Historical Events In August - 12
Thursday, 22 April 2021
1956 On August - 12 canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink
1959 On August - 12 the first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island
1959 On this day in history 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island
1960 Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on August - 12.
1960 On August - 12 uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m
1962 On August - 12 russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15
1962 On August - 12 tim D.was born this day in Calgary
1964 Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on August - 12.
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 Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on August - 12.
1969 A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on this day in history.
1969 Echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US on August - 12.
1969 On this day in history dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72
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 this day in history.
1976 First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on August - 12.
1976 On this day in history thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies
1977 On this day in history high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit
1977 Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on August - 12.
1978 On August - 12 arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours
1981 On this day in history iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0
1982 Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.
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 this day in history marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86
1988 Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on this day in history.
1988 On this day in history nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital
1988 On this day in history richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General
1988 Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on August - 12.
1990 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania on August - 12.
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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