October 13

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1773 – The Whirlpool Galaxy is discovered by Charles Messier.
1892 – Edward Emerson Barnard discovers "D/1892 T1," the first comet discovered by photographic means.
1917 – The "Miracle of the Sun" occurs, with reports of Earth's sun appearing to dance or zig-zag in the sky, careen towards the Earth, or emit multicolored light and radiant colors. This event lasted a reported ten minutes.