Historical Events In October - 12

1915  On this day in history english nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II)   

1915  Theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history 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 October - 12 the First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale   

1917  On October - 12 hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train)   

1918  On this day in history cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die   

1918  First use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history 1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)   

1918  On October - 12 emil Cossetto, composer   

1919  On this day in history andre Casanova, composer   

1920  On this day in history cleve Indians beat Bkln Dodgers, 5 games to 2 in 17th World Series   

1920  Alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band) on October - 12.   

1921  The birth of Kenneth Griffith, Writer, actor and documentary film maker on October - 12.   

1921  Jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954) on October - 12.   

1922  On this day in history daisy M C Baers, Flemish philosophy/theory, dies at 33   

1923  On October - 12 nY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series   

1923  Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers) on this day in history.   

1923  On October - 12 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  On this day in history anatole France, writer, dies at 80   

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 October - 12 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  On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur)   

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 this day in history jack S Gottlieb, composer   

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

1931  On October - 12 raoul Pleskow, composer   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on October - 12.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

1490  Bernardo Pisano, composer was born on October - 12.   

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.   

1558  On this day in history birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  On October - 12 birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)   

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  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

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

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 this day in history.   

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.