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

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

1957  On this day in history "American Bandstand" premieres   

1958  On October - 07 uS manned space-flight project renamed Project Mercury   

1959  On October - 07 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 October - 07.   

1963  On October - 07 hurricane Flora hits Haiti and Dominican Republic, kills 7,190   

1963  On this day in history grace Darmond, silent screen actress (Below the Surface), dies at 69   

1964  Eugen Varga, Hungarian/Russian economist/politician, dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1966  On October - 07 johnny Kidd, rocker (Johnny Kidd & Pirates), dies at 26 in a car crash   

1967  Norman Angell (Lane), English journalist/pacifist (Nobel 1933), dies on October - 07.   

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

1981  On October - 07 wouter Paap, composer, dies at 73   

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 this day in history.   

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  Robin Givens files for divorce after 8-month marriage to Mike Tyson on this day in history.   

1988  Billy Daniels, singer, dies of cancer at 73 on this day in history.   

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

1991  Child star Adam Rich arrested for stealing hypodermics on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history leo Durocher, baseball coach/manager (Dodgers, Giants), dies at 86   

1992  On this day in history allan Bloom, author (Closing of the American Mind), dies at 62   

1993  Agnes de Mille, choreographer (Oklahoma!, Rodeo), dies at 88 on October - 07.   

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

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

1996  Charles Wegg Solicitor-Prosser, dies at 86 on October - 07.   

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

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

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1573  On this day in history 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 this day in history birth of maria Magdalena of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)   

1698  On this day in history 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  On October - 07 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  On October - 07 death of lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, son of Edward III of England (b. 1338)   

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 October - 07.   

1555  Death of Louis of Praet, Habsburg diplomat (b. 1488) on October - 07.   

1571  Ali Pasha, Turkish fleet commander, dies in battle on October - 07.