Historical Events In October - 12
Sunday, 01 October 2023
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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