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  1st ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island on this day in history.   

1960  Echo 1, first communications satellite, is launched on this day in history.   

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

1962  On this day in history russia launches Vostok 4, Pavel Popovich, who lands safely Aug 15   

1962  Tim D.was born this day in Calgary on August - 12.   

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on this day in history.   

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 this day in history pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81   

1969  A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on August - 12.   

1969  On this day in history echo, the worlds first communications satellite, launched by the US   

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

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

1973  On August - 12 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 August - 12.   

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

1977  On this day in history space shuttle Enterprise makes first atmospheric flight   

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

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

1982  Helvi Lemmikke Leiviska, composer, dies at 80 on August - 12.   

1983  On this day in history henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies   

1985  Japanese Boeing 747 crashes, 520 die (worst in-flight toll) on August - 12.   

1985  On this day in history marcel Mihalovici, composer, dies at 86   

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

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

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

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on August - 12.   

1990  On August - 12 12th annual Macy's Tap-o-mania   

1990  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)   

1566  On this day in history 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  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on August - 12.   

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer   

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

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

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

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

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

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.   

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)