Adams, codiscoverers of Neptune meet for 1st time at home of John Herschel

1843 Caroline Herschel, "1st lady of astronomy", dies at 98 in Germany

1839 John Herschel takes 1st glass plate photograph

1835 N.Y. Sun publishes Moon hoax story about John Herschel

1822 F William Herschel, German astronomer (discovered Uranus), dies at 85

1822 Frederick "William" Herschel, German/British astronomer, dies at 83

1819 William Herschel makes last telescopic observation of 1819 comet

1792 John Herschel, born in Slough, England, William Herschel's son, astronomer

1789 William Herschel discovers Mimas, satellite of Saturn

1789 Sir William Herschel discovers Saturn's moon Enceladus

1787 W Herschel discovers Enceladus, a moon of Saturn

1787 Titania and Oberon, moons of Uranus, discovered by William Herschel

1785 Caroline Herschel becomes 1st woman discoverer of a comet

1783 Herschel reports seeing a red glow near lunar crater Aristarchus

1783 William Herschel announces star Lambda Herculis as apex

1781 Sir William Herschel sees "comet" (really discovered Uranus)

1780 William Herschel discovers 1st binary star, Xi Ursae Majoris

1774 1st sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)

1750 Caroline Herschel, astronomer/discoverer

1738 F William Herschel, German/English astronomer, discovered Uranus



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