Arthur Matthew Weld Downing

Arthur Matthew Weld Downing was an Irish mathematician and astronomer. Downing's major contribution to astronomy is in the calculation of the positions and movements of astronomical bodies, as well as being a founder of the British Astronomical Association.

13 April 1850

Born on the same birth day (13 April): Alexander Mitchell (engineer) • Allison Williams (actress) • Bud Freeman • Félicien David • Heinz Baas • John Braine • Louis II, Duke of Bavaria • Robert Watson-Watt • Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford

Born in the same month (April 1850): Daniel Chester French • Enrico Mazzanti • Hans Hartwig von Beseler • Luise Adolpha Le Beau