Historical Events In October - 07

1953  Bill Veeck tells Browns stockholders he faces bankruptcy unless they drop their suit to block his move to Baltimore, they comply on this day in history.  

1954  On this day in history hassan el Hodeiby, leader of Moslem brothership, arrested in Egypt  

1955  On October - 07 aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched  

1957  On this day in history "American Bandstand" premieres  

1958  US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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  On this day in history grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69  

1964  On October - 07 eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician, dies at 84  

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

1967  On October - 07 norman Angell (Lane), English journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1933), dies  

1976  Nikolai Lopatnikoff, composer, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1981  Wouter Paap, composer, dies at 73 on October - 07.  

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 October - 07.  

1988  On October - 07 latvian flag raised in Riga for First time since annexation by USSR  

1988  On this day in history 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  Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander on this day in history.  

1990  On October - 07 israel begins handing out gas masks to its citizens  

1990  J Teengs Gerritsen, resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.  

1991  Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics on October - 07.  

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  On October - 07 agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88  

1994  On this day in history james Hill, director, dies at 75  

1995  Ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

1996  On October - 07 charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86  

2005  UN nuclear agency director Mohamed ElBaradei is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October - 07.  

2012  On this day in history 13 people are killed after a Sudanese military aeroplane crashes near Khartoum  

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1573  On October - 07 birth of william Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)  

1576  John Marston, English writer (d. 1634) was born on October - 07.  

1577  On October - 07 birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop  

1589  On October - 07 birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)  

1698  On October - 07 birth of henri Madin, composer  

1713  Granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759) was born on this day in history.  

1728  On October - 07 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 this day in history death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated  

0336  On October - 07 marcus, bishop of Rome (336), dies  

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  Andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52 on this day in history.  

1553  On this day in history death of cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500)  

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.