October 1912 calendar

Events

• 06 Oct 1912 Pirates Owen Chief Wilson hits record 36th triple of season
• 07 Oct 1912 The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
• 08 Oct 1912 First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey.
• 14 Oct 1912 Bull Moose Teddy Roosevelt shot while campaigning in Milwaukee.
• 16 Oct 1912 Boston beats New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with a tie in 9th World Series.
• 17 Oct 1912 Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia declare war on the Ottoman Empire, joining Montenegro in the First Balkan War.
• 18 Oct 1912 Beginning of the first Balkan War.
• 19 Oct 1912 Italy takes possession of Tripoli, Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
• 20 Oct 1912 Cort Theater opens at 148 W 48th St, New York City
• 21 Oct 1912 During the First Balkan War, Kardzhali is liberated by Bulgarian forces
• 23 Oct 1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo between the Serbian and Ottoman armies begins.
• 24 Oct 1912 First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory.
• 26 Oct 1912 Woolwich Tunnel under Thames opens

Famous Birthday

• Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
• Pope John Paul I

  65-year-old, found dead, after only 33 days as Pope.

• Jean Klein (spiritual teacher)
• Frances Sakoian

  American astrologer, Director of New England School of Astrology and former President of the New England Astrological Association in 1981.

• Shûji Sano
• Lucien Bonnafé

  French psychiatrist who developed and implemented the psychiatric sector policy.

• Madeleine Sologne

  French comedienne and actress of stage and film, onscreen in Jean Renoir's "Le Vie Est a Nous," 1936 and starring in "L'Eternal Retour,"...

• Georg Solti

  Hungarian-English conductor and director (d. 1997).

• Jacques Dubois

  Versailles Painters.

• Mona Paulee

  Canadian soprano opera singer, prominent in her time.

• Dale Evans

  American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2001).

• Conlon Nancarrow

  Texarkana, Arkansas -- Composer (Soundings 4).

• Bruno Cassinari

  Italian fine artist, painter, goldsmith, costume and set designer.

• Don Siegel

  American director and producer (d. 1991).

• John W Gardner
• Jean Urruty

  France sport Champion.

• Kathleen Ollerenshaw

  English mathematician, educator and researcher, politiican and world traveler, she became deaf in 1921 at age 8 from a viral infection.

• John P Scripps
• Federico Zardi

  Italy Writer.

• Paul Boesch
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Famous Deaths

• Louis van Haecke

  Flemish chaplain / Author (Zeesterre), dies at 83.

• Jan Karol Gali

  Composer, dies at 56.

• Millie & Christine

  Siamese twins, dies at 61.

• Guido Papini

  Composer, dies at 65.

• Gen Zeledon

  Nicaraguan opponent of US occupation, is executed.

• August Beernaert

  Belgian Premier (1884-94, Nobel 1909), dies at 83.

• Wilhelm Kuhe

  Composer, dies at 88.

• Auguste Marie Francois Beernaert

  Belgian statesman and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize (Born 1829).

• James S Sherman

  Vice President of the United States (Born 1855).

• Mykola Lysenko

  Ukrainian pianist composer and conductor (d. 1912).

• Alejandro Gorostiaga

  Chilean military, participated on Battle of Huamachuco (Born 1840).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Henry Burr & Albert Campbell - Sweetheart Sue
2. Arthur Collins & Byron Harlan - Oh! You Circus Day
3. American Quartet - When You're Away
4. Heidelberg Quintet - Way Down South
5. Ada Jones & Peerless Quartet - Whistle It