1. 97 years ago, October 12, 1924 - French writer Anatoly France died
Anatoly France (1844–1924) was a French writer, literary critic and social activist. His real name is Tibo, "France" is the abbreviation of his father François, and because he loves his motherland France, he helps to use the name of the motherland as his pen name. In the Dreyfus affair, he responded to Emily Zola's appeal to support the alleged police. After Zola's death, François was one of the most prominent scholars who supported the Dreyfus affair. He was an officer of the Legion of Honor, a fellow of the Collège de France, and was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921.
2. 84 years ago, october 12, 1937 - the New Fourth Army was formally formed
The New Fourth Army of the National Revolutionary Army, referred to as the New Fourth Army, was reorganized from the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army and guerrillas who remained in the eight southern provinces to carry out guerrilla warfare after the failure of the Fifth Anti-Encirclement and Suppression Campaign during the Second Kuomintang-Communist Cooperation. The New Fourth Army was primarily created by Xiang Ying and was essentially a Chinese communist military force not under the command of the Nationalist government. After the end of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the new Fourth Army continued to be used until February 1947, when the main force of the original New Fourth Army was reorganized into the East China Field Army, and in January 1949, the main force of the original New Fourth Army was reorganized into the Third Field Army, except for the 3rd Division (Huang Kecheng's department) who went to the northeast to join the Northeast Field Army, and the 5th Division (Li Xiannian's department) was reorganized into the Central Plains Military Region.
3. 75 years ago, October 12, 1946 - General Stilwell died of stomach cancer
Joseph Warren Stilwell (March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a four-star general in the U.S. Army who had been stationed in China for nearly three years during World War II, serving as commander of U.S. forces in China, deputy commander of the Southeast Asian Theater, chief of staff of the Allied Chinese Theater of Operations, and supporting Chinese supplies, before leaving office due to a breakdown in relations with Chiang Kai-shek, chairman of the committee, and died in San Francisco in 1946.
4. 69 years ago, October 12, 1952 - Qiu Shaoyun died honorably
Qiu Shaoyun (1926 – October 11, 1952) was a soldier in the Chinese People's Volunteer Army, a revolutionary martyr of the People's Republic of China, and a native of Tongliang County, Sichuan Province (now Tongliang County, Chongqing). He joined the Chinese People's Liberation Army in December 1949 and was killed in the Korean War in 1951 at the age of 26. Before his death, he was a soldier of the 9th Company of the 87th Regiment of the 29th Division of the 15th Army. He was posthumously recognized as a member of the Communist Party of China.
5. 61 years ago, October 12, 1960 – Inajiro Asanoma, a friendly man between Japan and China, was assassinated
Inajiro Asuma (Isuma Inajiro, 7 December 1898 – 12 October 1960) was a former leader of the Japanese Socialist Party, a member of the House of Representatives, a well-known speaker, and known as the "Locomotive Man". Inajiro Asumuma preached socialism in post-war Japan and was very influential at the time. He advocated friendship with the Chinese Communist Party and was therefore controversial in Japan. On October 12, 1960, Inajiro Asumuma was assassinated by Niya Yamaguchi, a member of a Japanese right-wing group, at a televised political debate in Tokyo.
6. 53 years ago, 12 October 1968 – the 19th Olympic Games were held in Mexico
The 19th Olympic Games were the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. The choice of Mexico City as the host city for the Olympics is controversial because of its elevation of 2,300 meters above sea level and 30 percent less oxygen in the air.