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 October - 12.  

1968  Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame on October - 12.  

1969  On this day in history soyuz 7 is launched  

1969  Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on October - 12.  

1969  On October - 12 serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies  

1971  On this day in history dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78  

1972  46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on this day in history.  

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

1973  On October - 12 nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP  

1974  On this day in history joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74  

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

1976  Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party on October - 12.  

1977  4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise on October - 12.  

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  On this day in history doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81  

1978  On October - 12 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 this day in history 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 this day in history 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  On October - 12 intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize  

1985  On October - 12 johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75  

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 this day in history.  

1988  On this day in history ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85  

1989  On this day in history franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51  

1990  On October - 12 max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies  

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

1992  On this day in history expo '92 closes in Seville Spain  

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.  

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal  

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)  

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

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.  

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.  

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)  

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda  

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies  

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies  

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1095  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)  

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician  

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.  

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies