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 October - 12 b L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies   

1938  Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies on this day in history.   

1939  On October - 12 first deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland.   

1940  On October - 12 tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60   

1941  Germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city on October - 12.   

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

1942  On October - 12 uS navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance   

1942  On this day in history successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division   

1943  On this day in history uS bombs Rabaul, New Britain   

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 this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on October - 12.   

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

1948  Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager on this day in history.   

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

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

1951  Simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62 on this day in history.   

1952  Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons on October - 12.   

1953  US & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases) on this day in history.   

1955  On October - 12 -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland   

1956  Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister on this day in history.   

1957  On October - 12 "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances   

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

1959  Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 on October - 12.   

1960  Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session on this day in history.   

1960  Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61 on October - 12.   

1962  On this day in history uS/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology   

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

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

1964  J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office on October - 12.   

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

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 this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On October - 12 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 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 October - 12.   

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

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.   

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  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on this day in history.   

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.