Historical Events In October - 12

1933  On October - 12 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 October - 12 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 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  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  US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance on October - 12.  

1942  Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division on October - 12.  

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

1946  On October - 12 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  Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

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

1956  On October - 12 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  On October - 12 archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel  

1964  Launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) on this day in history.  

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 October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal  

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

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer  

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)  

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)  

1558  On this day in history 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  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda  

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

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 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 this day in history.  

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies  

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