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Today In History Basic Datebook-October 12th

For The Weekday Of: Sunday in 2008, Monday in 2009
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People on October 12th: birthdates

Susan Anton: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, Singer, b. in Yucaipa, CA; Baywatch; Muriel Cigars; Miss California 1969
Luke David Armstrong: 1999 (is 9 in 2008, 10 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Kristin and Lance's son
Todd Babcock: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Vin Ramsell
Carlos Bernard: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Young and the Restless' Rafael Delgado, 24's Tony Almeida
Tony Borowiak: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Singer, of All 4 One
Garfield Bright: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Shai
Nappy Brown: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Gospel Singer
Kirk Cameron: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Panorama City, CA; Growing Pains' Mike Seaver, Kirk; Candace's brother, Chelsea Noble's hubby
Julie Dees: yr unknown
Cartoon Voicist, Rick Dees' wife & assistant; TV Bloopers
Pat Dinizio: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Modern Rock Performer, of Smithereens
John Engler: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Governor, of Michigan
Martie Erwin: yr unknown
Country/Western Performer
Dick Gregory: 1932 (is 76 in 2008, 77 in 2009)
Comedian, Political Activist, Vegetarian, Author, Actor
Thomas Guiry: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Lassie movie 1994
Guitar Gabriel: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, RN: Robert Lewis Jones
Sage Ariel Henriksen: 1999 (is 9 in 2008, 10 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Jane and Lance's daughter
Josh Hutcherson: 1992 (is 16 in 2008, 17 in 2009)
Actor, Journey to the Center of the Earth
Hugh Jackman: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Sword Fish, Kate and Leopold, X2: X-Men United, Van Helsing, X-Men: The Last Stand, Scoop, The Prestige, Happy Feet
Emily Kristina Kershaw: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kim & Sammy's girl
Daliah Lavi: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Movie Actress, Israeli, Casino Royale
Jim MacKrell: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Actor, Game Show Host, Soap Actor, b. in Little Rock, AR; Celebrity Sweepstakes, General Hospital, Capitol, Generations, Gremlins, The Game Game, etc.
Martie Maguire: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Country Singer, of Dixie Chicks
William III Marshall: 1917 (is 91 in 2008, 92 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Singer, Pee Wee Herman's King of Cartoons
Shane McAnally: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Country Singer
Claude McKnight: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of Take 6
Julie McWhirter: yr unknown
Comedienne, Cartoon Voicist, Casper the Friendly Ghost 80s, Jeannie 70s, & other cartoons
Alexander James Mill: 1991 (is 17 in 2008, 18 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Chris Evert & Andy's son
Sam Moore: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, MN:David; of Sam & Dave
Jean Nidetch: 1923 (is 85 in 2008, 86 in 2009)
Businessperson, Executive, Writer, RLN:Slutsky; Weight Watchers Int'l founder
Richard "Rick" Parfitt: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, English, RN:Richard Harrison; of Status Quo
Marcus T. Paulk: 1986 (is 22 in 2008, 23 in 2009)
Actor, Moesha's Ray J.
Sadie Pierson: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Cassandra Peterson & Mark's girl
Jill Powell: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Marcy Breen
Antonia Rey: 1927 (is 81 in 2008, 82 in 2009)
Actress, Cuban
Adam Rich: 1968 (is 40 in 2008, 41 in 2009)
Actor, b. in New York City; Eight is Enough's Nicholas Bradford, Code Red, Gun Shy
Bob Schneider: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer
Martie Seidel: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Country Singer, of Dixie Chicks; now known as Martie Maguire
Mia Threapleton: 2000 (is 8 in 2008, 9 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Kate Winslet and Jim's daughter
David Vanian: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, British, RN:David Letts; lead of The Damned
Tristan River Waite: 1998 (is 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Natasha Henstridge and Liam's son
Chris Wallace: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, Today Show 1982, NBC News; Mike's son; Washington political beat, Meet the Press moderator 1987-88
Jo Ann Willette: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Actress, Just the Ten of Us' Constance "Connie" Lubbock
Marie Wilson: 1974 (is 34 in 2008, 35 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Port Charles' Karen Wexler, As the World Turns' Meg Snyder
Cooper Dominic Zee: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Ming Na and Eric's son

