Page 5: Historical Events In October - 12

1915  On this day in history english nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1915  Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities on this day in history.   

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

1915  On October - 12 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 October - 12.   

1917  The First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 12 hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train)   

1918  On this day in history cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die   

1918  First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on this day in history.   

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

1918  On this day in history emil Cossetto, composer   

1919  Andre Casanova, composer on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 12 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  On October - 12 the birth of Kenneth Griffith, Writer, actor and documentary film maker   

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

1922  On October - 12 daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33   

1923  NY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series on October - 12.   

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

1923  On October - 12 a P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies   

1924  On October - 12 sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow   

1924  Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 on October - 12.   

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

1925  On this day in history bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59)   

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  On October - 12 antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys)   

1928  On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur)   

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

1929  On this day in history robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973)   

1929  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 on October - 12.   

1930  Jack S Gottlieb, composer on October - 12.   

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

1931  Raoul Pleskow, composer on October - 12.   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.   

1576  On October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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 this day in history.   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies