Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  On October - 02 rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  On October - 02 reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

1962  Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

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

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1970  Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 on this day in history.   

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on October - 02.   

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

1972  Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105 on October - 02.   

1973  On this day in history paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies   

1973  On this day in history paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68   

1973  On this day in history 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 October - 02 larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali   

1980  On October - 02 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  On this day in history hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61   

1981  On this day in history 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  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  On this day in history gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

1984  On October - 02 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit   

1984  Richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage on October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids   

1985  On October - 02 sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1986  On October - 02 sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi   

1987  In Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco on this day in history.   

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens   

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

1470  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.   

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

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on October - 02.   

1644  On October - 02 birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On October - 02 birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on October - 02.   

0939  On this day in history death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.   

1264  On October - 02 urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on this day in history.   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies