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October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 12, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 80 days remaining until the end of the year.

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Events

• 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events and trends 539 BC — Babylon is conquered by Cyrus, defeating Nabonidus; noted in such documents as that of Africanus The Persian Empire was a series of Iranian empires that ruled over the Iranian plateau, the original Persian homeland and beyond in Western Asia Babylon was a City-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which can be found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq
• 1216 - King John of England loses his crown jewels in The Wash, probably near Fosdyke, perhaps near Sutton Bridge
• 1279 - Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon
• 1492 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. John (24 December 1167 &ndash 19 October 1216 reigned as a King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Wash is the square-mouthed Estuary on the northwest margin of East Anglia on the east coast of England, where Norfolk meets Lincolnshire Fosdyke is a village in Lincolnshire, around nine miles south of Boston by road (on the A16 and A17) Sutton Bridge is a village and Civil parish in south-eastern Lincolnshire, England on the west bank of the River Nene and close to the border Nichiren (日蓮 ( February 16, 1222 &ndash October 13, 1282) born, later, and finally Nichiren, was a Buddhist The founder Nichiren From the age of 16 until 32 Nichiren studied in numerous temples in Japan especially Mt Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and The explorer believes he has reached East Asia
• 1582 - Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• 1654 - The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands
• 1692 - The Salem Witch Trials were ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips. The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings before local magistrates followed by county court Trials to prosecute people accused of Witchcraft in Essex Sir William Phips (or Phipps) ( February 2, 1651 February 18, 1695) was a colonial governor of Massachusetts.
• 1773 - America's first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds' in Virginia
• 1792 - First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York
• 1793 - The cornerstone of Old East, the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid on the campus of the University of North Carolina
• 1810 - First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A psychiatric hospital (previously called insane asylum, mental hospital; or derogatorily looney bin, nut house or Funny Farm) is The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The City of New York Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Old East is located at the north part of campus in University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ( UNC, North Carolina, or simply Carolina) is a public, Coeducational Research Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Oktoberfest is a sixteen-day festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September (and running to early October Bavaria ( German:, with an area of 70553 Km² (27241 square miles and almost 12 Munich (München; Minga is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Ludwig I (also rendered in English as Louis I) ( August 25 1786 in Strasbourg &ndash February 29, 1868 in Nice
• 1822 - Peter I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor of the Brazilian Empire. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Pedro I (ˈpedɾuin Brazilian Portuguese and in European Portuguese; English: Peter of Alcantara Francis Anthony John Charles Xavier of Paula The Empire of Brazil was a political entity that comprised present-day Brazil under the rule of Emperors Pedro I and his son Pedro II.
• 1823 - Charles Macintosh, of Scotland, sells the first raincoat. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Macintosh ( December 29, 1766 &ndash July 25, 1843) was a Scottish Chemist and Inventor of waterproof Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. A raincoat is a Waterproof or Water-resistant Coat worn to protect the body from Rain.
• 1892 - The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited in unison by students in US public schools. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year History The Pledge of Allegiance was written in 1892 by Francis Bellamy (1855-1931 a Baptist minister a Christian Socialist, and the cousin of Socialist Utopian The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and
• 1898 - Establishment of the first town council in Mateur. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mateur (ماطر is a town in northern Tunisia. It is located at around, close to the Lac Ichkeul National Park.
• 1899 - Boer republic of South Africa declares war with England. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boer (ˈbuːr in Dutch ˈbʊɚ/ /boʊɚ or /ˈbɔr/ in English is the Dutch word for Farmer which came to denote the descendants of the proto Afrikaans A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1901 - President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1915 - World War I: British nurse Edith Cavell is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from Belgium
• 1917 - The First Battle of Passchendaele, now Passendale
• 1918 - A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Edith Louisa Cavell ( December 4, 1865 – October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "Passchendaele" redirects here For the 2008 film by that name see Passchendaele (film The 1917 Battle of Passchendaele, also known as Passendale is a rural village near Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of ( Deelgemeente) the municipality of Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The 1918 Cloquet fire was a massive Fire in northern Minnesota in October 1918 caused by sparks on the local railroads and dry conditions. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers
• 1928 - An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston
• 1933 - The United States Army Disciplinary Barracks on Alcatraz Island, is acquired by the United States Department of Justice
• 1941 - This and the next day, German Nazis kill 11,000 Jews in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An iron lung is a large machine that enables a person to breathe when normal Muscle control has been lost or the work of breathing exceeds the person's ability Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay For animal rights group see Justice Department (JD The United States Department of Justice ( DOJ) is a Cabinet department Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Dnipropetrovsk (Дніпропетровськ Днепропетро́вск Dnepropetrovsk; formerly Yekaterinoslav, ru Екатериносла́въ is Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Einsatzkommando 6 massacres most of the remaining Jews of the city, marching them to a ravine where they were killed. Einsatzkommando refers to a sub-group of the five Einsatzgruppen mobile killing squads — 3000 men — responsible for systematically killing every Jew and
• 1942 - World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance with the Japanese commander, Aritomo Gotō dying from wounds suffered in the battle and two Japanese destroyers sunk by Allied air attack. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Battle of Cape Esperance, also known as the Second Battle of Savo Island and in Japanese sources as the, took place October 11 &ndash 12 1942 and was a Naval was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis powers during the Second World War.
• 1953 - "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial" opens at Plymouth Theatre, New York
• 1959 - At the national congress of APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial is a two-act play by Herman Wouk, which he adapted from his own Novel, The Caine Mutiny. The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan. The City of New York The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a Left wing Peruvian Political party. Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. They will later form APRA Rebelde. APRA Rebelde was a splinter-group of the Peruvian APRA. APRA Rebelde was formed in 1959, by a group that was expelled from APRA at a National
• 1960 - Cold War: Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe on a desk at United Nations General Assembly meeting to protest a Philippine assertion of Soviet Union colonialist policy being conducted in Eastern Europe
• 1960 - Inejiro Asanuma is assassinated in Japan by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17-year-old. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cold War is the state of conflict tension and competition that existed between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR and their respective allies from the Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following The Nikita Khrushchev shoe-banging incident happened during the 902nd Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly held in New York on 12 October The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Inejiro Asanuma (浅沼稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō, December 27, 1898 - October 12, 1960) was a Japanese For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. was a Japanese Ultranationalist, a member of a right-wing Uyoku dantai group who assassinated Inejiro Asanuma (a politician and head of the The camera was rolling at that time.
