October 12

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on October 12. From 1900 until now. October 12 is under the sign of Libra. Famous birthdays on this day include Hugh Jackman (1968), Brigitte Lahaie (1955) and Josh Hutcherson (1992). Several movies were released around October 12 over the years, such as The Great Dictator in 1940 directed by Charles Chaplin and Le cercle rouge in 1970 directed by Jean-Pierre Melville.
But much more happened on October 12 over the years: find out below

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Holidays

El Dia de la Raza - Latin America.
French Republican Calendar - Chanvre (Hemp) Day, twenty-first day in the Month of VendTmiaire
Columbus Day (traditionally) - United States.
Spain - Hispanic Day, National Day
Malawi - Mother's Day
Equatorial Guinea - Independence Day (from Spain, 1968)
Also see October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
RC Saints - Our Lady of the Pillar (Zaragoza, Spain); Saint Wilfrid
St. Fiace
Roman festivals - Fortuna Redux, last day of the Ludi Augustales
St. Domnina
St. Seraphinus
St. Amicus
St. Edistius
Bl. Camillus Constanzi
St. Edwin
St. Wilfrid
St. Felix and Cyprian
St. Heribert
St. Maximilian of Lorch
St. Monas
St. Pantalus
St. Salvinus
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Events

2018 Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank: Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in the second British royal wedding in 2018. (Today)
2017 War in North-West Pakistan: Pakistani forces rescue Canadian Joshua Boyle, American Caitlan Coleman, and their family, in the Kurram Valley. The family had been kidnapped by the Taliban nearly five years ago in Afghanistan's Wardak Province. (Global News), (The Washington Post)
2016 Iraqi Civil War: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi rejects Turkey's claim that Turkish forces must be included in an operation to retake the militant-held city of Mosul. (The Military Times)
2015 2015 Ankara bombings: The Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu states that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant is the prime suspect in Saturday's bombing. (Reuters via Thomson Reuters Foundation)
2014 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Islamic State claims responsibility for a triple suicide bombing in Iraq's Diyala Province that killed 26 Kurds as well as an attack in Anbar Province that killed the head of security. (AP)
2013 Cyclone Phailin is expected to make landfall on the east coast of India today. (AFP via Australia Network)
2012 Arab Spring:: Syrian civil war: Rebels capture an air base east of Aleppo. (Al Jazeera)Bahraini uprising (2011–present): Police fire tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters in the capital Manama. (Reuters)Egypt: Supporters and opponents of president Mohamed Morsi clash in Tahrir Square, leaving more than 100 people injured. (AFP via Google News) (The Irish Times)
2011 Burmese comedian, actor and dissident Zarganar is released as part of an amnesty by the government of Myanmar for over 6,000 dissidents. (AP via Google News)
2010 Two explosions occur in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing one person and injuring several others. The Al-Qaeda offshoot in the country also states its intention to establish a "new army" to overthrow the President. (BBC) (Al Jazeera) (Voice of Russia)
2009 The 60th International Astronautical Congress opens in Daejeon, South Korea, with approximately 3,000 space experts from more than 70 countries attending. (UPI)
2008 Craig Lowndes and Jamie Whincup win the 2008 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000 for Ford and Triple 8.
2007 Oracle announces a hostile bid of US$6.7 billion for BEA company.
2006 The Federal Reserve finds that economic growth in the United States is ampquotmoderate or mixedampquot with ampquotwidespread coolingampquot in the housing market. (Fox News)
2005 The referendum on the new proposed Iraqi constitution is held.
2004 Federal, state, and local officials in the US state of Nevada are gathering information regarding allegations that a private voter registration firm, Voters Outreach of America, destroyed registration forms collected from Democratic voters while submitting those collected from Republican voters. (KLAS-TV)
2003 China launches Shenzhou 5, their first manned space mission.
2002 Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, killing 202 and wounding over 300.
2000 In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, who placed a small boat laden with explosives along-side the United States Navy destroyer, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
1999 Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
1998 The Congress of the United States passes the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
1997 David Duval wins Michelob Championship at Kingsmill Golf Club
1995 Patti LuPone on Broadway opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 46 performances
1994 Contact with Venus orbitter Magellan broken
1993 Mixed Emotions opens at John Golden Theater NYC for 48 performances
1992 5.8 earthquake at Cairo (at least 510 die)
1991 Boxer Hector Comacho arrested for driving while getting oral sex
1989 Musical Buddy with Paul Hipp premieres in London
1988 George Bush and Michael Dukakis meet in 2nd debate
1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William Jr wins
1986 California Angels, within one pitch of pennant victory lose to Boston Red Sox.
1985 Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61A mission
1984 IRA bombs hotel where Margaret Thatcher is staying, 5 die
1983 5225 Loral and 5424 Covington
1982 38.6 cm (15.2 inches) of rainfall, Angoon, Alaska (state record).
1981 Marlowe opens at Rialto Theater NYC for 48 performances
1980 7 stabbed at Blood, Sweat and Tears concert in LA
1979 Pressure in nucleus of tropical cyclone at Guam hits record 870 hpa
1978 Sid Vicious charged in murder of girlfriend Nancyh Spungen
1977 4th test of space shuttle Enterprise
1976 4th Space Shuttle Enterprise, approach and land test (ALT) flight
1975 NASA launches space vehicle S-195.
1973 Israeli counter offensive in southern Syria
1972 Hurry, Harry opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 2 performances
1971 Jesus Christ Superstar opens at Mark Hellinger NYC for 711 performances
1970 Rock Memorabilia Auction at Filmore East
1969 1st time 5 people in space
1968 19th Olympic games open at Mexico City, Mexico
1966 Jimi Henrix Experience fors with Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
1964 1st time 3 people in space
1963 Student Gypsy closes at 84th St. Theater NYC after 16 performances
1962 US / USSR sign joint space effort in telecommunications and meteorology
1961 The death penalty is abolished in New Zealand.
1960 Nikita Khrushchev pounds his shoe at United Nations General Assembly session.
1959 At the national congress of APRA in Peru a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party. They will later form APRA Rebelde.
1958 CVP wins municipal elections in Belgium
1957 Mask & Gown closes at John Golden Theater NYC after 39 performances
1953 US and Greece signs peace treaty (US bases)
1952 KBTV (now KUSA) TV channel 9 in Denver, CO (ABC) begins broadcasting
1950 Call Me Madam opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 644 performances
1949 Eugenie Anderson becomes 1st woman ambassador nominated in US
1948 Casey Stengel takes over as New York Yankees' manager.
1945 World War II: Desmond Doss is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
1944 German army retreats from Athens
1943 US bombs Rabaul, New Britain
1942 Successful Russian counter attack through 37th Guard division
1941 Russian government moves from Moscow to Volga as Germans close in on Moscow.
1935 Cole Porters musical Jubilee, premieres in New York City
1933 Alcatraz becomes a federal prison (unofficially).
1928 An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
1927 Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 pounds on a plank with the soles of his feet.
1926 British miners agree to end their strike.
1925 Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8)
1924 Sokolnicheskaya Radio begins broadcasting from Moscow.
1920 Construction begins on Holland Tunnel connecting New Jersey and New York City
1918 Forest fire in Minnesota and Northern Wisconsin kills about 800
1917 World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history.
1916 Boston Red Sox beat Brooklyn Dodgers, four games to one in 13th World Series.
1915 Ford Motor Company manufactures its 1 millionth Model T automobile
1914 1st battle at Ypres, begins
1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series
1903 Lyric Theater opens at 213 W 42nd St, New York City
1901 President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the ''Executive Mansion'' to the White House.
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