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 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 October - 12 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 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 this day in history.   

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  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 October - 12 german army retreats from Athens   

1945  On October - 12 jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

1946  On October - 12 joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies   

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on October - 12.   

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

1948  On this day in history alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80   

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 this day in history hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons   

1953  US & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases) on October - 12.   

1955  -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on this day in history.   

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

1960  On this day in history 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 October - 12 uS/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology   

1963  Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel on this day in history.   

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

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  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

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 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 October - 12.   

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

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  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  On October - 12 michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

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