Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde Tombaugh
Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids, and called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects.
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Male
Date of Birth
February 4th, 1906
Age
120
Birth Place
United States of America, Illinois
Date of Death
January 17th, 1997
Died Aged
90
Star Sign
Aquarius
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