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1998 Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points

1997 Mark Messier signs with Vancouver Canucks

1991 NHL New York Rangers trade Bernie Nichols to Edmonton for Mark Messier

1961 Mark D Messier, born in Edmonton, Alberta, NHL Center, Edmonton, New York Rangers

1817 Charles Messier, "comet ferret" and catalogs famous "M objects,", dies

1791 Messier catalogs M83 (spiral galaxy in Hydra)

1779 Charles Messier adds M57 (Ring Nebula in Lyra) to his catalog

1779 Charles Messier catalogs M56 (globular cluster in Lyra)

1777 Messier adds M53 to his catalog (globular cluster in Coma Berenice)

1774 Messier adds M51 (spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici) to his catalog

1771 Messier adds M46-M49 to his catalog (galactic clusters in Puppis and Hydra and galaxy in Virgo)

1771 Messier presents his original list of 45 M-objects to French Academy

1765 Charles Messier catalogs M41 (galactic cluster in Canis Major)

1758 Charles Messier observes Crab Nebula and begins catalog

1730 Charles Joseph Messier, astronomer, cataloguer of "M objects"


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