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

1955  On this day in history aircraft carrier USS Saratoga at Brooklyn launched  

1957  On October - 07 "American Bandstand" premieres  

1958  US manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury on October - 07.  

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

1959  On this day in history mario Lanza, opera singer, dies at 38 of a heart attack  

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.  

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1963  On October - 07 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  Johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash on October - 07.  

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

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 October - 07 pLO terrorists seize Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro  

1988  Latvian flag raised in Riga for First time since annexation by USSR on this day in history.  

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

1988  On this day in history billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73  

1989  Radio talk show host Larry King weds Julie Alexander on October - 07.  

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

1990  J Teengs Gerritsen, resistance fighter, dies on October - 07.  

1991  On October - 07 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  On October - 07 allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62  

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

1994  James Hill, director, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

1995  Ariston Muguranayanga Chambati, politician/businessman, dies at 59 on October - 07.  

1996  Charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

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

2012  On October - 07 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  On this day in history birth of ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop  

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

1698  On this day in history birth of henri Madin, composer  

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

1728  Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer (Declaration of Independence) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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  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 October - 07.