Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS on this day in history.   

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  On this day in history reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies   

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

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

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  On October - 02 alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

1971  Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 02 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 this day in history.   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  Ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89 on October - 02.   

1975  On this day in history wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

1980  Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali on this day in history.   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on October - 02.   

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  Paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism on October - 02.   

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  3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit on October - 02.   

1984  Richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage on this day in history.   

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

1985  On October - 02 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  On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1986  Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on October - 02.   

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

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

1988  Police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens on this day in history.   

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on this day in history.   

1470  On October - 02 birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on October - 02.   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

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

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  On October - 02 death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

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 this day in history.   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on October - 02.   

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