Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers was a German astronomer. He found a convenient method of calculating the orbit of comets, and in 1802 and 1807, discovered the second and the fourth asteroids Pallas and Vesta.

11 October 1758

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Born in the same month (October 1758): Noah Webster