Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

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

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  USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m on this day in history.   

1962  Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on August - 12.   

1962  Tim D.was born this day in Calgary on August - 12.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1969  Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 12.   

1985  Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) on this day in history.   

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

1988  On August - 12 movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released   

1988  Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital on this day in history.   

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

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On August - 12 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania   

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  Dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87 on August - 12.   

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

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

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

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 this day in history.   

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1484  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)