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  B L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies on October - 12.   

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

1942  On this day in history uS navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance   

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

1943  On October - 12 uS bombs Rabaul, New Britain   

1944  On October - 12 700 Riot Police are called in to restore order at Frank Sinatra Columbus Day appearance in New York City's Paramount Theater.   

1944  On October - 12 german army retreats from Athens   

1945  Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.   

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on this day in history.   

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

1948  Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager on October - 12.   

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  On this day in history simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62   

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 this day in history.   

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

1956  Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister on this day in history.   

1957  "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances on this day in history.   

1958  Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1959  On October - 12 arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

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

1960  On this day in history inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61   

1962  On October - 12 uS/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology   

1963  Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel on October - 12.   

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 this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on this day in history.   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on this day in history.   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  On this day in history 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  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

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

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.