Page 6: 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 this day in history.   

1935  On October - 12 cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1941  On October - 12 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  US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance on this day in history.   

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  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  German army retreats from Athens on October - 12.   

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  On October - 12 nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

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

1960  On October - 12 nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session   

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 this day in history.   

1964  On October - 12 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  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  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

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

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.   

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

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 this day in history.   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

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  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

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