Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12

1966  On October - 12 arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On October - 12 nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1968  On this day in history 19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City   

1968  On this day in history norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame   

1969  Soyuz 7 is launched on this day in history.   

1969  Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on October - 12.   

1969  Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78   

1972  46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 12 mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole   

1973  Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP on this day in history.   

1974  Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1976  4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight on this day in history.   

1976  Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party on October - 12.   

1977  4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise on October - 12.   

1977  US Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School on October - 12.   

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on October - 12.   

1978  On this day in history representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington   

1979  Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on this day in history.   

1980  Ships of the Amphibious Force, Sixth Fleet, including Guadalcanal, began assisting the victims of the massive earthquake which devastated the Algerian city of Al Asnam on this day in history.   

1982  On October - 12 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record)   

1982  Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1984  IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

1985  Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on October - 12.   

1985  On this day in history johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75   

1986  On this day in history queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China   

1987  Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85   

1989  Franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

1990  On October - 12 max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies   

1991  Aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92 on October - 12.   

1992  Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain on October - 12.   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on this day in history.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.   

1095  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

1320  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies