Birthday October 12, 1537 Edward VI, king of England (1547-53)
Birthday October 12, 1798 Pedro I, 1st emperor of Brazil (1822-31), king of Portugal
Birthday October 12, 1860 Elmer Sperry, inventor of the gyrocompass
Birthday October 12, 1866 Ramsay MacDonald, (Labour), British prime minister (1924, 1929-35)
Birthday October 12, 1872 Ralph Vaughan Williams, in England, composer
Birthday October 12, 1896 Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, translator (Xenia) (Nobel 1975)
Birthday October 12, 1912 Actress, playwright, novelist Alice Childress is born
Birthday October 12, 1923 Jean Nidetch in Brooklyn, founder of Weight Watchers
Birthday October 12, 1928 Spankey McFarland, Actor
Birthday October 12, 1932 Dick Gregory, comedian-activist
Birthday October 12, 1932 Jake Garn, (R-Sen-Ut), astronaut (STS-51T)
Birthday October 12, 1933 Joan Rivers
Birthday October 12, 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, operatic tenor
Birthday October 12, 1936 Tony Kubek, Yankee shortstop
Birthday October 12, 1947 Chris Wallace, reporter
Birthday October 12, 1950 Susan Anton, Actress-singer
Birthday October 12, 1962 Sid Fernandez, Met Pitcher, Hawaii
History October 12, 1492 Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day.
History October 12, 1776 British troops head up East River
History October 12, 1786 Thomas Jefferson composes romantic letter
History October 12, 1810 The origin of Oktoberfest
History October 12, 1860 British & French troops capture Peking.
History October 12, 1870 Robert E. Lee dies
History October 12, 1870 General Robert E. Lee dies in Lexington VA at age 63.
History October 12, 1891 Astronomical Society of France is inaugurated.
History October 12, 1915 British nurse Edith Cavell executed
History October 12, 1915 British nurse executed in WWI
History October 12, 1918 Fire rages in Minnesota
History October 12, 1923 NY Giant's Casey Stengel Hr beats Yanks 1-0 in the World Series
History October 12, 1929 Athletics score 10 in eighth inning of championship game
History October 12, 1929 Cubs blow 8-0 world series lead A's score 10 in 1 inning
History October 12, 1933 John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County OH jail.
History October 12, 1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)
History October 12, 1940 Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by Suitcase of Death
History October 12, 1940 The Cowboy actor Tom Mix dies in an Arizona car accident
History October 12, 1945 Conscientious objector wins Medal of Honor
History October 12, 1946 Gen. Joseph Stilwell dies
History October 12, 1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager
History October 12, 1949 Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US
History October 12, 1957 1st coml flight between Cal & Antartica
History October 12, 1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session.
History October 12, 1960 Nikita Khrushchev throws a tantrum at the United Nations
History October 12, 1962 US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications & meteorology
History October 12, 1963 Archaeological digs begin at Masada Israel
History October 12, 1963 At 4 AM traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck
History October 12, 1964 USSR leads the space race
History October 12, 1964 USSR launches 1st 3-man crew into space
History October 12, 1967 Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 world series
History October 12, 1967 Dean Rusk criticizes Congress while fighting continues in South Vietnam
History October 12, 1968 Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain.
History October 12, 1969 Soyuz 7 is launched
History October 12, 1970 Nixon announces another round of troop withdrawals
History October 12, 1972 Racial violence breaks out aboard U.S. Navy ships
History October 12, 1972 Mariner 9 took pictures of Martian north pole
History October 12, 1972 Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot
History October 12, 1973 Gerald Ford named as Spiro Agnew's successor to vice presidency
History October 12, 1977 4th test of the Space Shuttle Enterprise
History October 12, 1977 Throwaway Game Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers
History October 12, 1985 Int'l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize.
