* Astronomy

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RE: July 3rd

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The Stone of Scone was returned to Scotland in 1996.

Pitcairn Island was sighted on 3 July 1767 by the crew of HMS Swallow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands#History

The Peking University was established on July 3, 1898
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_University

The last pair of Great Auks were killed in 1844.

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Soviet N-1 rocket explosion in 1969.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m79UO4HOQmc

Soyuz 14 was launched on the 3rd July 1974.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_14#Mission_highlights

Nozomi (Japanese for "Wish" or "Hope," and known before launch as Planet-B) was launched on July 3, 1998
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t36893239/nozomi/

The Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) satellite was launched in July 1992
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49853923/solar-anomalous-and-magnetospheric-particle-explorer/

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Harrison Hagan Schmitt (born July 3, 1935) is an American geologist, a former NASA astronaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43711644/harrison-schmitt/

Saharon Shelah (July 3, 1945) is an Israeli mathematician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saharon_Shelah

Walter H. Haas (July 3, 1917 - April 6, 2015) was an American amateur astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_H._Haas

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American comic science fiction film Back to the Future was released on July 3, 1985
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_to_the_Future

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NGC 5822 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 3rd July 1836.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57975680/ngc-5822/

NGC 6100 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 3rd July 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57975691/ngc-6100/

NGC 6230 was discovered by American astronomer Lewis Swift on the 3rd July 1886.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57975696/ngc-6230/

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The type Ib supernova, 1983N, was discovered on 3 July 1983.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54244284/supernova-1983n/

The planet 14 Andromedae b was discovered on July 3, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14_Andromedae_b

The planet 6 Lyncis b was discovered on July 3, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6_Lyncis_b

The planet 81 Ceti b was discovered on July 3, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/81_Ceti_b

The planet HD 70642 b was discovered on July 3, 2003
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_70642_b

Asteroid 2004 XP14 flew within 432,308 kilometres of the Earth on July 3, 2006.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_XP14

Start of the Beta-Cassiopeids meteor shower in the constellation Cassiopeia.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44169903/beta-cassiopeids-meteor-shower/

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Meteorites

Veliky Ustyug was a meteorite that fell on July 3, 1290.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54239530/veliky-ustyug-meteorite/

A 9.1kg stone is said to have fallen in Mixbury Oxfordshire on July 3, 1725
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54239831/mixbury-stone/

The Tabor (H5 chondrite) meteorite fell in the Jihocesky region of Czech Republic, on the 3rd July, 1753.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43711529/tabor-meteorite/

The Cranganore (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Kerala, India, on the 3rd July, 1917.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43711539/cranganore-meteorite/