Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

1959  On this day in history rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS   

1960  Jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51 on this day in history.   

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

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

1962  On October - 02 frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48   

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1969  On October - 02 katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

1970  On October - 02 plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30   

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on October - 02.   

1971  Homing pigeon averages 133 KPH (record) in 1100-km Australian race on this day in history.   

1972  On October - 02 aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105   

1973  On this day in history paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies   

1973  Paul Hartman actor (Bert-Petticoat Junction), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1973  Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 on October - 02.   

1974  On October - 02 ina Seidel, writer, dies at 89   

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 this day in history.   

1980  On October - 02 valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  Hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61 on October - 02.   

1981  Hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63 on October - 02.   

1982  Paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism on October - 02.   

1982  On this day in history william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  Gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1985  On October - 02 george Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

1985  On October - 02 rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids   

1985  Sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history george Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58   

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

1987  On this day in history in Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco.   

1987  On this day in history madeleine Carroll, actress (39 Steps, Secret Agent), dies at 81   

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

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1452  King Richard III, of England (1483-85) was born on October - 02.   

1470  On this day in history birth of isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524)   

1538  On October - 02 birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  On this day in history birth of jacob Louys, Flemish engraver   

1616  On this day in history birth of a Gryphius, writer   

1644  On this day in history birth of françois-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724)   

1646  On this day in history birth of guillaume Poitevin, composer   

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

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on October - 02.   

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

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  On this day in history death of jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483)   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

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