2013 Event China's first lunar rover, the Yutu, makes the first 'soft' landing on the moon since 1976; Yutu is the third robotic rover in existence 1976 Event Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos 1975 Event Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing 1972 Event Venera 8 makes soft landing on Venus 1972 Event Dutch Minister of Agt decides to ignore soft drug usage 1972 Event Luna 20 (Russia) launched to orbit and soft landing on Moon 1971 Event Soviet Mars 3 is 1st to soft land on Mars 1971 Event U.S.S.R. Mars 3 launched, 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars 1968 Event Surveyor 7 space probe soft lands on Moon 1967 Event Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon 1967 Event Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon 1967 Event U.S. launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9 1967 Event Surveyor 5 launched; makes soft landing on Moon Sept 10 1967 Event Surveyor 3 launched; soft lands on Moon, April 20 1966 Event 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9) 1965 Event Luna 5 launched (U.S.S.R.) 1st attempt to soft land on Moon (fails) 1959 Birthday David Ball, Blackpool, rock keyboardist, Soft Cell 1956 Birthday [Peter] Marc Almond, Merseyside England, vocalist, Soft Cell 1946 Birthday Silvio Blatter, born in Bremgarten, Switzerland, writer, teacher, works include, 'Das sanfte Gesetz' or 'The soft law' 1945 Birthday Hugh Hopper, rocker, Soft Machine
