Page 6: Historical Events In October - 07

1953  On October - 07 bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply   

1954  Hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt on this day in history.   

1955  Aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched on October - 07.   

1957  On October - 07 "American Bandstand" premieres   

1958  On this day in history uS manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury   

1959  Far side of Moon seen for First time, compliments of USSR's Luna 3 on October - 07.   

1959  Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1960  "Route 66" premieres on October - 07.   

1962  Mauritius Dekker, [Boris Robazki], writer (Boots in Jail), dies at 66 on October - 07.   

1963  Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 on this day in history.   

1963  Grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician, dies at 84   

1966  Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash on this day in history.   

1967  Norman Angell (Lane), English journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1933), dies on this day in history.   

1976  On October - 07 nikolai Lopatnikoff, composer, dies at 73   

1981  Wouter Paap, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1985  First Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB on October - 07.   

1985  Lynette Woodward, chosen as First woman on the Harlem Globetrotters on October - 07.   

1985  PLO terrorists seize Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history latvian flag raised in Riga for First time since annexation by USSR   

1988  On October - 07 robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson   

1988  On October - 07 billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73   

1989  On October - 07 radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander   

1990  Israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens on October - 07.   

1990  On this day in history j Teengs Gerritsen, resistance fighter, dies   

1991  On this day in history child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics   

1991  Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1992  Allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62 on October - 07.   

1993  Agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88 on this day in history.   

1994  On October - 07 james Hill, director, dies at 75   

1995  On October - 07 ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman, dies at 59   

1996  On this day in history charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86   

2005  On this day in history uN nuclear agency director Mohamed ElBaradei is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.   

2012  13 people are killed after a Sudanese military aeroplane crashes near Khartoum on October - 07.   

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1573  On this day in history birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)   

1576  On October - 07 birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)   

1577  Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop was born on October - 07.   

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on October - 07.   

1698  On October - 07 birth of henri Madin, composer   

1713  On October - 07 birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)   

1728  On this day in history birth of caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence)   

1734  Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana) was born on this day in history.   

0290  On October - 07 death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated   

0336  Marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies on October - 07.   

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on this day in history.   

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on October - 07.   

1488  On this day in history andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52   

1553  Death of Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) on October - 07.   

1555  On this day in history death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)   

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on this day in history.