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 this day in history reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

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

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

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  On this day in history katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

1970  On October - 02 plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30   

1970  On October - 02 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  On this day in history homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race   

1972  Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105 on October - 02.   

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  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  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

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  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1984  3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit on this day in history.   

1984  Richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage on this day in history.   

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

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

1985  On this day in history sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69   

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

1986  On this day in history 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 October - 02.   

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens on this day in history.   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

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

1595  On this day in history 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  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on October - 02.   

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

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  On this day in history john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

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

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies