Historical Events In September - 12

1934  On this day in history catherine Kunstantino Breshkovsky, mother of Russian revolution, dies   

1935  On September - 12 55th US Mens Tennis: Wilmer L Allison beats Sidney B Wood (62 62 63)   

1936  On September - 12 50th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62)   

1936  Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1938  On September - 12 adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech   

1940  On this day in history 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)   

1940  On this day in history 49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)   

1941  First German ship in WW2 captured by US ship (Busko) on September - 12.   

1941  On September - 12 the birth of Linda Gray, American actress   

1941  1st German ship in WW II captured by US ship (Busko) on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Edson's Ridge begins at Guadalcanal   

1943  Benito Mussolini, captured by the Allies, is rescued by the Germans on September - 12.   

1943  On this day in history free French lands on Corsica   

1944  On September - 12 -16] Hurricane, kills 389 in NC   

1946  Court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels on September - 12.   

1947  Pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games on September - 12.   

1947  Harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89 on September - 12.   

1948  On this day in history invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah's death.   

1949  On this day in history theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR   

1950  On this day in history belgian govt dismisses all communist civil servants   

1952  Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London on September - 12.   

1953  Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy on September - 12.   

1953  Nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party on September - 12.   

1953  "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs on September - 12.   

1953  On this day in history frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies   

1954  On this day in history betsy Rawls wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open   

1955  KNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting on September - 12.   

1955  On this day in history gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86   

1959  Luna 2 launched by USSR; first spacecraft to impact on the Moon on this day in history.   

1959  On September - 12 luna 2, of the USSR, became to first spacecraft to crash on the moon   

1959  The Television show "Bonanza" premiers on September - 12.   

1961  On September - 12 nASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m   

1963  Ben Sealey, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1933), dies on September - 12.   

1964  First football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 on September - 12.   

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1492  Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519) was born on September - 12.   

1494  Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47) was born on this day in history.   

1494  On this day in history birth of king Francis I of France (d. 1547)   

1559  On September - 12 birth of lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect   

1575  On this day in history birth of henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer (Hudson River)   

1605  William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686) was born on this day in history.   

1655  Sebastien de Brossard, composer was born on September - 12.   

1688  On September - 12 birth of ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731)   

0352  Maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0413  On September - 12 death of marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint   

1012  Guido van Anderlecht, Flemish pilgrim/saint, dies on September - 12.   

1015  Lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65 on this day in history.   

1185  On this day in history death of andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched   

1213  Pedro II, [el Catolico], king of Aragon, dies in battle on September - 12.   

1362  Innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies on this day in history.   

1369  Death of Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345) on this day in history.