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mar 13, 1781 - Georgium Sidus is discovered by William Herschel

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(Johann Bode would later propose the name be changed to the latinized version of Ouranos: Uranus, on March 12th, 1782. It wouldn't be until 1850 was Uranus unanimously adopted as the official name when His Majesty's Nautical Almanac Office adopted the namesake)

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mar 13, 1781
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~ 244 years ago

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