Did anything interesting happen on April 10, 1996 at 10:00 PM?

Uranus occulted the star SAO 163583 which was visible from North America EXCEPT in the east and northwest. This happened at 11:36 UT.

IAU Circular 6376 reports that a supernova was detected in the galaxy NGC 3644.

Senator Rostenkowski pleads guilty, and Victor Morales wins in Texas Senate race.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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