Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

1956  Canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink on August - 12.   

1959  On this day in history 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  On August - 12 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 August - 12.   

1962  On this day in history tim D.was born this day in Calgary   

1964  On this day in history race riot in Elizabeth NJ   

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

1965  On August - 12 race riot in West Side of Chicago   

1968  On this day in history 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  On August - 12 echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US   

1969  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

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

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

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on this day in history.   

1977  High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

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  IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 on August - 12.   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1985  Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) on August - 12.   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on August - 12.   

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

1988  On August - 12 nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital   

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on August - 12.   

1988  On this day in history jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

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

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

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

1620  On this day in history birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.   

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

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.   

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

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

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.