• 1962 - Infamous Columbus Day Storm strikes the U. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Columbus Day Storm of 1962 (otherwise known as the Big Blow was an extratropical wave Cyclone that ranked among the most intense to strike the United States Pacific S. Pacific Northwest with record wind velocities; 46 dead and at least U. S. $230 million in damages
• 1964 - The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits
• 1967 - Vietnam War: US Secretary of State Dean Rusk states during a news conference that proposals by the U.S. Congress for peace initiatives were futile because of North Vietnam's opposition
• 1968 - Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain
• 1970 - Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas
• 1972 - En route to the Gulf of Tonkin, a racial brawl involving more than 100 sailors breaks out aboard the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk
• 1976 - The People's Republic of China announces that Hua Guofeng is the successor to the late Mao Zedong as chairman of Communist Party of China. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Voskhod 1 (Восход-1 was the first spaceflight to carry more than one person into space the first flight without Space suits the first to carry a scientist In Physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved path of one object around a point or another body for example the gravitational orbit of a planet around a star A space suit is a complex system of Garments equipment and environmental systems designed to keep a person alive and comfortable in the harsh environment of outer space Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia David Dean Rusk ( February 9, 1909 &ndash December 20, 1994) was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Gulf of Tonkin, in Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ or in Chinese: Beibu Wan is an arm of the South China Sea. The term race or racial group usually refers to the concept of categorizing Humans into Populations or groups on the basis of various sets 1961 to 1964 Following a shakedown in the Western Atlantic, Kitty Hawk departed Norfolk on 11 August 1961. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Hua Guofeng ( (16 February 1921 &ndash 20 August 2008 born as Su Zhu ( was Mao Zedong 's designated successor as the Paramount leader of the Mao Zedong ( 26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976) was a Chinese Military and political leader who led The Communist Party of China ( CPC) ( also known as the Chinese Communist Party ( CCP) is the founding and ruling political party of the
• 1979 - The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) 0 kPa (870 mbar or 25. 69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip. A tip (also called a gratuity) is a payment made to certain Service sector workers in addition to the advertised price of the transaction
• 1983 - Japan's former Prime Minister Tanaka Kakuei is found guilty of taking a $2 million bribe from Lockheed and is sentenced to 4 years in jail. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. was a Japanese Politician and the 64th and 65th Prime Minister of Japan from July 7, 1972 to December The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta
• 1984 - Brighton hotel bombing: Margaret Thatcher survives an IRA bomb, which shredded her bathroom barely two minutes after she had left it. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The Brighton hotel bombing was the attack by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA on the Grand Hotel in the English resort city of Brighton Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely
• 1986 - Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh visit the People's Republic of China
• 1988 - Two officers of the Victoria Police are gunned down executional style in the Walsh Street police shootings, Australia. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Victoria Police is the primary Law enforcement agency of Victoria, Australia. The Walsh Street police shootings was the 1988 Murder of two Victoria Police officers Constable Steven Tynan 22 and Probationary Constable Damian Eyre 20 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1991 - Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by republic's Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Askar Akayevich Akayev ( Аскар Акаевич Акаев) (born 10 November 1944 in Kyzyl-Bairak, Kirghiz SSR) served as the The President of Kyrgyzstan is the Head of state and the highest official of Kyrgyzstan. The Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Верхо́вный Сове́т СССР Verkhóvnyj Sovét SSSR) was the highest legislative body in the Soviet Union in
• 1994 - NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus (the spacecraft presumably burned up in the atmosphere either October 13 or October 14). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Magellan spacecraft was a space probe sent to the planet Venus, the first post- Voyager unmanned spacecraft to be launched by NASA The VENUS ( V ictoria E xperimental N etwork U nder the S ea project is a cabled sea floor observatory operated by the University Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces
• 1997 - Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria; 43 killed at a fake roadblock. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Sidi Daoud massacre took place outside the village of Sidi Daoud near Sig in western Algeria on the night of 12 October 1997. Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
• 1999 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) General (ret Pervez Musharraf ( (born 11 August 1943 NI(M, HI(M, TBt, is the former Military dictator and President of Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif also known as Nawaz Sharif ( Urdu:) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
• 1999 - The Day of Six Billion: The proclaimed 6 billionth living human in the world is born. The United Nations Population Fund designated October 12, 1999 as the approximate day on which World population reached six billion
• 2000 - The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39
• 2002 - Terrorists detonate bombs in Paddy's Pub and the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. History See also USS Cole bombing On 12 October 2000 while at anchor in Aden the Cole was attacked by Al-Qaeda suicide bombers who sailed Aden (ˈeɪdən Arabic: عدن) is a city in Yemen, 170 kilometers east of Bab-el-Mandeb. The USS Cole bombing was a Suicide bombing attack against the U See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The 2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. The Sari Club was a nightclub in Kuta Beach Bali, Indonesia, which was at the center of the 2002 Bali bombing. Kuta is a town in southern Bali, Indonesia. A former fishing village it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial Tourist development and Bali is an Indonesian Island located at, the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to
• 2005 - The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES A human spaceflight is a Spaceflight with a human crew, and possibly passengers Shenzhou 6 ( Shénzhōu lìuhào) was the second Human spaceflight of the People's Republic of China, launched on 12 October 2005 Colonel Fèi Jùnlóng ( (born 1965 is a Chinese military pilot and an Astronaut. Colonel Niè Hǎishèng ( (born October 13, 1964) is a Chinese military pilot and CNSA Astronaut ( yuhangyuan)
• 2007 - In Santa Clarita, California, the colision of two semi-trucks in a truck bypass tunnel in the Newhall Pass section of Interstate 5 sets off a chain reaction crash involving over 30 vehicles. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Santa Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. truckcartransporterarp750pixjpg|thumb|right|A tractor with an auto-transport Semi-trailer. The Newhall Pass Interchange (officially Clarence Wayne Dean Memorial Interchange) is a Highway interchange at Newhall Pass, north of San Fernando Interstate 5 (I-5 is the main Interstate highway on the West Coast of the United States, paralleling the Pacific Ocean from Canada to Mexico The crash causes a major fire within the tunnel. Three people die and ten are injured.

