Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

1956  Canadain actor William Shatner (Star Trek) marries Gloria Brink on this day in history.   

1959  The first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on this day in history.   

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

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  On August - 12 russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15   

1962  On August - 12 tim D.was born this day in Calgary   

1964  On August - 12 race riot in Elizabeth NJ   

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

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on this day in history.   

1968  Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on August - 12.   

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

1969  Echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US on August - 12.   

1969  On this day in history dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72   

1972  Last American combat ground troops leave Vietnam on this day in history.   

1973  On August - 12 john Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies   

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

1976  First approach and landing test (ALT) of orbiter Enterprise on August - 12.   

1976  Thomas Edward Driberg, 1st baron Bradwell, journalist, dies on August - 12.   

1977  On August - 12 high Energy Astronomy Observatory 1 launched into Earth orbit   

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

1978  Arron Marshall completes a record shower of 336 hours on August - 12.   

1981  IBM introduces the PC and PC-DOS version 1.0 on this day in history.   

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1983  On August - 12 henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  On August - 12 japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll)   

1985  Marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86 on August - 12.   

1988  Movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released on this day in history.   

1988  Nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital on August - 12.   

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on August - 12.   

1988  On August - 12 jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies   

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

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 August - 12 dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on August - 12.   

1566  On August - 12 birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands   

1592  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

1604  Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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

1626  On this day in history birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.   

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

0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.   

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

1158  On August - 12 anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

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

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on this day in history.   

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

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.