Historical Events In August - 12

1956  On this day in history canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink   

1959  The first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on August - 12.   

1959  1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on August - 12.   

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on August - 12.   

1960  USAF Major Robert M White takes X-15 to 41,600 m on this day in history.   

1962  Russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15 on this day in history.   

1962  On this day in history tim D.was born this day in Calgary   

1964  On this day in history race riot in Elizabeth NJ   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1965  On August - 12 race riot in West Side of Chicago   

1968  On August - 12 pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  On August - 12 a three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland   

1969  On August - 12 echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US   

1969  On August - 12 dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72   

1972  On August - 12 last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam   

1973  On this day in history john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

1974  Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day on this day in history.   

1976  On this day in history first approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise   

1976  On August - 12 thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies   

1977  High Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit on this day in history.   

1977  On August - 12 space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight   

1978  Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history iBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0   

1982  On this day in history helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80   

1983  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1985  Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) on this day in history.   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1988  Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on August - 12.   

1988  Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General   

1988  On this day in history jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

1990  On this day in history 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania   

1990  On this day in history iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories   

1990  On this day in history dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87   

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1503  On this day in history birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  Isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands was born on August - 12.   

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on August - 12.   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on August - 12.   

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on August - 12.   

1629  On this day in history birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on this day in history.   

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on August - 12.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)