Historical Events In October - 12

1933  Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially) on this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history john Dillinger escapes from the Allen County, OH, jail   

1935  Cole Porters musical "Jubilee," premieres in NYC on October - 12.   

1936  On this day in history 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  First deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland on October - 12.   

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

1941  On October - 12 germans approach Moscow, partial evacuation of the city.   

1941  Russian govt moves from Moscow to Volga as Nazis close in on Moscow on this day in history.   

1942  US navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division   

1943  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

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

1945  Jesse James Payne, lynched in Madison County Florida on this day in history.   

1946  Joseph W Stilwell, US general (China), dies on this day in history.   

1947  Nelson Betancourt, cricket wicketkeeper (WI Test 1930), dies at 42 on this day in history.   

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

1948  Alfred Kerr, writer, dies at 80 on October - 12.   

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

1951  On this day in history 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 October - 12.   

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

1956  Marga Klompe becomes 1st Dutch women elected minister on this day in history.   

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

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 October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

1962  On this day in history uS/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology   

1963  Archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel on October - 12.   

1964  Launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov) on October - 12.   

1964  J Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1490  On this day in history birth of bernardo Pisano, composer   

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

1558  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on October - 12.   

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

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

1343  On this day in history reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies