Historical Events In October - 12

1933  Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) on this day in history.   

1933  On October - 12 john Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail   

1935  On October - 12 cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC   

1936  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

1941  Russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow on October - 12.   

1942  US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance on October - 12.   

1942  On this day in history successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division   

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 this day in history german army retreats from Athens   

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

1946  On this day in history joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies   

1947  On October - 12 nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42   

1948  On this day in history casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager   

1948  On October - 12 alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80   

1950  "Call Me Madam" opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances on this day in history.   

1951  On October - 12 simon Kimbangu/Kibangu, Congo prophet, dies in captivity at 62   

1952  Hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons on this day in history.   

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

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

1956  Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister on October - 12.   

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

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 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  US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology on this day in history.   

1963  On October - 12 archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel   

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

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

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

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

1576  On this day in history 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  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

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

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on October - 12.