Clyde Tombaugh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Clyde Tombaugh

American astronomer

Date of Birth: 04-Feb-1906

Place of Birth: Streator, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 17-Jan-1997

Profession: astronomer, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Clyde William Tombaugh (; February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997) 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 later reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
Tombaugh also discovered many asteroids.
He called for the serious scientific research of unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.