TODAY IN HISTORY October 12: Mystery of who killed punk star's girlfriend
Sid Vicious of the punk band The Sex Pistols on October 12, 1978, was charged with the murder of his girlfriend Nancy Spungen in New York city.
Spungen's body was found in her hotel room with a knife wound, while Vicious was walking in a nearby corridor. Her death followed a drug-fuelled party hosted by the couple.
The musician died of a heroin overdose while on bail in February 1979 before the case went to trial.
Vicious (left) had become internationally famous as a member of the Sex Pistols, though he hadn't played a single note on their only album.
Theories about what caused Spungen's death continued to linger. Some said her stabbing was a robbery or drug deal gone wrong, or that she took her own life.
During the early hours of October 12, 1984, British Prime Minister narrowly survived a hotel bombing in Brighton, southern England, carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Five people died and 34 were injured during the explosion at the resort's Grand Hotel, which was hosting the Conservative Party's annual conference.
Thatcher insisted on making her speech on schedule the following day.
American folk, pop, and country musician John Denver died on October 12, 1997, aged 53, while flying his handmade plane in California.
He was one of the best known singer-songwriters of the 1970s, producing hits, such as Rocky Mountain High and Take Me Home, Country Roads.
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