1992 Death Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist (Eric the Viking), dies at 70 1977 Death Pauline Starke, actress (Dante's Inferno, Viking, Sun Up), dies at 76 1976 Event Viking 1 radio signal from Mars help prove general theory of relativity 1976 Event Viking 2 soft lands on Mars and returns photos 1976 Event U.S. Viking 2 goes into Martian orbit after 11-month flight from Earth 1976 Event Scientists in Pasadena, California, announce Viking I found strongest indications to date of possible life on Mars 1976 Event U.S. Viking 1 lands on Mars at Chryse Planitia, 1st Martian landing 1976 Event Viking 2 goes into orbit around Mars 1976 Event U.S. Viking 1 goes into Martian orbit after 10-month flight from Earth 1975 Event Viking 2 Mars probe launch 1975 Event Viking 1 launched to orbit around Mars, soft landing 1975 Death Torben Meyer, actor (Viking, Roberta, Sunny), dies at 90 1964 Event Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety 1964 Event Martin Kresses final comic strip of Eric the Viking 1962 Birthday Brent Sutter, Viking, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks 1951 Event U.S. viking rocket reaches 210 km height, record 1949 Event 1st firing of a U.S. Viking rocket; reached 80 km 1946 Event Martin Kresses begins publishing "Eric the Viking" comic strip 1921 Birthday Hans G Kresse, Dutch cartoonist, Eric the Viking 1880 Birthday Viking Eggeling, Sweden, artist/film maker, Diagonal Symphony 1035 Death Knut II, the Great, Viking king of England/Den/Nor (1014-35), dies at 39 1014 Death Sweyn Forkbeard, Viking king of England (1013-14), dies
