Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12

1966  Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1968  19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City on October - 12.   

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

1969  Soyuz 7 is launched on October - 12.   

1969  On October - 12 yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage   

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 October - 12.   

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

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  On this day in history joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74   

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

1976  Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party on this day in history.   

1977  On this day in history 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise   

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  On this day in history doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81   

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  On October - 12 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.   

1982  38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record) on this day in history.   

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  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 October - 12 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  Ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1989  On October - 12 franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51   

1990  Max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies on October - 12.   

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 October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

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

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.   

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

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

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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

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

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