Updated March 13, 2012, 2:28 PM
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.
| 1639 | New College was renamed Harvard College for clergyman John Harvard. |
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| 1781 | The planet Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel. |
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| 1852 | "Uncle Sam" made his debut as a cartoon character in the New York Lantern. |
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| 1868 | The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate. |
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| 1884 | Standard Time was adopted throughout the United States. |
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| 1901 | Benjamin Harrison, the 23rd president of the United States, died in Indianaoplis at age 67. |
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| 1938 | Defense attorney Clarence S. Darrow died at age 80. |
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| 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. |
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| 1969 | Apollo 9 returned to Earth after a mission to test the lunar module. |
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| 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. |
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Actor William H. Macy turns 62 years old today.
AP Photo/Jeff Christensen
Actress Dana Delany ("Body of Proof," "China Beach") turns 56 years old today.
AP Photo/Katy Winn
| 1933 | Mike Stoller, Songwriter, turns 79 |
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| 1939 | Neil Sedaka, Singer, songwriter, turns 73 |
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| 1957 | John Hoeven, U.S. senator, R-N.D., turns 55 |
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| 1960 | Adam Clayton, Rock musician (U2), turns 52 |
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| 1962 | Terrence Blanchard, Jazz trumpeter, turns 50 |
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| 1971 | Annabeth Gish, Actress, turns 41 |
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| 1972 | Common, Rapper, actor, turns 40 |
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| 1976 | Danny Masterson, Actor ("That 70s Show"), turns 36 |
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| 1985 | Emile Hirsch, Actor, turns 27 |
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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 |
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| 73 | Charles Bonnet 3/13/1720 - 5/20/1793
Swiss naturalist and philosophical writer |
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| 81 | Charles Grey 3/13/1764 - 7/17/1845
English Whig party leader and prime minister (1830-34) |
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| 60 | Karl Schinkel 3/13/1781 - 10/9/1841
German architect and painter |
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| 68 | William Glackens 3/13/1870 - 5/22/1938
American artist |
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| 63 | Albert Stevens 3/13/1886 - 3/26/1949
American army officer, balloonist and aerial photographer |
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| 86 | Janet Flanner 3/13/1892 - 11/7/1978
American writer and Paris correspondent for The New Yorker |
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| 71 | George Seferis 3/13/1900 - 9/20/1971
Greek Nobel Prize-winning poet, essayist and diplomat |
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| 74 | William J. Casey 3/13/1913 - 5/6/1987
American director of the C.I.A. (1981-87) |
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