Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12

1966  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on October - 12.   

1967  Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

1968  Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame on this day in history.   

1969  Soyuz 7 is launched on this day in history.   

1969  Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies   

1971  Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

1976  4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight on October - 12.   

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

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

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

1977  Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1978  On October - 12 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 this day in history 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record)   

1982  Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 on October - 12.   

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on October - 12.   

1984  On this day in history iRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying   

1985  On October - 12 challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

1985  On October - 12 intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize   

1985  Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 on October - 12.   

1986  Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China on this day in history.   

1987  Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 on October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

1990  On this day in history max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies   

1991  Aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1992  Expo '92 closes in Seville Spain on this day in history.   

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

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 October - 12.   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

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

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  On this day in history reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies