1994 – Russian cosmonaut Valeri Polyakov on Soyuz TM-18 leaves for Mir. He would stay on the space station until March 22, 1995, for a record 437 days in space.

1973 – Soviet space mission Luna 21 is launched

Birthdays

1942 – Stephen Hawking‘s Birthday, British theoretical astrophysicist (d March 14, 2018).