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1988 Renato Salvatori, actor (Burn, Luna, 2 Women), dies
1976 U.S.S.R.'s Luna 24 soft-lands on Moon 1976 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 24, last Lunar flight to date from Earth 1974 Luna 23 launched (landing on Moon) 1973 Luna 21 launched, to Moon 1973 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 21 for Moon landing 1972 Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit and soft landing on Moon 1970 Luna 17, with unmanned self-propelled Lunokhod 1, is launched 1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon 1970 Luna 16 leaves Moon 1970 Luna 16 lands on Moon's Mare Fecunditatis, drills core sample 1970 Luna 16 Launch (Moon Sample Return) 1970 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 16; returns samples from lunar Sea of Fertility 1969 Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits 1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon 1966 Luna 13 lands on Moon 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 13; soft-landed in Oceanus Procellarum 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 12 for orbit around Moon 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 11 for orbit around Moon 1966 Luna 10 orbits Moon 1966 Soviet Union's Luna 10 becomes 1st spacecraft to orbit Moon 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 10, 1st lunar orbiter 1966 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9) 1966 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 9 towards Moon 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 8; crashes on Moon 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 7; crash lands on Moon 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 6; missed Moon 1965 Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) 1965 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 5; later impacts on Moon 1963 U.S.S.R. launches Luna 4; missed Moon by 8,500 km 1963 Soviet Luna (4) reaches Earth orbit but fails to reach Moon 1959 Far side of Moon seen for 1st time, compliments of U.S.S.R.'s Luna 3 1959 Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon 1959 U.S.S.R. Luna 3 sent back 1st photos of Moon's far side 1959 U.S.S.R.'s Luna 2 becomes 1st probe to contact another celestial body 1959 Luna 2 launched by U.S.S.R.; 1st spacecraft to impact on Moon 1959 Luna 1, Mechta, becomes 1st craft to leave Earth's gravity 1959 U.S.S.R. launches Mechta, Luna 1, for 1st lunar fly-by, 1st solar orbit 1958 Fernando Luna, Spain, tennis star 1955 Lucia Mendez, Mexico, spanish singer, Lucia es Luna Moreno 1946 Bigas Luna, director and writer, Anguish 1942 Pablo Luna y Carne, composer, dies at 61 1939 Barbara Luna, born in New York City, actress, 5 Weeks in a Balloon, Gentle Savage 1880 Pablo Luna y Carne, composer 1866 Paul Lincke, German composer and conductor /publisher, Frau Luna 1559 Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay,Fla 1423 Benedict XIII, Pedro the Luna, Spanish Pope (1394-1423), dies 1394 Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon chosen (anti)pope Benedictus XIII |
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