Historical Events In August - 12
Thursday, 26 May 2022
1956 On this day in history canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink
1959 On this day in history the first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island
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 On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m
1962 Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on this day in history.
1962 On August - 12 tim D.was born this day in Calgary
1964 On August - 12 race riot in Elizabeth NJ
1964 Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.
1965 Race riot in West Side of Chicago on August - 12.
1968 On August - 12 pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81
1969 On August - 12 a three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland
1969 Echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US on August - 12.
1969 Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on August - 12.
1972 Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam on this day in history.
1973 John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on August - 12.
1974 Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day on August - 12.
1976 First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on this day in history.
1976 Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on August - 12.
1977 High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on August - 12.
1977 On August - 12 space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight
1978 Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on August - 12.
1981 On this day in history iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0
1982 On August - 12 helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80
1983 Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on this day in history.
1985 Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) on August - 12.
1985 On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86
1988 Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on this day in history.
1988 Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital on this day in history.
1988 Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies
1990 On August - 12 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania
1990 On this day in history iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories
1990 Dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87 on this day in history.
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