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 October - 12.   

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

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

1938  On this day in history hugh Massie, cricketer (9 Tests for Australia 1881-85, capt), dies   

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  On this day in history uS navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance   

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

1943  On October - 12 uS bombs Rabaul, New Britain   

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1952  On this day in history 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  -13] Hurricane Connie, kills 43 in NC, SC, Virginia & Maryland on October - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1958  On October - 12 ed Hinton, actor (Henderson-I Lived 3 Lives), dies at 30   

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

1960  Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history inejiro Asanuma, leader Japanese Socialist Party, murdered at 61   

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

1963  On this day in history archaeological digs begin at Masada, Israel   

1964  On October - 12 launch of Voskhod 1, First 3 man crew (Komarov, Feokistov, Yegorov)   

1964  On October - 12 j Howard Frazer, USTA pres, dies in office   

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1008  Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036) was born on this day in history.   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

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

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

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

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on October - 12.   

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

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on October - 12.   

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 October - 12.   

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