Historical Events In October - 12

1915  English nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on October - 12.   

1915  Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities on October - 12.   

1915  On October - 12 ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile   

1915  On October - 12 edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1916  Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series on October - 12.   

1917  On this day in history the First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale   

1917  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train) on this day in history.   

1918  On October - 12 cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die   

1918  On this day in history first use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)   

1918  On October - 12 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)   

1918  Emil Cossetto, composer on this day in history.   

1919  Andre Casanova, composer on this day in history.   

1920  Cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series on this day in history.   

1920  On October - 12 alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band)   

1921  On October - 12 the birth of Kenneth Griffith, Writer, actor and documentary film maker   

1921  Jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954) on this day in history.   

1922  Daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33 on October - 12.   

1923  NY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers)   

1923  On this day in history a P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies   

1924  Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow on this day in history.   

1924  Anatole France, writer, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)   

1925  Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) on October - 12.   

1926  Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy) on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet   

1927  Antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys) on October - 12.   

1928  Thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur) on October - 12.   

1929  Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning on October - 12.   

1929  On this day in history robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973)   

1929  On October - 12 max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52   

1930  On October - 12 jack S Gottlieb, composer   

1931  On this day in history 1st International Conference on Calendar Reform   

1931  On this day in history raoul Pleskow, composer   

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

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 October - 12.   

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

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

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on this day in history.   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

1093  On this day in history robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62   

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

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.