Tuesday October 12, 2010: on this day

October 12, 2010 was a Tuesday and it was the 285th day of the year 2010 in the Gregorian calendar.

October 12, 2010 can also be written as 10/12/2010 in the US and as 12/10/2010 in UK and Europe.

October 12, 2010 in October 2010 calendar

Here's what happened on October 12, 2010:

• Two explosions take place in aden in southern yemen, killing one person and injuring many others. al-qaeda's wing in the country has also stated its intention to create a "new army" to overthrow president.
• After landing in eastern afghanistan, a nato helicopter explodes killing two people and injuring ten more.
• An attack on the boko haram islamists caused the destruction of a nigeria police force station located in maiduguri, northern nigeria.
• Howard jacobson, a british author, wins the man booker prize for fiction for "the finkler question".
• Greenpeace sent facebook a half-million signatures asking for a halt to its coal-based electricity.
• 2010 strikes in france: french workers start a 24-hour strike to protest pension reform and transport services being badly affected.
• 2010 copiapo mining accident rescue:
• Chile starts to rescue 33 underground miners as a result the 2010 copiapo mining accident.
• After two months underground, florencio alvalos, the first miner, was pulled out of the mine. (fox news),
• 41 people are killed in a collision of a bus with a train in dnipropetrovsk, eastern ukraine.
• 18 people die in a bus accident near nowe miasto nad pilica, poland.
• 2010 atlantic hurricane season: tropical storm paula (2010) becomes a hurricane as it moves towards mexico’s yucatan peninsula.
• The collision of tanker 'mindolo and cargo ship, 'jork ranger' in scheveningen (netherlands)
• After heavy flooding, nearly 700 people in a small nigerian town were forced to relocate.
• Susilo bambang yudhoyono, indonesia's president, visits the disaster zone resulting from 2010 floods in west papua.
• Iran claims that two foreigners were arrested in iran for interviewing sakineh mohammadiashtiani's son. they had links to "anti-revolutionary groups" abroad, iran said.
• Judge virginia a. phillips of the united states district court for the central district of california issues an injunction preventing the united states military from pursuing its don't ask, don't tell policy towards lesbians and gay members. (usa today),
• New york city will host the ahmed ghailani trial, the first guantanamo bay prisoner to be tried in a criminal case in the united states.
• Kim jong il's eldest child, kim jong nam, slams the north korean hereditary succession plan that would see power being transferred to his younger brother kim jong un.
• Ata-zhurt, the party led by kamchybek takshiyev, is the top-ranked kyrgyzstani parliamentary candidate. it won 8.88 percent of all votes.
• After the deepwater horizon oil disaster, the obama administration lifted a six-month moratorium on deepwater oil drilling in the gulf of mexico.
• Laura wells, green party candidate was arrested while trying to participate in the california gubernatorial debate 2010. the debate was closed to all parties except the democrats and republicans.
• The commonwealth games federation has advised that samuel okon (a hurdler from nigeria) tested positive for methylhexaneamine, a banned substance, at the 2010 commonwealth games, delhi, india.
• After seven minutes of play, a euro 2012 qualifier between italy & serbia in genoa (italy) was abandoned due to violent behavior from serbian fans.
• Major league baseball: the texas rangers defeated the tampa bay rays, in the fifth game in their american league division series. this was the texas rangers' first appearance in an american league championship series.
• Chile attempts to rescue 33 underground miners from the copiapo mining disaster in 2010. (bbc), (reuters) florencio alvalos, the first miner, is finally pulled out of the mine after spending two months underground. (fox news),
• The finnish yle tv2 channel's ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial episode (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 finns from the evangelical lutheran church.[18][19]

October 12, 2010: What were the magazines covers that day?

October 12, 2010: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?

Stock market quotes on October 12, 2010:

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $64.31
• Apple AAPL: opens at $295.41
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $24.65
• General Electric GE: opens at $16.97
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $138.40

Exchange Rates on October 12, 2010:

• 1 USD = 81.82 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.0102 CAD
• 1 USD = 0.9573 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.6743 CNY
• 1 EUR = 113.86 JPY

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 12th is Libra.

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October 12, 2010: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 12, 2010 is Tiger and the associated element is Metal.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on October 12, 2010 was First Quarter.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 12, 2010 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on October 12, 2010 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 42% full, rising at 12:35 pm and setting at 10:53 pm.

