2015 Event Philae, the comet lander that was deposited on Comet 67P last year, has awoken after several months in hibernation due to low power; scientists hope that the lander's power will last long enough for them to download data 2013 Event The Chang'e 3 lunar probe is launched by China; the probe, headed for the moon, includes a robotic lander and the Yutu, Jade Rabbit buggy 1985 Event En route to Halley's Comet, U.S.S.R.'s Vega 2 drops lander on Venus 1985 Event U.S.S.R.'s Vega 1 deposits lander on surface of Venus 1971 Event Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard and Mitchell) 1947 Birthday David L. Lander, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Squiggy-Laverne and Shirley 1862 Death Frederick West Lander, U.S. Union Brigadier-General/poet, dies at 40 1821 Birthday Frederick West Lander, Brigadier General Union volunteers