Births

• 1008 - Emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. Emperor Go-Ichijō (後一条天皇 Go-Ichijō-tennō) ( October 12, 1008 &ndash May 15, 1036) was the 68th emperor 1036)
• 1350 - Dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. The Grand Duchy of Moscow (Великое княжество Московское was a medieval Russian polity centered on Moscow between 1340 and 1389)
• 1490 - Bernardo Pisano, Italian composer (d. Bernardo Pisano (also Pagoli) ( October 12, 1490 &ndash January 23, 1548) was an Italian composer priest singer and 1548)
• 1537 - King Edward VI of England (d. Edward VI (12 October 1537 &ndash 6 July 1553 became King of England and Ireland on 28 January 1547 and was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine 1553)
• 1558 - Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. Maximilian III Archduke of Further Austria, also known as Maximilian der Deutschmeister (born October 12, 1558 in Wiener Neustadt; died 1618)
• 1558 - Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. Jacques Sirmond (12 or 22 October 1559 &ndash October 7 1651) was a French scholar and Jesuit. 1651)
• 1576 - Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. Thomas Dudley ( October 12, 1576 July 31, 1653) was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts 1653)
• 1602 - William Chillingworth, English religious leader (d. William Chillingworth ( October 12, 1602 – January 30, 1644) was a controversial English churchman 1644)
• 1710 - Jonathan Trumbull, American politician and statesman (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Jonathan Trumbull Sr ( 12 October 1710 17 August 1785) (Originally spelled Jonathan Trumble was changed for an unknown reason was 1785)
• 1712 - William Shippen, American physician and statesman (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap William Shippen Sr ( October 1, 1712 &ndash November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia Pennsylvania 1801)
• 1725 - Etienne Louis Geoffroy, French pharmacist and entomologist (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Étienne Louis Geoffroy ( October 12, 1725 &ndash August 12, 1810) was a French Entomologist. 1810)
• 1792 - Christian Gmelin, German chemist (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Christian Gottlob Gmelin ( October 12, 1792 - May 13, 1860) was a German Chemist. 1860)
• 1798 - Pedro I of Brazil (d. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pedro I (ˈpedɾuin Brazilian Portuguese and in European Portuguese; English: Peter of Alcantara Francis Anthony John Charles Xavier of Paula 1834)
• 1801 - Friedrich Frey-Herosé, Swiss statesman (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Friedrich Frey-Herosé ( October 12, 1801 - September 22, 1873) was a Swiss politician 1873)
• 1840 - Helena Modjeska, Polish actress (d. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Helena Modjeska (aka Helena Modrzejewska, "Mod-zhe- yev -ska" modrzew = "larch" born Helena Opid in the Free City 1909)
• 1855 - Arthur Nikisch, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arthur Nikisch (Hungarian Nikisch Artúr) ( 12 October 1922)
• 1860 - Elmer Sperry, American inventor (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Elmer Ambrose Sperry ( October 12, 1860 – June 16, 1930) was a prolific Inventor and Entrepreneur, most famous as co-inventor 1930)
• 1865 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Arthur Harden ( October 12 1865 &ndash June 17 1940) was an English Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1940)
• 1866 - Ramsay MacDonald, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Ramsay MacDonald ( 12 October 1866 &ndash 9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1937)
• 1872 - Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ralph (reɪf Vaughan Williams OM (12 October 1872 &ndash 26 August 1958 was an English Composer of symphonies, Chamber music 1958)
• 1874 - Jimmy Burke, American baseball player (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Timothy Burke ( October 12, 1874 &ndash March 26, 1942) was a Major League infielder with the Cleveland Spiders, St 1942)
• 1875 - Aleister Crowley, English occultist and author (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Aleister Crowley, born Edward Alexander Crowley (ˈkroʊli (12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947 was a British Occultist Writer, mountaineer 1947)
• 1880 - Louis Hémon, French novelist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Louis Hémon ( 12 October 1880 – 8 July 1913) was a Francophone writer best known for his novel Maria Chapdelaine 1913)
• 1887 - Paula von Preradović, Croatian-Austrian poet (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Paula Preradović ( October 12, 1887 - May 25, 1951) known professionally as Paula von Preradović or by her married name as Croatia (Hrvatska ˈxȓvatska officially the Republic of Croatia ( Republika Hrvatska) is a southern Central European country at the crossroads between Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 1951)
• 1890 - Michael Collins, Irish leader (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Michael John ("Mick" Collins (Mícheál Seán Ó Coileáin 16 October 1890 &ndash 22 August 1922 was an Irish revolutionary leader, Minister for The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 1922)
• 1891 - Edith Stein, Carmelite Catholic nun and martyr (d. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edith Stein ( October 12, 1891 &ndash August 9, 1942) was a German-Jewish philosopher, a Carmelite nun Martyr The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom 1942)
• 1892 - Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Gilda Dalla Rizza ( October 12, 1892 - July 5, 1975) was an important Italian Soprano. 1975)
• 1894 - Elisabeth of Romania, queen of Greece (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For Queen Elisabeth of Romania, wife of Carol I, see Elisabeth of Wied. 1956)
• 1896 - Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Eugenio Montale ( October 12, 1896 — September 12, 1981) was an Italian Poet, prose writer editor and translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1981)
• 1904 - Ding Ling, Chinese writer (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Dīng Líng (丁玲 was the pseudonym of Jiǎng Bīngzhī (蒋冰之 also known as Bīn Zhǐ (彬芷 ( October 12, 1904 - March 4 1986) a 1986)
• 1904 - Lester Dent, American writer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Lester Dent ( October 12, 1904 &ndash March 11, 1959) was a prolific pulp fiction author of numerous stories best known as the main 1959)
• 1906 - Joe Cronin, American baseball player and executive (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Joseph Edward Cronin ( October 12, 1906 – September 7, 1984) was a Major League Baseball player from to and manager 1984)
• 1908 - Paul Engle, American writer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paul Engle ( October 12, 1908 -1991 was a noted American Poet, Writer, editor, and Novelist. 1991)
