Page 7: Historical Events In October - 02

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

1960  On October - 02 jaroslav Doubrava, composer, dies at 51   

1961  Reggie Spooner, cricketer (England centurion v S Africa 1912), dies on October - 02.   

1962  Frank Lovejoy actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on October - 02.   

1962  Frank Lovejoy, actor (Man Against Crime, Meet McGraw), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

1967  Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1969  Katharine Susannah Prichard, novelist (Black Opal), dies at 85 on October - 02.   

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

1970  Alfred Julius Swan, composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.   

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

1972  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 October - 02.   

1980  On this day in history valentin Stepanovich Varlamov, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 46   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott singer/pianist (Hazel Scott), dies at 61   

1981  On October - 02 hazel Scott, Trinidadian singer/pianist, dies at 63   

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

1982  On October - 02 william Bernbach, advertising magnate, dies at 71   

1983  On October - 02 gerald Strang, Canadian composer, dies at 75   

1984  3 cosmonauts return after a record 237 days in orbit on this day in history.   

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

1985  George Savalas actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history rock Hudson actor (MacMillian & Wife), dies at 59 of aids   

1985  On this day in history sidney Clute actor (Lou Grant, Cagney & Lacey), dies at 69   

1985  George Savalas, actor (Kojak), dies at 58 on October - 02.   

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

1987  On October - 02 in Peru a 5.4 earthquake killed 3 people and several homes damaged at Santiago de Chuco.   

1987  On October - 02 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  On this day in history birth of king Richard III, of England (1483-85)   

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 October - 02.   

1616  On October - 02 birth of a Gryphius, writer   

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 October - 02.   

0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

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

1113  Mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies on this day in history.   

1264  Urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies on this day in history.   

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

1588  On October - 02 bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies