Historical Events In October - 12

1966  On October - 12 arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74   

1967  On this day in history nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72   

1968  19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City on October - 12.   

1968  Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame on this day in history.   

1969  On this day in history soyuz 7 is launched   

1969  Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 12 serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies   

1971  Dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1972  46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on this day in history.   

1972  On this day in history mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole   

1973  Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP on this day in history.   

1974  On this day in history joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74   

1976  4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight on this day in history.   

1976  On October - 12 hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party   

1977  4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise on October - 12.   

1977  US Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School on October - 12.   

1977  On this day in history doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81   

1978  Representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82   

1980  On October - 12 ships of the Amphibious Force, Sixth Fleet, including Guadalcanal, began assisting the victims of the massive earthquake which devastated the Algerian city of Al Asnam.   

1982  On this day in history 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record)   

1982  On this day in history chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73   

1983  Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1984  IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying on this day in history.   

1985  On this day in history challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission   

1985  Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on October - 12.   

1985  Johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75 on October - 12.   

1986  On this day in history queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China   

1987  On this day in history alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100   

1988  On this day in history ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85   

1989  On this day in history franco, [Francis Luambo/"Makiadi"], Zaire composer/music, dies at 51   

1990  On October - 12 max Tailleur, adjunct prince Bernhard/Jewish humorist, dies   

1991  On this day in history aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92   

1992  On this day in history expo '92 closes in Seville Spain   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on October - 12.   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1095  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.