People on October 12th: birth anniversaries

Jane Sherwood Ace: 1900=d.Nov 11, 1974 (was 74)
Comedienne, Radio Actress, Goodman Ace's wife
Jimmy Archey: 1902=d.Nov 16, 1967 (was 65)
Trombonist
Joe Cronin: 1906=d.Sep 7, 1984 (was 77)
HALL OF FAMER, MLB shortstop, MLB Manager, Executive, AL league president 1959-74; RFN:Joseph Edward; Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930
Melvin Franklin: 1942=d.Feb 23, 1995 (was 52)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Bass Singer/Basso, of The Temptations; RN:David English
King Edward VI Of England: 1537=d.Jul 6, 1553 (was 15)
King, King of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553.
Isaac Newton Lewis: 1858=d.Nov 9, 1931 (was 73)
Army Officer, Inventor, best known for the Lewis machine gun, widely used in World War I and later.
Ronald E. McNair: 1950=d.Jan 28, 1986 (was 35)
Physicist, Astronaut
Perle Mesta: 1891?=d.Mar 16, 1975 (was 83)
Diplomat, Party Giver; Political Hostess with the Mostest; some say b. Oct 12, 1889
Luciano Pavarotti: 1935=d.Sep 6, 2007 (was 71)
Tenor, Opera Singer, Movie Actor, Italian, b. in Modena
Arthur Space: 1908=d.Jan 13, 1983 (was 74)
Actor, Lassie's Doc Weaver, National Velvet
Elmer Sperry: 1860=d.Jun 16, 1930 (was 69)
Engineer, Inventor, Electrical; inventor of the gyrocompass.
Godfrey Tearle: 1884=d.Jun 8, 1953 (was 68)
Movie Actor, 39 Steps, Mandy, At Dawn We Die

