Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  On this day in history rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1962  On this day in history frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1965  [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies on October - 02.   

1967  On this day in history albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

1970  On this day in history plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30   

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race   

1972  On this day in history aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105   

1973  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies   

1973  Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68 on October - 02.   

1973  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1980  On this day in history larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

1980  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  Hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61 on October - 02.   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  On October - 02 paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism   

1982  William Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on October - 02.   

1984  On this day in history 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit   

1984  On October - 02 richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1985  Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids on October - 02.   

1985  Sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69 on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1986  Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on this day in history.   

1987  On October - 02 in Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco.   

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on October - 02.   

1988  Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens on October - 02.   

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1452  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on this day in history.   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

1646  Guillaume Poitevin, composer was born on this day in history.   

1704  On October - 02 birth of frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer   

0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on October - 02.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  On October - 02 andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on this day in history.