Tuesday October 16, 2012: on this day
October 16, 2012 was the 290th day of the year 2012, under the sign of Libra and the day of the week was Tuesday.
Is October 16, 2012 a day special to you? If so you may like to discover what happened on that day, the zodiac sign and moon phase on October 16, 2012, who was born and died on October 16, 2012, what holidays and observances are celebrated on October 16, 2012, which were the most popular songs (ex. One More Night by Maroon 5), movies (e.g. Moneyball, directed by Bennett Miller), TV series (e.g. The Greatest Event In Television History) books and videogames back then.
On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about October 16th, 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was October 16, 2012?
- October 16, 2012: What happened on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
- October 16, 2012: What were the main match results that day?
- October 16, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- October 16, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on October 16, 2012?
- October 16, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- October 16, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
- October 16, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- October 16, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on October 16, 2012?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 16, 2012?
- Who was the Pope on October 16, 2012?
What day of the week was October 16, 2012?
October 16, 2012 was a Tuesday and it was the 290th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.
October 16, 2012 can also be written as 10/16/2012 in the US and as 16/10/2012 in UK and Europe.
October 16, 2012: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on October 16, 2012:
- Senkaku islands dispute: seven people's liberation army navy warships were spotted by japanese helicopters in japanese territorial waters close to yonaguni.
- Saudi arabia's official news agency reported that one cadet was killed and nine others were injured in a handgrenade explosion at king abdulaziz military academy in riyadh.
- After suspected boko haram bombings in nigeria's maiduguri, several structures were set on fire and 24 militants were killed.
- Two al-qaeda suspects and two tribalists aligned with the government were killed in an attack at a border crossing in abyan, yemen.
- An expert panel from the united nations reports that, despite their denials, rwanda and uganda support the march 23 movement.
- Hilary mantel won the 2012 man booker prize with her novel bring up the bodies. she is the first british author to win the prize twice and the first woman to do so.
- Foxconn, apple’s primary supplier in china, has admitted that it employs interns as young at 14 years.
- Vikram pandit, citigroup's ceo, resigns and is succeeded immediately by michael corbat.
- Ford recalls 154,000 fiestas because of an airbag deployment issue.
- A report on st. patrick's institution, dublin shows a culture of human right abuse.
- Two separate investigations into the scandal of jimmy savile's sexual abuse are headed by the bbc. janet smith, a former judge at the high court, will examine the bbc's culture and practices during savile's time there. nick pollard, an ex-executive at sky news, will investigate why a newsnight investigation into savile was dropped just before transmission.
- The united kingdom has announced its intention to close its consulate at basra in iraq.
- After home secretary theresa may informs the house of commons that she has blocked the order, gary mckinnon, a british hacker, wins his ten year legal battle to avoid extradition.
- Spain: the trial of the prestige's captain goes ahead
- Brazilian jurisprudence upholds two united states pilots' convictions in connection with the gol transportes aereos flight 1906 disaster.
- Hollis centre, maine is struck by a 4.0 magnitude (originally, 4.6) earthquake. it's located approximately 20 miles west from portland, maine. this is the state's largest and most populous city. it is a shallow earthquake measuring 3.1 miles in depth. it was felt in maine, connecticut, and eastern new york. although there were reports of minor damage to the cellular phones and outages, no deaths, serious property damage or injuries were reported.
- John dalli, the european commissioner for health and consumer policy from malta, has resigned amid corruption allegations that he denies.
- In anticipation of the upcoming elections, israel's knesset was unanimously disbanded.
- The vatican announced that pope benedict xvi would send a delegation from damascus in order to "express his brotherly support with the whole population".
- Germany is second in fifa world rankings and takes a 4-0 lead in the first half, then concedes four goals in the second half to give sweden a draw in berlin.
- The 2014 fifa world cup qualification - uefa group f saw northern ireland draw 1-1 against portugal in porto.
- After last saturday's stadium riot, senegal was disqualified from the 2013 africa cup of nations.
October 16, 2012: What were the stock market quotes and exchange rates that day?
Stock market quotes on October 16, 2012:
- ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $91.89
- Apple AAPL: opens at $635.34
- Microsoft MSFT: opens at $29.45
- General Electric GE: opens at $22.79
- International Business Machines IBM: opens at $209.94
Exchange Rates on October 16, 2012:
- 1 USD = 78.87 JPY
- 1 USD = 0.9863 CAD
- 1 USD = 0.923 CHF
- 1 USD = 6.2638 CNY
- 1 EUR = 103.3 JPY
October 16, 2012: What were the main match results that day?
League 1 - Football (United Kingdom)
- Bury - Carlisle : 1 - 1
- Leyton Orient - Hartlepool : 1 - 0
October 16, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 16th is Libra.
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Babies born in October are either Libra or Scorpio. People born before October 22nd are Libra, while people born from October 23rd have the sign of Scorpio.
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October 16, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 16, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.
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October 16, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on October 16, 2012 was New Moon.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 16, 2012 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 16, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 8% full, rising at 08:29 am and setting at 07:45 pm.
The previous full moon was on Sep 30, 2012 while the next full moon would come on Oct 29, 2012.
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Get your map!Who was born on October 16, 2012?
Famous people born on October 16, 2012:
- Cairo Stevenson
Family member.
Whose famous birthday is on October 16th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on October 16th:
- Hema Malini
Hema malini is an indian actress known for her work in hindi cinema, particularly for her roles in romantic and dramatic films.
- Maidie Norman
Maidie norman was an american actress known for her roles in films such as 'what ever happened to baby jane?' and 'the long, hot summer'.
- Tim Robbins
American actor, screenwriter and director, a quirky character lead.
- Angela Lansbury
British-american actress who rose to stardom in 1960s broadway musical "mame", then as jessica fletcher, a hit tv series called "murder she...
