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On This Day: March 13

Updated March 13, 2012, 2:28 PM

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On March 13, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the United States Senate.

On March 13, 1855, Percival Lowell, the American astronomer who helped discover Pluto and believed that there was life on Mars, was born. Following his death on Nov. 12, 1916, his obituary appeared in The Times.

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1639	New College was renamed Harvard College for clergyman John Harvard.
1781	The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel.
1852	"Uncle Sam" made his debut as a cartoon character in the New York Lantern.
1868	The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate.
1884	Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States.
1901	Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in Indianaoplis at age 67.
1938	Defense attorney Clarence S. Darrow died at age 80.
1964	Kitty Genovese, 28, was stabbed to death near her Queens, New York, home. The case came to be a symbol of urban apathy, though initial reports that 38 neighbors ignored Genovese's calls for help have been disputed.
1969	Apollo 9 returned to Earth after a mission to test the lunar module.
1996	A gunman opened fire on a class of kindergarteners at an elementary school in Dunblane, Scotland, killing 16 children and one teacher before killing himself.

Actor William H. Macy turns 62 years old today.

AP Photo/Jeff Christensen

Dana Delany, Actress (“Body of Proof,” “China Beach”)

Actress Dana Delany ("Body of Proof," "China Beach") turns 56 years old today.

AP Photo/Katy Winn

1933	Mike Stoller, Songwriter, turns 79
1939	Neil Sedaka, Singer, songwriter, turns 73
1957	John Hoeven, U.S. senator, R-N.D., turns 55
1960	Adam Clayton, Rock musician (U2), turns 52
1962	Terrence Blanchard, Jazz trumpeter, turns 50
1971	Annabeth Gish, Actress, turns 41
1972	Common, Rapper, actor, turns 40
1976	Danny Masterson, Actor ("That 70s Show"), turns 36
1985	Emile Hirsch, Actor, turns 27

Historic Birthdays

Percival Lowell3/13/1855 - 11/12/1916American astronomer; helped discover Pluto.Go to obituary »

59	Montdory 3/13/1594 - 11/10/1653 French actor
73	Charles Bonnet 3/13/1720 - 5/20/1793 Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer
81	Charles Grey 3/13/1764 - 7/17/1845 English Whig party leader and prime minister (1830-34)
60	Karl Schinkel 3/13/1781 - 10/9/1841 German architect and painter
68	William Glackens 3/13/1870 - 5/22/1938 American artist
63	Albert Stevens 3/13/1886 - 3/26/1949 American army officer, balloonist and aerial photographer
86	Janet Flanner 3/13/1892 - 11/7/1978 American writer and Paris correspondent for The New Yorker
71	George Seferis 3/13/1900 - 9/20/1971 Greek Nobel Prize-winning poet, essayist and diplomat
74	William J. Casey 3/13/1913 - 5/6/1987 American director of the C.I.A. (1981-87)