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  On October - 12 norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame   

1969  Soyuz 7 is launched on October - 12.   

1969  Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on October - 12.   

1969  Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on this day in history.   

1971  On October - 12 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  On this day in history mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole   

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

1974  Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74 on October - 12.   

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

1976  Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party on this day in history.   

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

1977  On this day in history uS Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School   

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on October - 12.   

1978  On October - 12 representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington   

1979  Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  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 on October - 12.   

1982  On October - 12 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record)   

1982  On this day in history chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73   

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on October - 12.   

1984  IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying on this day in history.   

1985  On October - 12 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

1985  On this day in history intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize   

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 October - 12.   

1987  On October - 12 alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100   

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

1989  Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 on October - 12.   

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

1991  On October - 12 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  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

1350  On October - 12 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  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

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