Home - Events - Birthdays - Deaths - Years - History Feeds

Observes Events in History



1978 Event - U.N. observes "international day of solidarity with Palestinian people," boycotted by U.S. and about 20 other countries

1836 Event - Francis Baily observes "Baily's Beads" during annular solar eclipse

1778 Event - David Rittenhouse observes a total solar eclipse in Philadelphia

1758 Event - Charles Messier observes Crab Nebula and begins catalog

1753 Event - French King Louis XV observes transit of Mercury at Mendon Castle

1715 Event - Edmund Halley observes total eclipse phenomenon "Baily's Beads"

1715 Event - John Flamsteed observes Uranus for 6th time

1690 Event - John Flamsteed observes Uranus without realizing it's undiscovered

1661 Event - Johannes Hevelius observes 3rd transit of Mercury ever to be seen

1631 Event - Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler

1613 Event - Galileo observes Neptune but fails to recognize what he sees

1541 Event - Hernan de Soto observes 1st recorded flood in America (Mississippi R)









Add History to your Site or Blog
You can add our Today in History or Today's Birthdays scripts to your site. The script has fresh, new content each day, and requires no work on your part. Get started

BrainyHistory on FaceBook
Get the birthdays of the day from BrainyHistory on FaceBook and Twitter



BrainyHistoryBrainyHistory

Social
BrainyHistory on FaceBook
BrainyHistory on Twitter
Site
Home
Events
Birthdays
Deaths
Years
History Feeds
About Us
Inquire
Privacy
Terms
Copyright © 2001 - 2013 BrainyHistory