Page 7: Historical Events In August - 12

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

1959  On this day in history the first ship firing of a Polaris missile, Observation Island   

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

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

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

1964  Race riot in Elizabeth NJ on August - 12.   

1964  Ian L Fleming, British journalist/writer (James Bond), dies at 56 on August - 12.   

1965  Race riot in West Side of Chicago on August - 12.   

1968  Pieter J Auld, mayor of Rotterdam (1945-52), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1969  A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland on this day in history.   

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 August - 12.   

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

1973  John Clay, cricketer (Glamorgan offie in only Test 1935), dies on August - 12.   

1974  Yankees Mickey Mantle & Whitey Ford become first teammates elected to hall of fame on the same day on August - 12.   

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

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

1977  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  Henry Gifford Vivian, cricketer (7 Tests for NZ, 17 wkts), dies on August - 12.   

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  On August - 12 movie "Last Temptation of Christ" is released   

1988  On August - 12 nelson Mandela is treated for tuberculosis at the hospital   

1988  Richard Thornburgh becomes US Attorney General on this day in history.   

1988  Jean-Michel Basquiat, US musician/graffiti painter (Gray, SAMO), dies on this day in history.   

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

1990  On August - 12 iraq President Saddam Hussein says he is ready to resolve the Gulf crisis if Israel withdraws from occupied territories   

1990  Dorothy Mackaill, actress (Love Affair), dies of kidney failure at 87 on August - 12.   

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1503  Christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59) was born on this day in history.   

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

1592  On this day in history birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

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

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1644  Georg Christoph Leuttner, composer was born on August - 12.   

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

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

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

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

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