Historical Events In August - 12

1956  Canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink on August - 12.   

1959  On August - 12 the first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

1959  On this day in history 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on August - 12.   

1960  On this day in history uSAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m   

1962  Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on this day in history.   

1962  On August - 12 tim D.was born this day in Calgary   

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on August - 12.   

1968  On August - 12 pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

1969  Echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72   

1972  On August - 12 last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam   

1973  On this day in history john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

1974  On this day in history yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day   

1976  First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on this day in history.   

1976  On August - 12 thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1977  On August - 12 high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit   

1977  On this day in history space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight   

1978  Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on this day in history.   

1981  IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 on this day in history.   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.   

1983  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on August - 12.   

1985  On August - 12 japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on August - 12.   

1988  Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on August - 12.   

1988  On August - 12 nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital   

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on August - 12.   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania   

1990  Iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories on this day in history.   

1990  Dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87 on August - 12.   

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1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)