Saturday October 20, 2012: on this day
October 20, 2012 was the 294th day of the year 2012, under the sign of Libra and the day of the week was Saturday.
Is October 20, 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 20, 2012, who was born and died on October 20, 2012, what holidays and observances are celebrated on October 20, 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 20th, 2012 to help you enjoy your trip down memory lane.
Table of contents
- What day of the week was October 20, 2012?
- October 20, 2012: What happened on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
- October 20, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
- Who was born on October 20, 2012?
- October 20, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
- October 20, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
- October 20, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
- October 20, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
- Who was the US President on October 20, 2012?
- Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 20, 2012?
- Who was the Pope on October 20, 2012?
What day of the week was October 20, 2012?
October 20, 2012 was a Saturday and it was the 294th day of the year 2012 in the Gregorian calendar.
October 20, 2012 can also be written as 10/20/2012 in the US and as 20/10/2012 in UK and Europe.
October 20, 2012: What happened on that day?
Here's what happened on October 20, 2012:
- Syrian civil war: un special envoy lakhdar brahimi (arab league) meets with walid muallem, syrian foreign minister, damascus to try to negotiate a temporary ceasefire for next week's eid al-adha holiday.
- Authorities in tripoli announce that muammar gaddafi has captured moussa ibrahim, the former spokesman of muammar. he is located near tarhouna 40 miles south-east of tripoli. ibrahim's location was unknown since 2011's civil war and several reports had previously reported his arrest. a few hours later, an audio message purporting to be from ibrahim was posted online. it claims that he has not been captured and is even in libya.
- Siege of bani walid (2012) - reports indicate that khamis gaddafi (the youngest son of muammar gadafi) was killed in the fighting at bani walid. since the start of last year's civil conflict, the 29-year old has been declared dead multiple times.
- The united nations security council announced plans to impose sanctions against the leaders of the democratic republic of the congo's m23 rebel group for violating an arms embargo.
- Boko haram members are suspected to have attacked potiskum in northern nigeria, causing destruction of several buildings and the deaths of at least 23 people.
- 9 people were killed in clashes overnight in southeastern turkey, including 6 security personnel and 3 suspected kurdish militants.
- Following severe flooding, hundreds of pilgrims were forced to evacuate the sanctuary of our lady of lourdes (south france)
- The sv estelle is a schooner that is trying to break the israeli blockade in gaza. it claims to be carrying humanitarian aid. israeli soldiers board the ship and it is diverted to ashdod by israeli navy ships. israel denies any aid was found aboard. passengers are unable to resist.
- Noam chomsky, a jewish-american philosopher, linguist and human rights activist, visits gaza for the first and attends a seminar with gazan intellectuals and thinkers.
- Tens of thousands march through london, glasgow, and belfast to protest the uk's austerity measures.
October 20, 2012: What were the main match results that day?
Serie A - Italian Football
- Juventus - Napoli : 2 - 0
- Lazio - Milan : 3 - 2
Jupiler League - Football (Belgium)
- Cercle Brugge - Mechelen : 1 - 2
- Genk - Germinal : 3 - 0
- Gent - Kortrijk : 0 - 1
- Lierse - Charleroi : 0 - 1
- Oud-Heverlee Leuven - Club Brugge : 4 - 1
Bundesliga 1 - Football (Germany)
- Dortmund - Schalke 04 : 1 - 2
- Ein Frankfurt - Hannover : 3 - 1
- Fortuna Dusseldorf - Bayern Munich : 0 - 5
- Leverkusen - Mainz : 2 - 2
- Werder Bremen - M'gladbach : 4 - 0
Bundesliga 2 - Football (Germany)
- Dresden - Braunschweig : 0 - 2
- Regensburg - FC Koln : 2 - 3
October 20, 2012: What is The Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Zodiac and Astrological sign for October 20th is Libra.
Libra is the 7th sign in the Western Zodiac. People born between September 23rd and October 22nd belong to the Libra sign: discover Libra personality and who should a Libra marry.
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 20, 2012: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?
The Chinese Zodiac sign for October 20, 2012 is Dragon and the associated element is Water.
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October 20, 2012: What was the moon phase on that day?
Moon phase
The moon phase on October 20, 2012 was First Quarter.
The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on October 20, 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 20, 2012 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 38% full, rising at 12:47 pm and setting at 10:50 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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Whose famous birthday is on October 20th?
Famous individuals and celebrities born on October 20th:
- Tom Petty
Tom petty was an american musician known for being the lead vocalist of tom petty and the heartbreakers, and for hits like 'free fallin' and...
- Snoop Dogg
American rapper, the embodiment aeur(tm),90s gangster rap.
