Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

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

1959  On August - 12 the first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

1959  On August - 12 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history 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  Tim D.was born this day in Calgary on this day in history.   

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

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

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history 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 August - 12.   

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  First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on this day in history.   

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on August - 12.   

1977  On August - 12 high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

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

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

1990  Dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87 on this day in history.   

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1503  On this day in history 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  On August - 12 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 August - 12.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

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

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

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

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

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.