• 1908 - Ann Petry, American novelist (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Ann Petry ( October 12 1908 &ndash April 28 1997) was an African American Author. 1997)
• 1910 - Robert Fitzgerald, American poet and translator (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Robert Stuart Fitzgerald ( 12 October 1910 – 16 January 1985) was a poet critic and translator whose renderings of the Greek classics "became 1985)
• 1910 - Bob Sheppard, American baseball announcer
• 1916 - Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and novelist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the baseball announcer For the jazz saxophonist, see Bob Sheppard (musician. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alice Childress ( October 12, 1916 in Charleston South Carolina – August 14, 1994 in New York City, NY) was 1994)
• 1917 - Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roque Gastón Máspoli (October 12 1917 in Montevideo &ndash February 22 2004 in Montevideo was an Uruguayan football player and coach. 2004)
• 1919 - Gilles Beaudoin, Quebec politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gilles Beaudoin was a Canadian politician and a former Mayor of Trois-Rivières. 2007)
• 1920 - Christy Ring, Irish hurler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Nicholas Christopher Michael Ring ( 12 October, 1920 - 2 March, 1979) better known as Christy Ring, was a famous Irish Hurling (in Irish, iománaíocht or iomáint) is an outdoor team Sport of ancient Gaelic origin administered by the Gaelic 1979)
• 1923 - Goody Petronelli, American boxing trainer and manager
• 1924 - Doris Grau, American actress (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guerino Petronelli (born 12 October 1923 in Brockton, Massachusetts) is an American Boxing trainer and co-manager Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Grau ( October 12 1924 - December 30 1995) was an American actress script supervisor and voice actress 1995)
• 1925 - Denis Lazure, Quebec politician
• 1929 - Robert Coles, American psychologist and author
• 1929 - Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic television presenter (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis Lazure ( October 12, 1925 &ndash February 23, 2008) was a Canadian Politician and a Member of the National Assembly Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Coles (b October 12, 1929) is an American Author, child psychiatrist and professor at Harvard University. Magnús Magnússon KBE (ˈmaknus ˈmaknuˌsɔn October 12 1929 &ndash January 7 2007) was an Icelandic television 2007)
• 1932 - Dick Gregory, American comedian and activist
• 1932 - Ned Jarrett, American race car driver
• 1933 - Guido Molinari, Canadian painter (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Gregory (born Richard Claxton Gregory on October 12, 1932) is an American Comedian, Social activist, Writer Ned Jarrett (born October 12, 1932 in Newton North Carolina) is a retired race car driver and two-time NASCAR champion Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guido Molinari ( October 12, 1933 – February 21, 2004) was a Canadian artist known for his abstract Paintings 2004)
• 1934 - Richard Meier, American architect
• 1934 - Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician
• 1935 - Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the American urban planner see Richard L Meier Richard Meier (born October 12 1934 in Newark New Jersey) Al'bert Nikolayevich Shiryaev (Альберт Николаевич Ширяев born October 12, 1934, Shchyolkovo, Moscow Oblast, Russia Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes. Thank you--> Luciano Pavarotti, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( October 12, 2007)
• 1935 - Sam Moore, American R&B singer (Sam & Dave)
• 1935 - Don Howe, English football player and manager
• 1937 - Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For other people of that name see Samuel Moore Sam Moore (born 12 October 1935) is an American Southern Sam & Dave were an American Soul and Rhythm & Blues (R&B vocal duo who performed together from 1961 through 1981 Donald 'Don' Howe (born 12 October 1935) is an English football player turned highly-respected coach and manager Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Hawkins (born October 12 1937 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia &ndash died May 26 1969 at Oulton 1969)
• 1937 - Robert Mangold, American artist
• 1938 - Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster
• 1941 - Michael Mansfield, English barrister
• 1942 - Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Mangold (born October 12, 1937 in North Tonawanda, New York) is an American Minimalist Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert James Miller (born October 12, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Sportscaster, best known as the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Mansfield QC (born 12 October 1941) is a well known English Barrister. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melvin Franklin (born David Melvin English October 12 1942 &ndash February 23 1995) was an American bass Singer The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful 1995)
• 1944 - Angela Rippon, British television personality
• 1945 - Aurore Clément, French actress
• 1945 - Dusty Rhodes, American professional wrestler
• 1947 - Chris Wallace, American journalist
• 1947 - George Lam, Hong Kong singer
• 1948 - Rick Parfitt, British musician (Status Quo)
• 1949 - Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan international terrorist
• 1950 - Susan Anton, American actress
• 1950 - Robin Askwith, English actor
• 1950 - Caroline Ellis, English actress
• 1950 - Dave Freudenthal, American politician
• 1950 - Kaga Takeshi, Japanese actor
• 1951 - Sally Ride, American astronaut
• 1951 - Ed Royce, American politician
• 1952 - Danielle Proulx, Quebec actress
• 1953 - Les Dennis, British comedian/TV presenter
• 1953 - Serge Lepeltier, French politician
• 1955 - Ante Gotovina, Croatian general
• 1955 - Jane Siberry, Canadian musician
• 1956 - David Vanian, British singer, (The Damned)
• 1957 - Kristen Bjorn, British film director
• 1959 - Anna Escobedo Cabral, 42nd Treasurer of the United States
• 1962 - Carlos Bernard, American actor
• 1962 - Chris Botti, American jazz musician
• 1962 - Branko Crvenkovski, Macedonian President
• 1962 - Deborah Foreman, American actress
