Page 5: Historical Events In October - 12

1915  English nurse Edith Cavell executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history theodore Roosevelt criticizes US citzens with dual nationalities   

1915  Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile on this day in history.   

1915  Edith L Cavell, British nurse, executed by Germans in Belgium (WW II) on October - 12.   

1916  Boston Red Sox beat Bkln Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 13th World Series on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 12 the First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale   

1917  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train) on October - 12.   

1918  Cloquet Minn and 25 other communities destroyed by forest fire, 559 die on this day in history.   

1918  On October - 12 first use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital)   

1918  1st use of iron lung (Boston's Children Hospital) on October - 12.   

1918  On October - 12 emil Cossetto, composer   

1919  Andre Casanova, composer on this day in history.   

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

1920  On this day in history alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band)   

1921  On October - 12 the birth of Kenneth Griffith, Writer, actor and documentary film maker   

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 this day in history nY Giant's Casey Stengel HR beats Yanks 1-0 in World Series   

1923  Jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers) on October - 12.   

1923  A P "Bunny" Lucas, cricketer (five Tests for England 1879-82), dies on this day in history.   

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 October - 12 albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)   

1925  Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) on this day in history.   

1926  Hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy) on October - 12.   

1927  On this day in history hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet   

1927  On October - 12 antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys)   

1928  On this day in history thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur)   

1929  On October - 12 cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning   

1929  On October - 12 robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973)   

1929  Max Ettlinger, German philosopher/theorist, dies at 52 on October - 12.   

1930  Jack S Gottlieb, composer on this day in history.   

1931  On October - 12 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  On this day in history birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal   

1350  Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389) was born on October - 12.   

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

1537  On October - 12 birth of edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53)   

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 October - 12 birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.   

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

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

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

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

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.