The previous full moon was on Sep 23, 2010 while the next full moon would come on Oct 23, 2010.

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Your place in the Universe on October 12, 2010

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Whose famous birthday is on October 12th?

Famous individuals and celebrities born on October 12th:

• Hugh Jackman

  Australian producer and actor who is involved with film, musical theatre and television.

• Josh Hutcherson

  Josh hutcherson is an american actor known for his role as peeta mellark in the hunger games film series.

• Young Jeezy

  Young jeezy, also known as jeezy, is an american rapper and actor known for his contributions to the hip-hop genre and his hit singles such...

• Brigitte Lahaie

  French radio talk show host, actress in mainstream films and former pornographic actor of x-rated movies.

• Akshara Haasan

  Indian film actress known for her work in Tamil cinema.

• Luciano Pavarotti

  He is an italian operatic tenor who has been a star for hundreds of recordings and international performances.

• Doona Bae

  Doona bae is a south korean actress known for her roles in popular films such as the host and cloud atlas.

• Tyler Blackburn

  Tyler blackburn is a tv actor known for his role as caleb rivers in the tv series pretty little liars.

• Kirk Cameron

  American actor best known for his role in the abc sitcom "growing pains" as the loving, wholesome child.

• Susan Anton

  American actress, singer and dancer.

See more famous people and celebrities born on October 12th

You are 13 years 6 months old,

or 162 months and 25 days old,

or 708 weeks

or 4956 days old,

How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 12, 2010?

There are 158 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Saturday October 12th 2024.

What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 12, 2010?

You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 12, 2010.

Famous people died on October 12, 2010:

• Belva Plain

  Belva Plain was a bestselling American author known for her novels exploring family relationships and drama.

• Woody Peoples

  American football player (born 1943).

• Austin Ardill

  Northern irish soldier and politician (b. 1917).

• Angelo Infanti
• José Casas Gris
• Manuel Alexandre
• Sergio Morin
• Jimmy Reese

What famous deaths happened on October 12th?

Famous deaths on October 12th:

• John Denver

  American folk singer, recording artist and club performer.

• Sonja Henie

  The norwegian champion ice skater, with over 257 medals and cups.

• Conchata Ferrell

  American actress (d. 2020).

• Sheila Florance

  Australian actress in television and film (born 1916).

• Joan Leslie

  American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (b. 1925).

• Leon Ames

  Actor (father to the bride), passes away at 91 after suffering a stroke.

• Doris Davenport

  Actress (behind the news westerner), dies in 81.

• Nat Pendleton

  Olympic wrestler/actor (reckless) dies at 72.

• Aline MacMahon

  Us actress, backdoor to heaven, dies at 92.

• Johnny Olson

  American game show announcer price is right, dies at 75.

See more famous people and celebrities who died on October 12th

Holidays on October 12, 2010:

• 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

October 12, 2010: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on October 12, 2010 was Just The Way You Are by Bruno Mars, according to the music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

October 12, 2010: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?

The music chart in the USA on October 12, 2010 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week October 11th and October 17th. It included the following Top 5 songs:

1. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are
2. Far*East Movement - Like A G6
3. Katy Perry - Teenage Dream
4. Nelly - Just A Dream
5. Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love

October 12, 2010: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on October 12, 2010 was Deuces by Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

October 12, 2010: What was the R&B music chart on that day?

The R&B music chart on October 12, 2010 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week October 11th and October 17th. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:

1. Chris Brown Featuring Tyga & Kevin McCall - Deuces
2. Trey Songz Featuring Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up
3. Monica - Love All Over Me
4. Drake Featuring T.I. & Swizz Beatz - Fancy
5. Jazmine Sullivan - Holding You Down (Goin In Circles)

October 12, 2010: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?

The number 1 Latin song on October 12, 2010 was Nina De Mi Corazon by La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho, according to the Latin music chart for the week October 11th and October 17th.

October 12, 2010: What was the Latin music chart on that day?

The Latin music chart on October 12, 2010 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week October 11th and October 17th. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:

1. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Nina De Mi Corazon
2. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Juan Luis Guerra - Cuando Me Enamoro
3. Banda El Recodo de Cruz Lizarraga - Dime Que Me Quieres
4. Enrique Iglesias Featuring Pitbull - I Like It
5. Espinoza Paz - Al Diablo Lo Nuestro