Page 6: Historical Events In October - 12

1933  Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1941  Germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 12 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  Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.   

1946  On this day in history joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies   

1947  On this day in history nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

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 October - 12.   

1952  On this day in history 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 October - 12 "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  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  On October - 12 inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61   

1962  US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel   

1964  Launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) on October - 12.   

1964  J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office on this day in history.   

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

1350  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  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 October - 12.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

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