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 this day in history 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  On this day in history first deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland.   

1940  On October - 12 tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60   

1941  On this day in history germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city.   

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  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  German army retreats from Athens on October - 12.   

1945  On this day in history jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on October - 12.   

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

1948  On October - 12 casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager   

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

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

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

1952  On October - 12 hanif Mohammad scores twin 100s v N Zone (Ind) his 1st fc cricket tons   

1953  US & Greece signs peace treaty (US bases) on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland   

1956  On October - 12 marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister   

1957  On this day in history "Mask & Gown" closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances   

1958  On this day in history ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

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

1960  On this day in history nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session   

1960  Inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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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  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

1537  On this day in history birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.   

1558  On October - 12 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  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

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

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on this day in history.   

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