On This Day in History
Galileo first records Neptune
1612Galileo Galilei became the first person to observe the planet Neptune, although he mistakenly catalogued it as a fixed star. (Galileo Galilei)
Also on this day
- 1967 Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a NYSE seat — American businesswoman Muriel Siebert became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange.
- 1918 Constance Markievicz is the first woman elected to the House of Commons — At the general election in Ireland, Constance Markievicz was elected to the U.K. House of Commons as the first female member of Parliament, although she never took her seat.
- 1065 Westminster Abbey is consecrated — Westminster Abbey, built by Edward the Confessor as the first Romanesque church in England, was first consecrated.