• 1963 - Lane Frost, American professional bull rider, (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 'Victoria Plum' redirects here For other uses see Victoria plum. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Aurore Clément (born October 12, 1945) is a French actress She has performed in a number of motion pictures in both the French language Virgil Riley Runnels Jr (born on October 12 1945) better known as "The American Dream" Dusty Rhodes, is a semi-retired American Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Wallace (born October 12, 1947) is an American journalist currently the host of Fox News Sunday. George Lam Chi Cheung, also known professionally by his surname Lam, is a Hong Kong based veteran Cantopop singer Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick Parfitt (born 12 October 1948 in Woking, Surrey, England) is best known for being a singer and the Rhythm guitarist Status quo is a Latin term meaning the present existing state of affairs or "the state in which" Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ilich Ramírez Sánchez (born) is a Venezuelan born leftist Revolutionary. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Ellen Anton (born on October 12 1950 in Oak Glen California) is an American singer and Actress. Robin Askwith was born in Southport) and is an English film actor most famous for his role as Timmy Lea in the Confessions Caroline Ellis (born 12 October 1950 in London) is an English Actress. David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950) is an American politician from the U is a well known stage and movie Actor in Japan who is probably best known internationally for his portrayal of Chairman Kaga in the Japanese television show Iron Chef Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Sally Kristen Ride (born May 26, 1951) is an American Physicist and a former NASA Astronaut who in 1983 became the first American Edward Randall "Ed" Royce (born October 12, 1951) is an American politician Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danielle Proulx (born October 12 1952) is a French Canadian Actress. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Les Dennis (born Leslie Heseltine on 12 October 1953 in Liverpool, Lancashire) was an English Television presenter and Serge Lepeltier (born October 12 1953) is a French Politician. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Ante Gotovina (born October 12, 1955, Island of Pašman, Croatia) is a former lieutenant general ( general pukovnik) of the Croatian Issa (pronounced eeee-sah) (formerly known as Jane Siberry, born October 12 1955) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Vanian (born David Letts on 12 October 1956 in Hemel Hempstead, England) is a Punk rock Musician The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Kristen Bjorn (born 12 October 1957 in London England) is a director and producer of gay pornographic movies and a former Pornographic actor The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959 in San Bernardino California, USA is the 42nd Treasurer of the United States. The Treasurer of the United States (established September 6, 1777) is the only position within the United States Department of the Treasury older than the Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Bernard Papierski (born October 12, 1962 in Evanston Illinois) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Tony Christopher Stephen Botti or Chris Botti '' (born October 12, 1962) is an American Trumpeter and Composer. Branko Crvenkovski (Бранко Црвенковски) (born October 12 1962) is the President of the Republic of Macedonia. Deborah Lynn Foreman (born October 12, 1962) is an American actress. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lane Frost ( October 12, 1963 in La Junta Colorado &ndash July 30, 1989 in Cheyenne Wyoming) was a professional bull 1989)
• 1963 - Satoshi Kon, Japanese anime director
• 1963 - Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer
• 1963 - Luis Polonia, Dominican baseball player
• 1965 - Jean-Jacques Daigneault, Canadian hockey player
• 1965 - Scott O'Grady, American military officer
• 1966 - Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor
• 1966 - Wim Jonk, Dutch football player
• 1966 - Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and author
• 1968 - Bill Auberlen, American race car driver
• 1968 - Hugh Jackman, Australian actor and singer
• 1968 - Adam Rich, American actor
• 1969 - Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks)
• 1969 - Dwayne Roloson, Canadian hockey player
• 1969 - José Valentín, American baseball player
• 1970 - Kirk Cameron, American actor
• 1970 - Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player
• 1970 - Charlie Ward, American pro basketball player
• 1970 - Julian, American pornographic actor
• 1971 - Ahn Jae Wook, South Korean actor, composer and singer
• 1971 - Tony Fiore, American baseball player
• 1972 - Irina Pantaeva, Russian supermodel and actress
• 1972 - Juan Manuel Silva, Argentine racing driver
• 1972 - Tom Van Mol, Belgian football player
• 1973 - Lesli Brea, Dominican baseball player
• 1973 - Rodney Mack, professional wrestler
• 1974 - Stephen Lee, English snooker player
• 1974 - Marie Wilson, Canadian actress
• 1975 - Marion Jones, American track and field athlete
• 1976 - Sarah Lane, American television personality
• 1977 - Jessica Barker, Canadian actress
• 1977 - Bode Miller, American alpine ski-racer
• 1977 - Javier Toyo, Venezuelan footballer
• 1978 - Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist
• 1979 - Jordan Pundik, American singer (New Found Glory)
• 1981 - Shola Ameobi, English footballer
• 1981 - Tom Guiry, American actor
• 1981 - Brian Kerr, Scottish international footballer
• 1981 - Sneha, Indian actress
• 1982 - Molly Bennett, Irish singer
• 1983 - Alex Brosque, Australian footballer
• 1985 - Mike Green, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1986 - Marcus T. Paulk, American actor
• 1986 - Sergio Peter, German footballer
• 1990 - Henri Lansbury, English footballer
• 1992 - Taylor Horn, American singer and actress
• 1992 - Josh Hutcherson, American actor
• 1997 - Prince Boris of Bulgaria

Deaths

• 632 - Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda
• 638 - Pope Honorius I
• 642 - Pope John IV
• 1095 - Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) is the highly-regarded director of the Anime films Perfect Blue (1997 Millennium Actress (2001 Tokyo Godfathers Alan McDonald (born October 12, 1963 in Belfast) is current manager of Irish Premier League side Glentoran and former footballer Luis Andrew Polonia Almonte (born October 12, 1963, in Santiago Dominican Republic) was a Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Jacques Daigneault (born October 12 1965 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey defenceman. Scott F O'Grady (born October 12, 1965 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former United States Air Force captain who gained prominence Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Crombie (born October 12th 1966 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian actor Wilhelmus ("Wim" Maria Jonk (born 12 October 1966 in Volendam) is a retired Dutch football player Brian Edward Patrick Kennedy (born October 12 1966) is a Northern Irish Singer-songwriter and Author, known for his Ballads Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bill Auberlen is a Race car driver born in Redondo Beach California, USA on 12 October 1968. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October, 1968) is an Tony Award -winning and Emmy Award -winning Australian Actor Adam Rich (born on October 12 1968) is an American actor born in Brooklyn, New York City. