Page 6: Historical Events In October - 12

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

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

1935  Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history first deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland.   

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  On October - 12 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  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  On this day in history german army retreats from Athens   

1945  On October - 12 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  On this day in history casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager   

1948  Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history "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  -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on October - 12.   

1956  On this day in history marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister   

1957  On October - 12 "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  On this day in history arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

1960  On this day in history nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session   

1960  On October - 12 inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61   

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

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

1964  On October - 12 launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov)   

1964  On this day in history j Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office   

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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  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

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

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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 October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on this day in history.   

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

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