When was the Perseid meteor shower first observed?
April 26 - 1803 – Thousands of meteor fragments fall from the skies of L'Aigle, France
Approximately 30 meteor showers occur each year that are visible to observers on Earth. Some of these showers have been around longer than 100 years. For example, the Perseid meteor shower, which occurs each year in August, was first observed about 2000 years ago and recorded in the Chinese annals