Historical Events In October - 12
Friday, 26 April 2024
1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) on this day in history.
1933 John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail on this day in history.
1935 Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC on October - 12.
1936 On this day in history b L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies
1938 On October - 12 hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies
1939 First deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland on October - 12.
1940 Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60 on October - 12.
1941 Germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city on October - 12.
1941 On October - 12 russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow
1942 US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance on October - 12.
1942 On October - 12 successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division
1943 On October - 12 uS bombs Rabaul, New Britain
1944 700 Riot Police are called in to restore order at Frank Sinatra Columbus Day appearance in New York City's Paramount Theater on this day in history.
1944 German army retreats from Athens on this day in history.
1945 Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.
1946 Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on October - 12.
1947 Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.
1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager on this day in history.
1948 Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on October - 12.
1950 On October - 12 "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances
1951 Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62 on this day in history.
1952 Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons on October - 12.
1953 On October - 12 uS & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases)
1955 -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on October - 12.
1956 On October - 12 marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister
1957 "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances on October - 12.
1958 On October - 12 ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30
1959 Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.
1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session on this day in history.
1960 On October - 12 inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61
1962 US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology on this day in history.
1963 On this day in history archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel
1964 Launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history j Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office
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