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martie Maguire is an American Songwriter, Singer, Multi-instrumentalist, and a founding member of the multiple Grammy Award -winning The Dixie Chicks are a multiple Grammy Award -winning Country music group composed of three women Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Albert Dwayne Roloson (born October 12, 1969 in Simcoe Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey Goaltender with the José Antonio Valentín (born on October 12, 1969 in Manatí Puerto Rico) is a Major League Baseball Second baseman, who is currently Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kirk Thomas Cameron (born October 12, 1970) is an American Actor best-known for his role as Mike Seaver on the television Situation comedy Tanyon James Sturtze (born October 12, 1970 in) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who is currently serving as a Bullpen Charlie Ward Jr (born October 12 1970 in Thomasville Georgia) is a retired American professional Basketball player college Julián Ríos or Julián Ruíz, most commonly known by the aliases Julian, Julian Andretti, or Jordan Rivers, (born October 12 Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Ahn Jae-wook (born September 12 1971) is a South Korean Actor, composer and singer Anthony James Fiore (born October 12, 1971, in Oak Park Illinois) is a former Right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irina Pantaeva (born 12 October 1972 in Ulan-Ude, Buryatia, Siberia) is a Supermodel and actress Juan Manuel Silva (born 1972-10-12 in Resistencia Chaco) Nicknamed el Pato ("the Duck" is an Argentine racing driver Tom Van Mol (born October 12, 1972 in Dendermonde) is a Belgian professional left-footed football player Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Lesli Guillermo Brea (Born October 12, 1973 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player Rodney Begnaud (born October 12, 1972) is a professional wrestler and Mixed Martial Artist. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Stephen Lee (born 12 October 1974) is a professional Snooker -player from Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, noted for his Marie Wilson (born Marie Flevaras on October 12, 1974 in Greece raised in Toronto Ontario Canada) is a Canadian Actress Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles California) is a former world champion American Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Lane (born October 12, 1976 in Santa Cruz California) is an American Television personality most notably known for her Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Jessica Barker (born October 12 1977) Canadian Actress and former Child actress. Bode Miller (born October 12 1977) is an American alpine skier. Javier Toyo (born 12 October 1977 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan football Goalkeeper currently playing for Caracas FC. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Baden Cooke (born 12 October, 1978 in Benalla, Victoria) is an Australian professional Racing cyclist for UCI Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida New Found Glory (often abbreviated NFG is an American Pop-punk band based out of South Florida Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Foluwashola 'Shola' Ameobi (born October 12, 1981 in Zaria) is a Nigerian born English football player Thomas John Guiry (born October 12, 1981) is an American Actor. Brian Kerr (born 12 October 1981) is a Scottish international Association football player Sneha is a leading actress in South Indian film industry whose family hails from Panrutti in Tamil Nadu Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Molly Bennett is an Irish folk singer born to Pamela and William Bennett on 12 October 1982. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Alex Brosque (born 12 October 1983 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer player who currently plays for Sydney FC in the A-League Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Mike Green (born Michael David October 12, 1985, Calgary, Alberta) is a professional Ice hockey defenceman for the Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Marcus Terrell Paulk (born October 12, 1986) is an American actor known for his role as Myles Mitchell in the UPN sitcom Moesha Sergio Peter (born October 12, 1986 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a German footballer who plays for Blackburn Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Henri George Lansbury (born October 12, 1990 in Enfield, London) is an English football player who currently plays for Arsenal. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Taylor Ashley Horn (born October 12, 1992 in Redlands California) is an American Singer-songwriter and occasional Actress Joshua Ryan Hutcherson (born October 12, 1992) is an American film Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Prince Boris Turnovski of Bulgaria (born October 12, 1997 in Madrid) is the first son of Kardam Prince of Turnovo and a grandson of Events By Place Europe Khan Kubrat starts to rule in Great Bulgaria. Saint Edwin (alternately Eadwine or Æduini) (c 586 &ndash 12 October 632/633 was the King of Deira and Bernicia - which would Events By Place Asia The Muslims capture Jerusalem, Antioch, Caesarea Maritima and Akko Pope Honorius I (died October 12, 638) was Pope from 625 to 638 Events By Place Europe August 5 — In the Battle of Maserfield, Penda, king of Mercia defeats and Pope John IV (died of Cancer, October 12, 642) was elected pope after a four-month Sede vacante, December 24, Leopold II ( 1050 &ndash October 12, 1095) was a Babenberg Margrave of Austria ruling from 1075 onwards 1050)
• 1176 - William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician
• 1320 - Michael IX Palaeologus, co-ruling Eastern Roman Emperor
• 1491 - Fritz Herlen, German artist
• 1492 - Piero della Francesca, Italian painter
• 1565 - Jean Ribault, French explorer and colonizer (b. William d'Aubigny 1st Earl of Arundel (c 1109 &ndash September 25, 1176) was son of William d'Aubigny Pincerna (Master Butler of the Royal household Michael IX Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( Greek: Μιχαήλ Θ΄ Παλαιολόγος Mikhaēl IX Palaiologos) ( April 17, 1277 &ndash This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Fritz Herlen (or Herlin) (before 1449 &ndash October 12, 1491) was a German artist of the early Swabian school in the 15th century Piero della Francesca (c 1412 &ndash October 12, 1492) was an Italian artist of the Early Renaissance. Jean Ribault (1520 – October 12, 1565) was a French naval officer navigator and a colonizer of what would become the southeastern United States 1520)
• 1576 - Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. Maximilian II ( July 31, 1527 &ndash October 12, 1576) was king of Bohemia from 1562 king of Hungary and Croatia 1527)
• 1590 - Kano Eitoku, Japanese painter (b. Kanō Eitoku (狩野 永徳 February 16, 1543 - October 12, 1590) was a Japanese painter who lived during the Azuchi-Momoyama period 1543)
• 1600 - Luis Molina, Spanish Jesuit (b. Luis de Molina (September 1535 Cuenca, Spain - October 12, 1600, Madrid, Spain was a Spanish Jesuit 1535)
