Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12

1966  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on October - 12.   

1967  On October - 12 nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1968  On October - 12 19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City   

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 this day in history.   

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

1971  Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78 on October - 12.   

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

1972  On October - 12 mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole   

1973  Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1977  On October - 12 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 this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81   

1978  Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1982  Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 on October - 12.   

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

1985  Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on October - 12.   

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  On October - 12 franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51   

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 this day in history.   

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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 October - 12.   

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

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.   

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

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

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on October - 12.   

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

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  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.