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A total lunar eclipse took place on May 13, 1957.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1957_lunar_eclipse

A total solar eclipse took place on May 13, 1733
http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1733-05-13.gif

The May 1921 geomagnetic storm took place on 13 through 15 May. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_1921_geomagnetic_storm



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The Sun enters Taurus on the 13th May
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)#Astrology

In astrology, the Sun is considered to be in the sign Taurus from April 20 to May 20
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurus_(constellation)#Astrology

Rotuma Day is an annual celebration on the island of Rotuma
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42819640/rotuma-day/



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The red fort was completed on the 13th May, 1648 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t12411712/agra-fort/

The Girawali Observatory was formally inaugurated on May 13, 2006
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girawali_Observatory

Kapustin Yar Russian rocket launch and development site in Astrakhan Oblast was established 13 May 1946
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kapustin_Yar



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The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on 13 May 1787 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42819594/the-first-fleet/

The MS St. Louis was a German ocean liner most notable for a single voyage in 1939 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_St._Louis

The first "free" flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300 was on 13 May 1940.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vought-Sikorsky_VS-300



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Launch failure of a Delta rocket carrying Echo 1 balloon satellite on May 13, 1960
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Echo#Echo_1

OPS 5112, also known as Navstar 2, was launched at 10:34 UTC on 13 May 1978
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPS_5112

NigComSat-1 was a Nigerian communication satellite launched at 16:01 GMT on 13 May 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NigComSat-1



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Randii Ray Wessen (born May 13, 1958) is an American Astronautics Systems Engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randii_Wessen

Claudie Haigneré (born 13 May 1957) is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudie_Haigner%C3%A9

Aleksandr Yuriyevich "Sasha" Kaleri (born 13 May 1956) is a Russian cosmonaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Kaleri

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Dzhanibekov (May 13, 1942) is a former cosmonaut 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Dzhanibekov

Ian Agol (born May 13, 1970) is an American mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Agol

Clark R. Chapman is a planetary scientist at the Southwest Research Institute at Boulder, Colorado.
http://www.iau.org/administration/membership/individual/3070/

Uros Seljak (born May 13, 1966 in Nova Gorica ) is a Slovenian cosmologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uro%C5%A1_Seljak

Christopher Clive Langton Gregory (13 May 1892 - 24 November 1964) was a British astronomer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C.C.L._Gregory



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The Revelations of Divine Love is believed to be the first published book in the English language to be written by a woman.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelations_of_Divine_Love

Maamme laulu, Finland's national anthem, was performed for the first time on 13 May 1848. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maamme

On 13 May 1897, Guglielmo Marconi transmitted and received the first wireless signals over open sea 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42849276/radio-message/



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NGC 6204 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 13th May 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57546664/ngc-6204/

NGC 6216 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 13th May 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57546661/ngc-6216/

NGC 6388 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 13th May 1826.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60029540/ngc-6388/

NGC 6441 was discovered by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop on the 13th May 1826. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57546657/ngc-6441/



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Supernova 1972E in the galaxy NGC 5253, was discovered on the 13th May 1972
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57544281/supernova-1972e/

The Great Comet of 1861 was discovered by John Tebbutt on the 13th May 1861.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35844996/the-great-comet-of-1861/

Alpha-Scorpiids meteor shower
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t35910679/alpha-scorpiids-meteor-shower/



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Meteorites

The Vouillé (L6) meteorite fell in Poitou-Charentes, France, on the 13th May, 1831.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49130095/vouill-meteorite/

The Bremervörde (H/L3.9) meteorite fell in Niedersachsen, Germany, on the 13th May, 1855.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49130098/bremervrde-meteorite/

The Salem (L6) meteorite fell in Oregon, USA, on the 13th May, 1981.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49130103/salem-meteorite/



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