Page 6: Historical Events In October - 07

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

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 October - 07 "American Bandstand" premieres   

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

1959  On this day in history far side of Moon seen for First time, compliments of USSR's Luna 3   

1959  Mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack on October - 07.   

1960  "Route 66" premieres on this day in history.   

1962  Mauritius Dekker, [Boris Robazki], writer (Boots in Jail), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1963  Hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190 on October - 07.   

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  On this day in history norman Angell (Lane), English journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1933), dies   

1976  Nikolai Lopatnikoff, composer, dies at 73 on October - 07.   

1981  On this day in history wouter Paap, composer, dies at 73   

1985  On October - 07 first Space Shuttle Mission (51-J)-Atlantis 1 lands at Edwards AFB   

1985  On this day in history lynette Woodward, chosen as First woman on the Harlem Globetrotters   

1985  On this day in history pLO terrorists seize Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro   

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  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 this day in history.   

1991  Leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86 on October - 07.   

1992  On October - 07 allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62   

1993  On this day in history agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88   

1994  James Hill, director, dies at 75 on October - 07.   

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

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

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

1576  On this day in history birth of john Marston, English writer (d. 1634)   

1577  Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop was born on this day in history.   

1589  Maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631) was born on this day in history.   

1698  Henri Madin, composer was born on October - 07.   

1713  On this day in history birth of granville Elliott, British military officer (d. 1759)   

1728  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on October - 07.   

1734  On this day in history birth of ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana)   

0290  Death of [Christian] Sergius, roman soldier/martyred saint, decapitated on October - 07.   

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

0929  Charles III, the Plain, King of France (893-929), dies on October - 07.   

1368  Death of Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338) on this day in history.   

1488  On October - 07 andrea del Verrochio, sculptor/painter/goldsmith, dies at about 52   

1553  Death of Cristóbal de Morales, Spanish composer (bc. 1500) on this day in history.   

1555  On October - 07 death of louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488)   

1571  On October - 07 ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle