Page 5: Historical Events In October - 12

1915  On October - 12 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  Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile on this day in history.   

1915  Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on October - 12.   

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

1917  On October - 12 the First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale   

1917  On this day in history hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train)   

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

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

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

1918  On this day in history emil Cossetto, composer   

1919  Andre Casanova, composer on this day in history.   

1920  Cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series on this day in history.   

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 October - 12 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 this day in history.   

1923  Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers) on this day in history.   

1923  A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies on this day in history.   

1924  On October - 12 sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow   

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

1925  On this day in history 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  Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy) on October - 12.   

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  On this day in history antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys)   

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

1929  On October - 12 cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning   

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

1929  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1930  Jack S Gottlieb, composer on October - 12.   

1931  1st International Conference on Calendar Reform on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 12 raoul Pleskow, composer   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

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  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

0638  On October - 12 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 October - 12.   

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  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

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