Necrology
Year: 1997
Clyde W. Tombaugh
Born: February 4th, 1906
Died: January 17th, 1997
Famous For: Astronomer, Best Known for Discovering the Dwarf Planet Pluto in 1930
Cause of Death: Heart failure
Burial Place: Cremated; a portion of his ashes were sent on NASA's New Horizons space probe
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