Page 6: Historical Events In October - 12

1933  On this day in history alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)   

1933  John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail on October - 12.   

1935  Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

1936  B L T Bosanquet, cricketer (1st great googly bowler, England), dies on October - 12.   

1938  Hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies on this day in history.   

1939  First deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland on October - 12.   

1940  Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1941  Germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city on this day in history.   

1941  On October - 12 russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow   

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

1942  On October - 12 successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division   

1943  On October - 12 uS bombs Rabaul, New Britain   

1944  700 Riot Police are called in to restore order at Frank Sinatra Columbus Day appearance in New York City's Paramount Theater on this day in history.   

1944  German army retreats from Athens on this day in history.   

1945  On October - 12 jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida   

1946  On October - 12 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 October - 12.   

1951  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister   

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

1958  Ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30 on this day in history.   

1959  Arnoldt Bronnen, writer, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

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 October - 12.   

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

1964  On this day in history launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov)   

1964  J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office on October - 12.   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)   

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

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on October - 12.   

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 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 October - 12 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 October - 12 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  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies   

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