Historical Events In October - 12

1933  On this day in history alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)  

1933  John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail on October - 12.  

1935  On this day in history cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC  

1936  B L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies on this day in history.  

1938  Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies on October - 12.  

1939  First deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland on October - 12.  

1940  On this day in history tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60  

1941  On this day in history germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city.  

1941  On this day in history russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow  

1942  On this day in history uS navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance  

1942  Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division on October - 12.  

1943  US bombs Rabaul, New Britain on October - 12.  

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 October - 12.  

1945  Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on October - 12.  

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on this day in history.  

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on October - 12.  

1948  Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager on October - 12.  

1948  On October - 12 alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80  

1950  "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances on October - 12.  

1951  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62 on October - 12.  

1952  Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons on this day in history.  

1953  On October - 12 uS & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases)  

1955  On this day in history -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland  

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 this day in history.  

1958  Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 on October - 12.  

1959  Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.  

1960  Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session on October - 12.  

1960  On this day in history inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61  

1962  On October - 12 uS/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology  

1963  Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel on this day in history.  

1964  On this day in history launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov)  

1964  On October - 12 j Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office  

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

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)  

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

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)  

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.  

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on this day in history.  

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

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 this day in history.  

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 October - 12.  

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.