- Suzanne Somers
American actress, who appears in films and television series as the dumb-blonde.
- Elsa Zylberstein
French stage, tv and film actress, born to a polish jewish father (physicist), and a catholic mother.
- Linda Darnell
American actress.
- Corinna Harfouch
German actress.
- David Zucker
American film producer, director and screenwriter, as well as actor and screenwriter, was a prolific filmmaker who made and directed many...
- Max Bygraves
British cockney comedian, actor and stage performer who grew into a great character star.
October 16, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 11 years 6 months old,
or 138 months and 2 days old,
or 600 weeks and 2 days old,
or 4202 days old,
if you were born on October 16, 2012.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 16, 2012?
There are 181 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Wednesday October 16th 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 16, 2012?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 16, 2012.
October 16, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on October 16, 2012:
- Frank Moore Cross
American scholar and academic (b. 1921).
- Bódog Török
Hungarian handball player and coach (b. 1923).
- Mario Gallegos
Jr.
- Eddie Yost
American baseball player and coach (d. 2012).
- John A. Durkin
American lawyer and politician (d. 2012).
- Sunny Anastasi
- Aleksandr Koškin
- Giorgio Raineri
- Antoine Sollacaro
What famous deaths happened on October 16th?
Famous deaths on October 16th:
- Deborah Kerr
Scottish-american actress, nominated six time for academy award in leading roles, including "from here to eternity,"" "beloved infidel,","...
- Peggy Ann Garner
Actress (ford theater), died at 53 from cancer.
- Roy Dotrice
Channel islands, guernsey -- actor (wizard).
- Audra Lindley
American actress (d. 1997).
- Jean Shepherd
Multi-media comedian and writer from america.
- John Dunsworth
Canadian actor and comedian (d. 2017).
- Shirley Booth
Actress hazel dies at 85 from natural causes.
- Rick Jason
American actor (b. 1923).
- Dan Dailey
American actor, singer, dancer, and director (b. 1913).
- Ed Lauter
Long beach, new york -- actor.
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October 16, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Observances on October 16, 2012:
- World Food Day [FAO]
October 16, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on October 16, 2012 is the best selling or most popular song as resulting from the music charts in the week October 15th and October 21st. It changes depending on Countries, Music Genres and methodology used to rank the most popular song (for ex., sales, streaming).
October 16, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on October 16, 2012 was One More Night by Maroon 5, according to the music chart for the week October 15th and October 21st.
October 16, 2012: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on October 16, 2012 is the list of the most popular songs across all genres for the week October 15th and October 21st. It included the following Top 5 songs:
- Maroon 5 - One More Night
- Psy - Gangnam Style
- One Direction - Live While We're Young
- Fun. - Some Nights
- Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
October 16, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on October 16, 2012 was Diamonds by Rihanna, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 15th and October 21st.
October 16, 2012: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on October 16, 2012 is the list of the most popular R&B songs for the week October 15th and October 21st. It included the following Top 5 R&B songs:
- Rihanna - Diamonds
- Kanye West, Jay-Z, Big Sean - Clique
- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T, 2 Chainz - Mercy
- Miguel - Adorn
- 2 Chainz Featuring Drake - No Lie
October 16, 2012: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on October 16, 2012 was Algo Me Gusta De Ti by Wisin & Yandel Featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain, according to the Latin music chart for the week October 15th and October 21st.
October 16, 2012: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on October 16, 2012 is the list of the most popular Latin songs for the week October 15th and October 21st. It included the following Top 5 Latin songs:
- Wisin & Yandel Featuring Chris Brown & T-Pain - Algo Me Gusta De Ti
- Prince Royce - Incondicional
- Don Omar Featuring Natti Natasha - Dutty Love
- Leslie Grace - Will U Still Love Me Tomorrow
- Don Omar - Hasta Que Salga El Sol
October 16, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on October 16, 2012 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
October 16, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on October 16, 2012 were the Televisions Series released on TV close to that day characterized by high ratings, critical acclaim and a large fan base.. They included:
October 16, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on October 16, 2012 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
October 16, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on October 16, 2012 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on October 16, 2012?
On October 16, 2012 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 16, 2012?
On October 16, 2012 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on October 16, 2012?
On October 16, 2012 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about October 16th?
October 16th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 16th day of the month of October. It is a date that occurs annually and is part of the Gregorian calendar, which is widely used around the world.
Over the years several events happened on October 16th, such as:
- 2018 - Somali civil war (2009-present). the united states africa command, (africom), says that 60 al-shabaab militants were killed in an airstrike near harardhere, central somalia.
- 2017 - War in somalia: 14 oct 2017 mogadishu bombings - somalis march to protest the presence of al shabaab, who is believed to have been responsible for the recent bombing attack. (bbc).battle of kirkuk 2017: iraqi government forces have seized key infrastructures outside of the disputed city of kirkuk, which was held by kurdish fighters. (bbc) the government of iraq continues to push against kurdish forces, as concerns over oil supplies from iraq have pushed crude oil prices higher.
- 2016 - Turkey-isil conflict : three police officers are killed and at least nine others are injured in a suicide bomber attack on a safehouse belonging to isil.
What happened in 2012?
2012 was filled with very interesting events such as
- Arab Spring
- The Arab Inter-parliamentary Union is an advisory body to Arab League and calls for the removal its monitors in Syria. They claim that they inadvertently help the government cover-up ongoing violence.
- Syrian opposition groups claim that more than 5,800 people were killed in violence during 2011.
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What was the calendar for October 2012?
October 2012 followed the same calendar system as the rest of that year and the years surrounding it, with October being the 10th month of the year. This calendar is characterized by 12 months, 365 days in a common year, and 366 days in a leap year, such as 2012.