History October 12, 1997 John Denver dies in an aircraft accident
History October 12, 1998 The victim of an anti-gay assault dies
History October 12, 2000 USS Cole attacked by terrorists
History October 12, 2002 Terrorists kill 202 in Bali
History October 12, 2007 Al Gore wins Nobel Prize in the wake of An Inconvenient Truth
October 12, 1537 Edward VI, king of England (1547-53)
October 12, 1798 Pedro I, 1st emperor of Brazil (1822-31), king of Portugal
October 12, 1860 Elmer Sperry, inventor of the gyrocompass
October 12, 1866 Ramsay MacDonald, (Labour), British prime minister (1924, 1929-35)
October 12, 1872 Ralph Vaughan Williams, in England, composer
October 12, 1896 Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, translator (Xenia) (Nobel 1975)
October 12, 1912 Actress, playwright, novelist Alice Childress is born
October 12, 1923 Jean Nidetch in Brooklyn, founder of Weight Watchers
October 12, 1928 Spankey McFarland, Actor
October 12, 1932 Dick Gregory, comedian-activist
October 12, 1932 Jake Garn, (R-Sen-Ut), astronaut (STS-51T)
October 12, 1933 Joan Rivers
October 12, 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, operatic tenor
October 12, 1936 Tony Kubek, Yankee shortstop
October 12, 1947 Chris Wallace, reporter
October 12, 1950 Susan Anton, Actress-singer
October 12, 1962 Sid Fernandez, Met Pitcher, Hawaii
October 12, 1492 Columbus arrives in the Bahamas; the real Columbus Day.
October 12, 1776 British troops head up East River
October 12, 1786 Thomas Jefferson composes romantic letter
October 12, 1810 The origin of Oktoberfest
October 12, 1860 British & French troops capture Peking.
October 12, 1870 Robert E. Lee dies
October 12, 1870 General Robert E. Lee dies in Lexington VA at age 63.
October 12, 1891 Astronomical Society of France is inaugurated.
October 12, 1915 British nurse Edith Cavell executed
October 12, 1915 British nurse executed in WWI
October 12, 1918 Fire rages in Minnesota
October 12, 1923 NY Giant's Casey Stengel Hr beats Yanks 1-0 in the World Series
October 12, 1929 Athletics score 10 in eighth inning of championship game
October 12, 1929 Cubs blow 8-0 world series lead A's score 10 in 1 inning
October 12, 1933 John Dillinger escapes from the Allen County OH jail.
October 12, 1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially)
October 12, 1940 Silent-film star Tom Mix dies in Arizona car wreck; brained by Suitcase of Death
October 12, 1940 The Cowboy actor Tom Mix dies in an Arizona car accident
October 12, 1945 Conscientious objector wins Medal of Honor
October 12, 1946 Gen. Joseph Stilwell dies
October 12, 1948 Casey Stengel takes over as Yankee manager
October 12, 1949 Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US
October 12, 1957 1st coml flight between Cal & Antartica
October 12, 1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at UN General Assembly session.
October 12, 1960 Nikita Khrushchev throws a tantrum at the United Nations
October 12, 1962 US/USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications & meteorology
October 12, 1963 Archaeological digs begin at Masada Israel
October 12, 1963 At 4 AM traffic on Bay Bridge is 1-way on each deck
October 12, 1964 USSR leads the space race
October 12, 1964 USSR launches 1st 3-man crew into space
October 12, 1967 Lou Brock steals a record 7 bases in 1 world series
October 12, 1967 Dean Rusk criticizes Congress while fighting continues in South Vietnam
October 12, 1968 Equatorial Guinea gains independence from Spain.
October 12, 1969 Soyuz 7 is launched
October 12, 1970 Nixon announces another round of troop withdrawals
October 12, 1972 Racial violence breaks out aboard U.S. Navy ships
October 12, 1972 Mariner 9 took pictures of Martian north pole
October 12, 1972 Billy Harris failed in 1st Islander penalty shot
October 12, 1973 Gerald Ford named as Spiro Agnew's successor to vice presidency
October 12, 1977 4th test of the Space Shuttle Enterprise
October 12, 1977 Throwaway Game Catfish Hunter loses WS 6-1 resting Yank pitchers
October 12, 1985 Int'l Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War receives Nobel Prize.
October 12, 1997 John Denver dies in an aircraft accident
October 12, 1998 The victim of an anti-gay assault dies
October 12, 2000 USS Cole attacked by terrorists
October 12, 2002 Terrorists kill 202 in Bali
October 12, 2007 Al Gore wins Nobel Prize in the wake of An Inconvenient Truth