Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS on October - 02.   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on October - 02.   

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

1962  Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

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

1965  On this day in history [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies   

1967  On October - 02 albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

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  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

1971  On this day in history homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race   

1972  On this day in history aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105   

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

1973  On this day in history paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

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

1975  Wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70 on October - 02.   

1980  Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali on October - 02.   

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

1982  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

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 October - 02.   

1985  George Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1985  Rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids on October - 02.   

1985  On October - 02 sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

1986  On this day in history sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi   

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

1987  Madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history police breakup domestic disturbance between Mike Tyson and Robin Givens   

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1452  On October - 02 birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

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

1538  Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584) was born on October - 02.   

1595  On October - 02 birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

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 October - 02.   

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on October - 02.   

0472  On this day in history olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on October - 02.   

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

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on October - 02.   

1517  On October - 02 john Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37   

1559  On October - 02 death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  Andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1588  On this day in history bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies