2004 Death William H. Pickering, rocket scientist, manager of the Mariner missions to Venus and Mars in the 1960s, dies at 93 1996 Death Dick Pickering, trade unionist, dies at 54 1962 Birthday Glenn Healy, Pickering, NHL goalie for the New York Rangers 1942 Birthday Dick Pickering, trade unionist 1938 Death William H Pickering, astronomer (predicted Pluto), dies at 79 1937 Birthday Charles W. Pickering, American Judge 1929 Birthday Nigel Pickering, guitarist, Spanky and Our Gang 1899 Event Phoebe, a moon of Saturn is discovered by Pickering 1858 Birthday William Pickering, Boston, astronomer, 9th and 10th moons of Saturn 1846 Birthday Charles Edward Pickering, pioneered American spectroscopist 1811 Event U.S. Senator Thomas Pickering is 1st senator censured (revealed confidential documents communicated by the president of the U.S.) 1803 Event 1st impeachment trial of a federal judge, John Pickering, begins
