Page 7: Historical Events In October - 12
Sunday, 09 February 2025
1966 Arthur Vincent Lourie, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1967 On this day in history nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72
1968 On October - 12 19th modern Olympic games opens in Mexico City
1968 On October - 12 norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is First woman to light Olympic flame
1969 Soyuz 7 is launched on this day in history.
1969 Yoko Ono suffers another miscarriage on this day in history.
1969 Serge Poliakoff, Russ/French painter, dies on this day in history.
1971 On October - 12 dean G Acheson, US foreign minister (1949-53), dies at 78
1972 46 sailors injured in race riot on aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk on October - 12.
1972 On October - 12 mariner 9 takes pictures of Martian north pole
1973 On October - 12 nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP
1974 Joseph Frederick Wagner, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.
1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight on October - 12.
1976 Hua Guo-feng succeeds Mao Tse-tung as chairman of Communist Party on this day in history.
1977 4th test of the space shuttle Enterprise on October - 12.
1977 On October - 12 uS Supreme Court heard arguments in "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, white student denied admission to U of Calif Med School
1977 Doris Davenport, actress (Behind the News, Westerner), dies at 81 on this day in history.
1978 On this day in history representatives of Israel and Egypt open talks in Washington
1979 Celia Lovsky, actress (Airport, Harlow, T'Pau-Star Trek), dies at 82 on this day in history.
1980 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 on this day in history.
1982 On this day in history 38.6 cm (15.2") of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record)
1982 Chris[tiaan R] Reumer, Dutch opera singer, dies at 73 on this day in history.
1983 Jiri Lederer, Czechoslovakia journalist/dissident, dies at 61 on October - 12.
1984 On October - 12 iRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission on this day in history.
1985 Intl Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize on this day in history.
1985 On October - 12 johnny Olsen, TV announcer (Price is Right), dies at 75
1986 On October - 12 queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to visit China
1987 On October - 12 alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100
1988 Ken Murray, actor (Bill & Coo, Crooner, Half-Marriage), dies at 85 on October - 12.
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 Aline MacMahon, US actress (Backdoor to Heaven), dies at 92 on this day in history.
1992 On October - 12 expo '92 closes in Seville Spain
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