2004 Death William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the 1960s, dies at 93 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 56th home run of 1997 1997 Event Seat Mariner Randy Johnson strikes out 19 Oakland A's but loses 1997 Event Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. hits his 250th home run 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Event Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox 1990 Event Mariner Matt Young becomes 21st AL'er to strike out 4 in 1 inning 1982 Event Seattle Mariner pitcher Gaylord Perry ejected for throwing a spitter 1982 Event Seattle Mariner Gaylord Perry becomes 15th pitcher to win 300 games 1975 Event U.S. Mariner 10 makes 3rd and final fly-by of Mercury 1974 Event U.S. Mariner 10 makes 2nd fly-by of Mercury 1974 Event Mariner 10's, 1st fly-by of Mercury, returns photos 1974 Event U.S. Mariner 10 returns 1st close-up photos of Venus' cloud structure 1973 Event Mariner 10 launched-1st Venus pics, 1st mission to Mercury 1972 Event Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole 1972 Event Mariner 9 begins mapping Mars 1971 Event Mariner 9, 1st to orbit another planet, Mars 1971 Event U.S. Mariner 9, 1st satellite to orbit Mars launched 1971 Event Boeing receives contract for Mariner 10, Mercury exploration 1969 Event Mariner 7 flies past Mars 1969 Event Mariner 6 sends close-up photo's of Mars 1969 Event Mariner 6 flies past Mars 1969 Event Mariner 6 passes Venus on 3410 km (74 photos) 1969 Event Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars 1969 Event Launch of Mariner 7, flies 2,190-mi above southern Mars 1969 Event Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars 1969 Event Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby 1967 Birthday Tino Martinez, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, Seattle Mariner, New York Yankees 1967 Event Mariner 5 makes fly-by of Venus 1967 Event Mariner 5 Launch, Venus Flyby 1965 Event "Mariner IV" sends back 1st pictures of Mars 1965 Event U.S. Mariner IV, 1st Mars probe, passes at 6,100 miles (9,800 km) 1964 Event Mariner 4 launched; 1st probe to fly by Mars 1964 Event U.S. launches Mariner 3 toward Mars; no data returned 1962 Event Mariner 2 makes 1st U.S. fly-by of another planet (Venus) 1962 Event Mariner 2 launched; 1st probe to fly by Venus 1962 Event Mariner I launched to Mars falls into Atlantic Ocean 1962 Event Mariner 2 launched to Venus; flyby mission 1962 Event 1st U.S. Venus probe, Mariner 1, fails at lift-off 1952 Birthday Patrick Ryecart, actor, Silas Mariner 1832 Birthday Gustave Dore, Strasbourg Fr, illustrator, Inferno, Ancient Mariner 1772 Birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge, England, poet, Rime of Ancient Mariner
