Historical Events In October - 02

1959  On October - 02 rod Serling's "Twilight Zone" premieres on CBS   

1960  On this day in history jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

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

1965  [John] Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd, British statesman, dies on October - 02.   

1967  On this day in history albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76   

1969  On this day in history katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85   

1970  Plane carrying Wichita State U football team crashes killing 30 on October - 02.   

1970  On this day in history alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79   

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

1972  Aeroflot Il-18 crashes near Black Sea resort of Sochi, kills 105 on October - 02.   

1973  On October - 02 paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1975  On October - 02 wade Crosby, actor (Sign of Wolf, Tales of Robin Hood), dies at 70   

1980  Larry Holmes retains WBC heavweight title defeating Muhammad Ali on this day in history.   

1980  Valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

1981  On this day in history hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

1982  On this day in history paul Volcker announces that the war against inflation has gone too far and that he is abandoning his experiment with monetarism   

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

1983  On this day in history gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

1984  On October - 02 3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit   

1984  On this day in history richard Miller, becomes First (former) FBI agent, charged with espionage   

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

1985  On this day in history 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  Sikhs attempt to assassinate Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on October - 02.   

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

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

1988  On October - 02 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  Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (d. 1524) was born on October - 02.   

1538  On this day in history birth of saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal (d. 1584)   

1595  Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver was born on this day in history.   

1616  A Gryphius, writer was born on this day in history.   

1644  François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (d. 1724) was born on this day in history.   

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

1704  Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer was born on this day in history.   

0472  On October - 02 olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies   

0939  On October - 02 death of giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49   

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on October - 02.   

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

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  On October - 02 andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.