• 1632 - Kutsuki Mototsuna, Japanese samurai commander (b. was a samurai commander in Azuchi-Momoyama period and Edo period. 1549)
• 1646 - François de Bassompierre, Marshal of France (b. François de Bassompierre ( April 12, 1579, Lorraine - October 12, 1646) was a French Courtier. 1579)
• 1678 - Edmund Berry Godfrey, English magistrate (b. Sir Edmund Berry Godfrey ( 23 December, 1621 – 12 October, 1678) was an English Magistrate whose mysterious death caused 1621)
• 1679 - William Gurnall, English writer (b. William Gurnall ( 1617 - October 12, 1679) English Author, was born at King's Lynn, Norfolk. 1617)
• 1685 - Christoph Ignaz Abele, Austrian jurist (b. Christoph Ignaz Abele von und zu Lilienberg (1628 Vienna - 12 October 1685, Ibid. 1628)
• 1730 - King Frederick IV of Denmark (b. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick IV (11 October 1671 &ndash 12 October 1730 was the king of Denmark and Norway from 1699 until his death 1671)
• 1758 - Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth, British field marshal (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Molesworth 3rd Viscount Molesworth, PC ( 1680 - October 12, 1758) was a British military officer and nobleman 1680)
• 1845 - Elizabeth Fry, British social reformer and philanthropist (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elizabeth Fry (née Gurney 21 May 1780 &ndash 12 October 1845 was an English Prison reformer Social reformer and as a Quaker, a Christian 1780)
• 1870 - Robert E. Lee, American Confederate general (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Edward Lee (January 19 1807 &ndash October 12 1870 was a career United States Army officer, an Engineer, and among the most celebrated 1807)
• 1875 - Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux ( May 11 1827 – October 12 1875) was a French Sculptor and painter. 1827)
• 1896 - Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs ( 8 December 1817 &ndash 12 October 1896) was a Danish nobleman and Politician 1817)
• 1898 - Calvin Fairbank, American abolitionist minister (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Calvin Fairbank ( November 3, 1816 - October 12, 1898) was an American abolitionist minister who spent more than 17 years in prison 1816)
• 1915 - Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edith Louisa Cavell ( December 4, 1865 – October 12, 1915) was a British World War I nurse and humanitarian 1865)
• 1924 - Anatole France, French author, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anatole France (16 April 1844—12 October 1924 born François-Anatole Thibault, Anatole France studied at the Collège Stanislas and after graduation The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1844)
• 1940 - Tom Mix, American actor (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Edwin Mix (born Thomas Hezikiah Mix; January 6, 1880 &ndash October 12, 1940) was an American film Actor 1880)
• 1946 - Joseph Stilwell, U. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. General Joseph Warren Stilwell ( March 19, 1883 – October 12, 1946) was a United States Army four-star General S. general (b. 1883)
• 1948 - Susan Sutherland Isaacs, educational psychologist and psychoanalyst (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Sutherland Isaacs (née Fairhurst (1885–1948 was an English educational Psychologist and Psychoanalyst. 1885). Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1954 - George Welch, American pilot (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) George Welch can refer to George Welch (pilot, flying ace George Welch Head of the Pittsburgh Academy in 1789 1918)
• 1956 - Don Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monsignor Lorenzo Perosi ( 21 December 1872 - 12 October 1956) was an Italian Composer of Sacred music and the only 1872)
• 1958 - Gordon Griffith, American actor, director, and producer (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Griffith or Gordon S Griffith ( July 4, 1907, Chicago &ndash October 12, 1958) was an American 1907)
• 1960 - Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Inejiro Asanuma (浅沼稲次郎 Asanuma Inejirō, December 27, 1898 - October 12, 1960) was a Japanese 1898)
• 1965 - Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Paul Hermann Müller also known as Pauly Mueller ( January 12, 1899 &ndash October 12, 1965) was a Swiss Chemist and Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1899)
• 1967 - Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian Socialist politician leader
• 1969 - Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Ram Manohar Lohia (1910-1967 was an Indian Freedom fighter and a Socialist political leader Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sonja Henie ( April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress 1912)
• 1970 - Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Syed Mustafa Hussain Zaidi ( Urdu: سید مصطفی حسین زیدی) (b 1930)
• 1971 - Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Dean Gooderham Acheson ( April 11, 1893 — October 12, 1971) was an American statesman and lawyer as United States The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs 1893)
• 1971 - Gene Vincent, pioneering American rock'n'roll musician (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, ( February 11, 1935 - October 12, 1971) was an American Rock'n'roll pioneer 1935)
• 1978 - Nancy Spungen, girlfriend of Sex Pistol Sid Vicious (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Nancy Laura Spungen (February 27 1958 – October 12 1978 was the American girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious. John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk 1958)
• 1983 - The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, Wrestling manager
• 1984 - Sir Anthony Berry, British politician (bombing victim) (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ernie Roth (born June 7, 1929 in Canton Ohio - October 12, 1983) best known as The Grand Wizard of Wrestling, also well Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Sir Anthony George Berry (12 February 1925 &ndash 12 October 1984 was a British Politician, Conservative MP for Enfield Southgate 1925)
• 1985 - Johnny Olson, American game show announcer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) John Leonard "Johnny" Olson ( May 22, 1910 &ndash October 12, 1985) was an American Radio personality and 1910)
• 1985 - Ricky Wilson, American musician; member of The B-52's (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ricky Helton Wilson ( March 19, 1953 &ndash October 12, 1985) was the original Guitarist and founding member of the Rock The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 1953)
• 1987 - Alf Landon, Governor of Kansas (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Alfred "Alf" Mossman Landon ( September 9, 1887 – October 12, 1987) was an American Republican Politician 1887)
• 1988 - Ruth Manning-Sanders, author of children's books (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ruth Manning-Sanders (born 1888 in Swansea, Wales; died October 12, 1988, in Penzance, England) was a Welsh 1895)
