Historical Events In October - 02

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

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on this day in history.   

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

1970  Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 on this day in history.   

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

1971  Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race on this day in history.   

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

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies on this day in history.   

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

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

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  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  Paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism on this day in history.   

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

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

1984  On this day in history richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage   

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

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  Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on October - 02.   

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

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

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

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

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

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

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

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.   

0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On this day in history mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 02.   

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