Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

1956  On August - 12 canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink   

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

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

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on this day in history.   

1960  USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m on August - 12.   

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

1962  Tim D.was born this day in Calgary on August - 12.   

1964  On August - 12 race riot in Elizabeth NJ   

1964  On August - 12 ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56   

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on this day in history.   

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

1972  Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam on August - 12.   

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

1974  Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day on August - 12.   

1976  On this day in history first approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise   

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on this day in history.   

1977  High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on August - 12.   

1977  Space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 12 henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  On this day in history japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

1985  On this day in history marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

1988  On this day in history movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released   

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

1988  On August - 12 richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on August - 12.   

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

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

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  On this day in history 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 August - 12.   

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.   

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

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

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

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  On August - 12 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)