1991 Death Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., USN/astro (STS-33), dies at 43 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) returns from space 1989 Event U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS-33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit 1952 Birthday Kathryn C Thornton, Montgomery, Alabama, PhD/astronaut, STS-33, 49, 61, 73 1947 Birthday Manley Lanier "Sonny" Carter, Jr., born in Macon, Georgia, USN/astronaut, STS-33 1939 Birthday Stanley David Griggs, born in Portland, Oregon, astronaut, STS-51-D, STS-33
