Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS on October - 02.   

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

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

1962  On this day in history frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1970  On October - 02 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  On this day in history aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105   

1973  On October - 02 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  On this day in history wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

1980  Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali on October - 02.   

1980  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

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  On this day in history paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism   

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  3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit on October - 02.   

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

1985  George Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1985  Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids on October - 02.   

1985  Sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69 on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1986  On October - 02 sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi   

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

1987  On October - 02 madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens on October - 02.   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on this day in history.   

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

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on October - 02.   

1704  On this day in history birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer   

0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.   

1264  On October - 02 urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.