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A partial lunar eclipse took place on March 13, 4 BCE
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004541/partial-lunar-eclipse-march-13-4-bce/

A total lunar eclipse took place on March 13, 1960. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1960_lunar_eclipse



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The March 1989 geomagnetic storm caused the collapse of Québec's electricity system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/March_1989_geomagnetic_storm



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The Seikan Tunnel was opened on 13 March 1988
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seikan_Tunnel

The Battle of Badr, fought on March 13, 624 AD was a key battle in the early days of Islam
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Badr



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Giotto, Comet Halley Flyby in 1986
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giotto_mission#Halley_encounter

STS-29 was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on 13 March 1989.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-29



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Aleksandr Mikhailovich Samokutyayev (born 13 March 1970) is a former Russian cosmonaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Samokutyayev

John Hasbrouck Van Vleck (March 13, 1899 - October 27, 1980) was an American physicist and mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hasbrouck_van_Vleck

Donella H. "Dana" Meadows (March 13, 1941 - February 20, 2001) was a pioneering American environmental scientist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donella_Meadows

Joseph Priestley (13 March 1733 (O.S.) - 6 February 1804) was an 18th-century English theologian
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48242122/joseph-priestley-1733-1804/

Marijan Prosen - Majo (born 13 March 1937) is a Slovene astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marijan_Prosen

Percival Lawrence Lowell (March 13, 1855 - November 12, 1916) was a mathematician, and astronomer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48242123/percival-lowell-1855-1916/



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The Divide is a post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Xavier Gens and written by Karl Mueller and Eron Sheean.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Divide_(film)

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "Normal Again" originally aired on March 12, 2002
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_Again



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NGC 2679 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004608/ngc-2679/

NGC 2779 was discovered by George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004619/ngc-2779/

NGC 2783 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004628/ngc-2789/

NGC 2789 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 13th March 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004628/ngc-2789/

NGC 2796 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004647/ngc-2796/

NGC 2823 was discovered by George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004651/ngc-2823/

NGC 2827 was discovered by George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004663/ngc-2827/

NGC 2828 was discovered by George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004675/ngc-2828/

NGC 2829 was discovered by George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004705/ngc-2829/

NGC 2831 was discovered by George Johnstone Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004721/ngc-2831/

NGC 2832 was discovered by George Stoney using on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004732/ngc-2832/

NGC 2833 was discovered by George Stoney using on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004743/ngc-2833/

NGC 2834 was discovered George Stoney on the 13th March 1850.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004752/ngc-2834/

NGC 2918 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004760/ngc-2918/

NGC 2893 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004770/ngc-2893/

NGC 3213 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 13th March 1883.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004777/ngc-3213/

NGC 4136 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004782/ngc-4136/

NGC 4150 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t39430487/ngc-4150/

NGC 4414 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t62779973/ngc-4414/

NGC 4514 was discovered by William Herschel using on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004812/ngc-4514/

NGC 4525 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004819/ngc-4525/

NGC 4815 was discovered by John Herschel on the 13th March 1834.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004822/ngc-4815/

NGC 4962 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004830/ngc-4962/

NGC 4966 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004837/ngc-4966/

NGC 5004 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004843/ngc-5004/

NGC 5056 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004847/ngc-5056/

NGC 5057 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004853/ngc-5057/

NGC 5065 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004864/ngc-5065/

NGC 5074 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004870/ngc-5074/

NGC 5089 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004876/ngc-5089/

NGC 5127 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004889/ngc-5127/

NGC 5653 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004897/ngc-5653/

NGC 5672 was discovered by William Herschel on the 13th March 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57004908/ngc-5672/



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News of the discovery of Pluto was telegraphed to the Harvard College Observatory on March 13, 1930. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto#Discovery

On this day in 1781 William Herschel discovered Uranus.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4008136/uranus/

Saturn moon Calypso was discovered on the 13th March, 1980
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4812269/calypso/

Transit at Midnight of Alpha Crateris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Crateris

The Phoenix Lights were a series of widely sighted unidentified flying objects observed on March 13, 1997. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t41674645/the-phoenix-lights-1997/



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Meteorites

The Distrito Quebracho (H4) meteorite fell in Entre Rios, Argentina, on the 13th March, 1957.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48242093/distrito-quebracho-meteorite/

The Jumapalo (L6) meteorite fell in Jawa Timur, Indonesia, on the 13th March, 1984.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t48242098/jumapalo-meteorite/



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