Page 6: Historical Events In October - 12

1933  On October - 12 alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)   

1933  On this day in history john Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail   

1935  Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC on October - 12.   

1936  On this day in history b L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies   

1938  On this day in history hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies   

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

1940  Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60 on October - 12.   

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

1941  Russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1944  On this day in history 700 Riot Police are called in to restore order at Frank Sinatra Columbus Day appearance in New York City's Paramount Theater.   

1944  On October - 12 german army retreats from Athens   

1945  Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.   

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  Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

1951  On October - 12 simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62   

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

1956  Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister on October - 12.   

1957  On this day in history "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances   

1958  On October - 12 ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

1959  On October - 12 arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

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  US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology on October - 12.   

1963  Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel on October - 12.   

1964  Launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) on this day in history.   

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

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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

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

1343  On this day in history reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies