Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  On October - 02 rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1961  On October - 02 reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

1965  [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies on this day in history.   

1967  On October - 02 albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

1970  On this day in history plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30   

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race on October - 02.   

1972  Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105 on this day in history.   

1973  On this day in history paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies   

1973  Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68 on October - 02.   

1973  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76   

1974  On this day in history ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1980  On October - 02 larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on October - 02.   

1981  Hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61 on October - 02.   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

1982  Paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism on October - 02.   

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on October - 02.   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1984  On October - 02 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit   

1984  On October - 02 richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1985  On this day in history rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids   

1985  On October - 02 sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1986  Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on this day in history.   

1987  In Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco on this day in history.   

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on October - 02.   

1988  On this day in history police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens   

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

1704  On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer   

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on October - 02.   

0939  On this day in history death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on October - 02.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.   

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies