Page 5: Historical Events In October - 12

1915  English nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on this day in history.   

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

1915  On October - 12 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 this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)   

1918  Emil Cossetto, composer on this day in history.   

1919  On October - 12 andre Casanova, composer   

1920  Cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series on October - 12.   

1920  On this day in history 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  Jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954) on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history 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 this day in history sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow   

1924  Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1925  Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8) on this day in history.   

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

1926  On this day in history hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy)   

1927  On this day in history hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet   

1927  Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys) on this day in history.   

1928  Thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur) on October - 12.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1930  On October - 12 jack S Gottlieb, composer   

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

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  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

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 this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

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

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on October - 12.   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.   

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.