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 August - 12.   

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

1960  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1964  On August - 12 race riot in Elizabeth NJ   

1964  On August - 12 ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

1969  Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72 on August - 12.   

1972  On August - 12 last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam   

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 August - 12.   

1977  Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on August - 12.   

1978  On this day in history arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours   

1981  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

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

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

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

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on this day in history.   

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

1990  12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania on this day in history.   

1990  Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories on August - 12.   

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

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

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 this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

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 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  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)