Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12

1966  On this day in history arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On this day in history nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1968  19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City on this day in history.   

1968  Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame on this day in history.   

1969  Soyuz 7 is launched on October - 12.   

1969  On this day in history yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage   

1969  Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on October - 12.   

1971  Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1972  46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on October - 12.   

1972  Mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole on October - 12.   

1973  On this day in history nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP   

1974  On October - 12 joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74   

1976  On October - 12 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight   

1976  On October - 12 hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party   

1977  On this day in history 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise   

1977  US Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School on October - 12.   

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1978  On this day in history representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington   

1979  On October - 12 celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82   

1980  On October - 12 ships of the Amphibious Force, Sixth Fleet, including Guadalcanal, began assisting the victims of the massive earthquake which devastated the Algerian city of Al Asnam.   

1982  38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record) on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 12 chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73   

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1984  On October - 12 iRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying   

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

1985  Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on this day in history.   

1985  Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 on October - 12.   

1986  Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China on this day in history.   

1987  Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 on October - 12.   

1988  On October - 12 ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85   

1989  Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1990  Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92   

1992  Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain on October - 12.   

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.