Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

1956  On this day in history canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink   

1959  The first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on August - 12.   

1959  On August - 12 1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

1960  On August - 12 echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched   

1960  USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m on this day in history.   

1962  Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on August - 12.   

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

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on August - 12.   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1965  On this day in history race riot in West Side of Chicago   

1968  On this day in history pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  On this day in history a three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland   

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

1969  On August - 12 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  John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on this day in history.   

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  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit   

1977  Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on August - 12.   

1978  On this day in history arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours   

1981  IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 on August - 12.   

1982  On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80   

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  On August - 12 marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital   

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on this day in history.   

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

1990  On August - 12 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 August - 12.   

1990  On August - 12 dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  On August - 12 birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

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