Historical Events In September - 12

1934  Catherine Kunstantino Breshkovsky, mother of Russian revolution, dies on this day in history.   

1935  55th US Mens Tennis: Wilmer L Allison beats Sidney B Wood (62 62 63) on September - 12.   

1936  On September - 12 50th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (46 63 62)   

1936  Hermann Hirt, German linguist (Indo-European Grammar), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1938  Adolph Hitler demands self-determination for Sudeten Germans in Czech on September - 12.   

1940  On September - 12 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)   

1940  49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) on September - 12.   

1941  On September - 12 first German ship in WW2 captured by US ship (Busko)   

1941  On this day in history the birth of Linda Gray, American actress   

1941  On September - 12 1st German ship in WW II captured by US ship (Busko)   

1942  Battle of Edson's Ridge begins at Guadalcanal on September - 12.   

1943  On this day in history benito Mussolini, captured by the Allies, is rescued by the Germans   

1943  Free French lands on Corsica on September - 12.   

1944  -16] Hurricane, kills 389 in NC on September - 12.   

1946  On this day in history court martial convicts Henry de Man to 20 years, in Brussels   

1947  On this day in history pirate Ralph Kiner hits his record 8th HR in 4 games   

1947  On September - 12 harry Rowe Shelley, composer, dies at 89   

1948  On this day in history invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah's death.   

1949  Theodor Heuss elected 1st pres/Conrad Adenauer 1st PM of German FR on September - 12.   

1950  On this day in history belgian govt dismisses all communist civil servants   

1952  Noel Coward's "Quadrille," premieres in London on September - 12.   

1953  Jacqueline Bouvier marries John F Kennedy on this day in history.   

1953  On September - 12 nikita Khrushchev becomes first Secretary of USSR Communist Party   

1953  On this day in history "Carnival in Flanders" closes at New Century Theater NYC after 6 perfs   

1953  Frederick Kuys, cricketer (one Test S Africa v England 1898), dies on September - 12.   

1954  Betsy Rawls wins LPGA St Louis Golf Open on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history kNTV TV channel 11 in San Jose, CA (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1955  On September - 12 gustave Vanzype, Belgian literary (La Gazette), dies at 86   

1959  Luna 2 launched by USSR; first spacecraft to impact on the Moon on this day in history.   

1959  On September - 12 luna 2, of the USSR, became to first spacecraft to crash on the moon   

1959  The Television show "Bonanza" premiers on this day in history.   

1961  NASA civilian pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 34,840 m on this day in history.   

1963  Ben Sealey, cricketer (one Test WI v England 1933), dies on this day in history.   

1964  First football game at Shea Stadium, Jets defeat Denver 30-6 on September - 12.   

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1492  Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. 1519) was born on this day in history.   

1494  Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, king of France (1515-47) was born on September - 12.   

1494  King Francis I of France (d. 1547) was born on September - 12.   

1559  On this day in history birth of lodovico Cardi da Cigoli, Italian painter/architect   

1575  Henry Hudson, England, navigator/explorer (Hudson River) was born on this day in history.   

1605  On this day in history birth of william Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. 1686)   

1655  On this day in history birth of sebastien de Brossard, composer   

1688  Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1731) was born on this day in history.   

0352  Maximinus van Trier, bishop of Trier/saint, dies on this day in history.   

0413  On September - 12 death of marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint   

1012  On this day in history guido van Anderlecht, Flemish pilgrim/saint, dies   

1015  On September - 12 lambert I with the Beard, count of Leuven, dies in battle at about 65   

1185  Death of Andronicus I Comnenus, Byzantine emperor (1183-85), lynched on September - 12.   

1213  On this day in history pedro II, [el Catolico], king of Aragon, dies in battle   

1362  Innocent VI, [Etienne Aubert], Pope (1352-62), dies on September - 12.   

1369  Death of Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345) on September - 12.