Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

1956  On August - 12 canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink   

1959  The first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on this day in history.   

1959  1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on this day in history.   

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on August - 12.   

1960  On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m   

1962  On this day in history russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15   

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

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on this day in history.   

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

1965  On this day in history race riot in West Side of Chicago   

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  On August - 12 echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US   

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

1972  On this day in history last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam   

1973  On this day in history 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  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on this day in history.   

1977  High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on August - 12.   

1977  On this day in history space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight   

1978  Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on this day in history.   

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

1985  On August - 12 japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history 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  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  On August - 12 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  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

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

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

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

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

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

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

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