Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

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

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

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

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

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 October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 October - 02.   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

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  On this day in history hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61   

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  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  On October - 02 gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

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

1984  Richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage on October - 02.   

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

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

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

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  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 02.   

1559  On October - 02 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