• 1989 - Jay Ward, American animator (Rocky and Bullwinkle, etc. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year J Troplong "Jay" Ward ( September 20, 1920 – October 12, 1989) was an American creator and producer of animated The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show is the collective name for two separate American Television Animated series: Rocky and His Friends ) (b. 1920)
• 1991 - Arkady Strugatsky, Russian novelist (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий; August 28, 1925 &ndash October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с; born 1925)
• 1993 - Leon Ames, American actor (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Leon Ames may refer to Leon Ames (actor (1902-1993 American actor Leon Red Ames (1882-1936 American baseball pitcher 1902)
• 1993 - Tofik Bakhramov, Russian footballer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Tofik Bakhramov ( Azeri: Tofiq Bəhrəmov, Russian: Тофик Бахрамов; November 29, 1926, Baku – 1926)
• 1994 - Gérald Godin, Québécois poet and politician (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Gérald Godin ( November 13 1938 &ndash October 12 1994) was a Quebec Poet and Politician. A Québécois or Quebecois (pronounced) or in the feminine Québécoise (pronounced) (plural Québécoises) is a native or resident of the 1938)
• 1996 - Roger Lapébie, French cyclist (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Roger Lapébie ( Bayonne, January 16, 1911 – Pessac, October 12, 1996) was a French Racing cyclist 1911)
• 1996 - René Lacoste, French tennis player (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean René Lacoste ( July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous French Tennis player and businessman nicknamed "the 1904)
• 1997 - John Denver, American singer (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar John Denver (December 31 1943 &ndash October 12 1997 born Henry John Deutschendorf Jr 1943)
• 1998 - Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Wayne Shepard (December 1 1976 – October 12 1998 was a gay American student at the University of Wyoming who was murdered near Laramie 1976)
• 1998 - Mario Beaulieu, French Canadian politician (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mario Beaulieu ( February 1 1930 &ndash October 12 1998) was a Canadian notary title attorney Quebec politician and 1930)
• 1999 - Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Wilton Norman "Wilt" Chamberlain (August 21 1936&ndashOctober 12 1999 nicknamed Wilt the Stilt, The Big Dipper, and Chairman of the Boards 1936)
• 1999 - Robert Marsden Hope, Australian Justice and Royal Commissioner (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Marsden Hope, AC, CMG, (born July 24, 1919, died October 12, 1999) was a Justice of the New 1919)
• 2001 - Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, British politician (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Quintin McGarel Hogg Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, KG, CH, PC, QC ( 9 October 1907 &ndash 12 October 1907)
• 2002 - Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Raymond Conniff ( November 06, 1916 - October 12 2002) was an American musician 1916)
• 2002 - Audrey Mestre, French diver (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Audrey Mestre ( August 11, 1974 - October 12, 2002) was a French world record-setting free-diver. 1974)
• 2003 - Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Ford Cairns ( 4 October, 1914 - 12 October, 2003) Australian politician was prominent in the Labor movement through the 1960s 1914)
• 2003 - Joan Kroc, American philanthropist (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joan Beverly Kroc (born Mansfield) ( August 27, 1928 &ndash October 12, 2003) was the third wife of McDonald's CEO Ray 1928)
• 2003 - Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Lee Shoemaker ( August 19, 1931 &ndash October 12, 2003) was an American Jockey. 1931)
• 2005 - C. Delores Tucker, American politician and civil rights activist (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. C DeLores Tucker (née Cynthia DeLores Nottage) ( October 4, 1927 - October 12, 2005) was a U 1927)
• 2006 - Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian film director (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Gillo Pontecorvo ( November 19 1919 &ndash October 12 2006) was an Italian filmmaker, best known for La battaglia di Algeri 1919)
• 2007 - Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ( April 8, 1934 &ndash October 12, 2007) was a leading Japanese architect and one of the founders of the Metabolist Movement. 1934)

Holidays and observances

October 12 is the feast day of the following Roman Catholic Saints:

• St. Wilfrid
• St. Heribert
• Saint Wilfrid

October 12 is also a holiday in the following countries:

• Equatorial Guinea - Independence Day (from Spain, 1968)
• Malawi - Mother's Day
• Spain - National Day
• Columbus Day (traditionally) - United States. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity Wilfrid (c 634 - 24 April 709 was an English Bishop and Saint. Saint Heribert (c 970 &ndash 16 March 1021) was Archbishop of Cologne and Chancellor of Emperor Otto III, and was canonized c Wilfrid (c 634 - 24 April 709 was an English Bishop and Saint. The Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( República de Guinea Ecuatorial,) is a country in Central Africa. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Malawi (məˈlɑːwi or; formerly Nyasaland) is in southern Africa. Mother's Day is a day honoring Mothers celebrated on various days in many places around the world Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• El Dia de la Raza - Latin America. Many countries in the New World and elsewhere celebrate the anniversary of Christopher Columbus 's arrival in the Americas, which occurred on October 12,
• French Republican Calendar - Chanvre (Hemp) Day, twenty-first day in the Month of Vendémiaire
• Brazil - Children's Day and the day of Our Lady of Aparecida (National Religious holiday). The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government This article is about the cultivation and uses of industrial hemp not its psychoactive cousin Cannabis (drug. Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Universal Children's Day In 1954 the United Nations General Assembly suggested that all nations should observe a Universal Children's Day as a day of worldwide Our Lady of Aparecida (also written as Our Lady Aparecida is the Patron saint of Brazil, represented by a statue of the Virgin Mary located in the Lists of holidays The words holiday or vacation have related meanings in different English-speaking countries and continents but will usually refer to one of
• United States - Freethought Day

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Freethought Day is October 12th the annual observance by freethinkers and secularists of the anniversary of the effective end of the Salem Witch Trials

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