On This Day facts March 30th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 30th March On this day in history in 1811 Robert Wilhelm Eberhard Bunsen was born. Robert Bunsen was a German chemist who discovered caesium and rubidium. But his most famous invention was the Bunsen Burner. That thing you remember from your science classes at school. On this day in history in 1820, Anna Sewell was born. Anna Sewell is best known for writing the book Black Beauty. In fact, believe it or not, that was the only book she ever published. Seems weird, having read that book a few times at school, and seen the movies and television shows, that she only had one thing published during her life. Anna Sewell died on the 25th of April, 1878, about five months after Black Beauty was published, of hepatitis or tuberculosis. On this day in history in 1874, Charles Lightoller was born. Charles Lightoller was the English 2nd officer on board the infamous unsinkable ship that ...