People on October 12th: death anniversaries

Dean Acheson: 1971 (was 78)/b.Apr 11, 1893
Statesman, U.S. secretary of state (1949-53) and adviser to four presidents, who became the principal creator of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period following World War II, during which he helped to create the Western alliance in opposition to the Soviet Union
Leon Ames: 1993 (was 90)/b.Jan 20, 1903
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Portland, Ind.; 50 years in movies; Life with Father, Mr. Ed's Gordon Kirkwood; some say 1902
Gary Bond: 1995 (was 55)/b.Feb 7, 1940
Actor
Lewis Boss: 1912 (was 65)/b.Oct 26, 1846
Astronomer, star catalog compiler
Wilton Norman "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlain: 1999 (was 63)/b.Aug 21, 1936
HALL OF FAMER, NBA Center, Actor, NBA Coach, Protestant, NBA center led in scoring 7X's, rebound 11x's; 50.4 pts per game, 100 points/game, 55 rebounds/game, 23,924 rebounds/career, 18 cons/field goals/game, 4029 season point record, .727% field goal, 30.1 avg points, & 31,419 career points, & 1941 record season rebounds; consensus All-America in 1957 and '58 at Kansas; Final Four MVP in 1957; 7-time All-NBA first team; 4-time MVP (1960,66-68) in Philadelphia; scored 100 points vs. NY Knicks in Hershey, Pa., Mar. 2, 1962; led Philadelphia 76ers (1967) and LA Lakers (1972) to NBA titles; playoff MVP in 1972.
Lonny Chapman: 2007 (was 87)/b.Oct 1, 1920
Actor
Ray Conniff: 2002 (was 85)/b.Nov 6, 1916
Trombonist, Arranger, Conductor/Bandleadr, of many bands & hit albums in 50s-60s; some say b. Nov 16
John Denver: 1997 (was 53)/b.Dec 31, 1943
Country Singer, Movie Actor, Songwriter, Guitarist, Protestant, b. in Roswell, N.M.; RN:Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.; Also with The Chad Mitchell Trio; once sang a song about Spiro Agnew
Emperor Maximilian II: 1576 (was 49)/b.Jul 31, 1527
King, German, Holy Roman Emperor 1564-
Leon Errol: 1951 (was 70)/b.Jul 3, 1881
Movie Actor, Comedian, Dancer, Vaudevillan, Australian, Ziegfeld Follies
Frank Frost: 1999 (was 63)/b.Apr 15, 1936
Blues Performer
Sonja Henie: 1969 (was 57)/b.Apr 8, 1912
Figure Skater, Movie Actress, Olympic Athlete, Norweigan, Norweigan world champ 1927-36; Olympic gold medalist 1928,32,& 36; earned $1 million (the first female athlete to do so).
Joan B. Kroc: 2003 (was 75)/b.Aug 27, 1928
Businessperson, Sportsfigure, Padres & McDonalds owner; makes so much money, McDonald's workers should be paid $27 an hour instead of the cheap wages they're making, but instead they're using the profit surplus for stupid $1 million games. Hey McD's, get your priorties straight and pay your own people better!
Alfred M. Landon: 1987 (was 100)/b.Sep 9, 1887
Politician, Governor, NN:Alf; Big loser to Roosevelt, 1936
Robert E. Lee: 1870 (was 63)/b.Jan 19, 1807
General, b. in Stratford, VA; MN:Edward; Commander in Chief of the Confederate armies; d. in Lexington, Virginia
Joseph Moses Levy: 1888 (was 75)/b.Dec 15, 1812
Journalist, English, founder of the London newspaper "Daily Telegraph."
Bernard MacFadden: 1955 (was 87)/b.Aug 16, 1868
Publisher, Physical Culture Magazine, True Story Magazine, True Romances, True Detective Mysteries Magazine
Aline MacMahon: 1991 (was 92)/b.May 3, 1899
Movie Actress
David McLean: 1995 (was 73)/b.May 19, 1922
TV/Movie Actor, Marlboro Man in ads, Days of Our Lives' Craig Merritt #1
Tom Mix: 1940 (was 60)/b.Jan 6, 1880
Movie Actor, a real cowboy
Ken Murray: 1988 (was 85)/b.Jul 14, 1903
Producer, Comedian, Variety Show Host, TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Vaudevillan, b. in New York City; RN:Don Court; Bill and Coo, Ken Murray Show, Son Of Flubber, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Johnny Olsen: 1985 (was 75)/b.May 22, 1910
Announcer, Doorway to Fame, Well known TV announcer on Hold That Note, Keep it in the Family, Play Your Hunch, Jackie Gleason Show, What's My Line?, I've Got a Secret, & The Price is Right (Come on down!)
John Lloyd Stephens: 1852 (was 46)/b.Nov 28, 1805
Dramatist/Playwright, Author, Traveler, Archaeologist, studied Central America
Gene Vincent: 1971 (was 36)/b.Feb 11, 1935
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Movie Actor, Composer, b. in Norfolk, VA; Be-Bop-A-Lula; RN:Eugene Vincent Craddock
Jay Ward: 1989 (was 69)/b.Sep 21, 1920
Producer, Animator, Rocky & Bullwinkle, George of the Jungle, Dudley Do-Right, Hoppity Hooper, Mr. Peabody, Fractured Fairy Tales, World of Commander McBragg, & others; animator Tom Sito of California is certain Jay was born Sep 21, though Sep 20 is from some other sources.
Ricky Wilson: 1985 (was 32)/b.Mar 19, 1953
New Wave Guitarist, Composer, Singer, b. in Athens, GA; of The B-52's; Cindy's (also B-52s) brother

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General events on October 12th

In 1792, the first monument honoring Christopher Columbus was dedicated -- in Baltimore, Maryland.

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Government and Politics on October 12th

In 1692, Massachusetts Bay disbands witch trials.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on October 12th

In 1861, the Confederate ironclad Manassas attacked the northern ship Richmond on the Mississippi River.

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Royalty and Religious events on October 12th

In 1576, Rudolf II, the king of Hungary and Bohemia, succeeds his father, Maximillian II, as Holy Roman Emperor.

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Human Achievement and Science events on October 12th

In 1492, Christopher Columbus arrived with his expedition in the present-day Bahamas. They think they reached India. Oct 12 is the Old Style date that this happened; Oct 21: New Style.

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Arts and Prose events on October 12th

In 1609, The classic anti-rodent ditty "Three Blind Mice" is published in London, becoming the first secular song to be printed. Remember what happened to their tails? Was Lorena Bobbit in this poem?

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Misc Marrige events on October 12th

In 2003, 5 years ago, Danny Nicci married Paula Marshall

Weird and Other events on October 12th

In 1773, First insane person committed was Zachariah Mallory as he became the first patient of Virginia's Publick Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds. They Came To Take Him Away, Ha-Haaa!

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