Historical Events In October - 12

1915  On October - 12 english nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1915  On this day in history theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities   

1915  On this day in history ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile   

1915  On this day in history edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1916  Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series on this day in history.   

1917  The First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale on October - 12.   

1917  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train) on October - 12.   

1918  On October - 12 cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die   

1918  First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on October - 12.   

1918  1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on October - 12.   

1918  On October - 12 emil Cossetto, composer   

1919  Andre Casanova, composer on October - 12.   

1920  On this day in history cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series   

1920  On October - 12 alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band)   

1921  The birth of Kenneth Griffith, Writer, actor and documentary film maker on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954)   

1922  Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33 on this day in history.   

1923  On October - 12 nY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series   

1923  Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers) on October - 12.   

1923  A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies on October - 12.   

1924  On this day in history sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow   

1924  On October - 12 anatole France, writer, dies at 80   

1925  On October - 12 albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)   

1925  Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) on October - 12.   

1926  On October - 12 hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy)   

1927  Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet on October - 12.   

1927  Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys) on October - 12.   

1928  Thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur) on this day in history.   

1929  Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning on October - 12.   

1929  Robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973) on this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52   

1930  On October - 12 jack S Gottlieb, composer   

1931  On October - 12 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform   

1931  On October - 12 raoul Pleskow, composer   

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

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

1558  On this day in history 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  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on this day in history.   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.