Historical Events In August - 12

1956  Canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink on this day in history.   

1959  The first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on August - 12.   

1959  1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on August - 12.   

1960  On this day in history echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched   

1960  USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m on August - 12.   

1962  Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on this day in history.   

1962  Tim D.was born this day in Calgary on this day in history.   

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on August - 12.   

1964  On this day in history ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1965  On this day in history race riot in West Side of Chicago   

1968  Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on August - 12.   

1969  On this day in history a three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland   

1969  On August - 12 echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US   

1969  Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on August - 12.   

1972  On August - 12 last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam   

1973  On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

1974  On August - 12 yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day   

1976  On this day in history first approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise   

1976  On August - 12 thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1977  On August - 12 high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit   

1977  Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on August - 12.   

1978  Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on this day in history.   

1981  On August - 12 iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.   

1983  On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  On August - 12 japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

1985  On this day in history marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on August - 12.   

1988  Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital on August - 12.   

1988  On this day in history richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General   

1988  On August - 12 jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

1990  12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania on this day in history.   

1990  Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on this day in history.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.