Page 6: Historical Events In October - 12

1933  Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) on October - 12.   

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  Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies on October - 12.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1948  Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1953  On October - 12 uS & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases)   

1955  -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on October - 12.   

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

1957  On October - 12 "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances   

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

1959  On this day in history arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63   

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

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 October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

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  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On October - 12 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 October - 12.   

0632  On this day in history 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 October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

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

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