Historical Events In August - 12
Thursday, 28 March 2024
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 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 August - 12 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 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 August - 12 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 A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on August - 12.
1969 Echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US on this day in history.
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 August - 12.
1973 John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1978 Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on August - 12.
1981 IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80
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 On August - 12 richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General
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 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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