- Takayuki Yamada
Takayuki yamada is a japanese actor and singer known for his roles in popular japanese films and television series.
- Viggo Mortensen
American actor.
- John Krasinski
American screenwriter, actor, and director.
- Dannii Minogue
Danii minogue is an australian singer-actor, younger sister to kylie minogue, and ex-partner of actor julian mcmahon.
- Richard Loncraine
English screenwriter and director.
- Thomas Newman
Actor/composer (cape fear) dies at 60 from a heart attack.
- Nargis Fakhri
Nargis fakhri is a model and actress known for her work in bollywood films such as rockstar and main tera hero.
- Roger Hanin
French actor and film director.
October 20, 2012: How old are you if you were born on that day?
You are 11 years 5 months old,
or 137 months and 8 days old,
or 596 weeks and 5 days old,
or 4177 days old,
if you were born on October 20, 2012.How many days until your next birthday if you were born on October 20, 2012?
There are 206 days until your next birthday, which will occur on Sunday October 20th 2024.
What generation do you belong to if you were born on October 20, 2012?
You belong to the Gen Z generation if you were born on October 20, 2012.
October 20, 2012: What famous people died on that day?
Famous people died on October 20, 2012:
- E. Donnall Thomas
American physician and academic, nobel prize laureate (d. 2012).
- Paul Kurtz
American scientist, editor of the humanist, and founder member of csicop (committee for the scientific investigation of claims of the...
- Lanier Phillips
Lanier Phillips was a politician known for his civil rights activism.
- John McConnell
American activist, created earth day (b. 1915).
- Przemysław Gintrowski
Polish poet and composer (b. 1951).
- Raymond Watson
American businessman (d. 2012).
- Dave May
American baseball player (b. 1943).
- Joe Melia
- Carmine Adamo
- Bruno Randazzo
- Caio Mario Coluzzi Bartoccioni
- Jawad Akadar (جواد أقدار)
What famous deaths happened on October 20th?
Famous deaths on October 20th:
- Burt Lancaster
Actor elmer gantry dies at 80 from a heart attack.
- Joel McCrea
American actor, with over 100 films, who began his career as a horse-wrangler in westerns.
- Jack Elam
American actor in films such as "the sundowners," kismet, and gunfight at the o.k.
- Jane Wyatt
American singer and actress (d. 2006).
- Anthony Quayle
England, united kingdom -- actor.
- Michael Massee
American actor (b. 1952)[55].
- Eberhard Feik
German actor (tatort) dies at 50.
- Basil Radford
Actor (whisky galore dead of night), is killed at 55.
- Junko Tabei
Japanese female mountaineer is the first to climb mount everest.
- Lynard Skynard
Lead vocalist of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.
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October 20, 2012: What are the Holidays, Observances and Saints celebrated on that day?
Holidays on October 20, 2012:
- October 20 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- French Republican Calendar - Orge (Barley) Day, twenty-ninth day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Bahá'f Faith - Holy Day - the Báb
October 20, 2012: Number 1 song on that day
The number 1 song on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?
The number 1 song in the USA on October 20, 2012 was One More Night by Maroon 5, according to the music chart for the week October 15th and October 21st.
October 20, 2012: What was the music chart in the USA on that day?
The music chart in the USA on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?
The number 1 R&B song on October 20, 2012 was Diamonds by Rihanna, according to the R&B music chart for the week October 15th and October 21st.
October 20, 2012: What was the R&B music chart on that day?
The R&B music chart on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What was the number 1 Latin song on that day?
The number 1 Latin song on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What was the Latin music chart on that day?
The Latin music chart on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What were the most popular movies on that day?
The most popular movies on October 20, 2012 were the films released in theaters close to that day with the largest audiences and significant box office revenue, including:
October 20, 2012: What were the most popular TV Series on that day?
The most popular TV Series on October 20, 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 20, 2012: What were the bestselling books on that day?
The bestselling books on October 20, 2012 were the literary works published close to that day that have achieved notable commercial success, including:
October 20, 2012: What were the most popular videogames on that day?
The most popular videogames on October 20, 2012 were those that achieved widespread recognition and player engagement close to that day, including:
Who was the US President on October 20, 2012?
On October 20, 2012 the US President was Barack Obama (Democrat).
Who was the UK Prime Minister on October 20, 2012?
On October 20, 2012 the UK Prime Minister was David Cameron (Conservative).
Who was the Pope on October 20, 2012?
On October 20, 2012 the Pope was Benedict XVI.
What is special about October 20th?
October 20th refers to a specific date on the calendar, which is the 20th 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 20th, such as:
- 2018 - After a rafting accident in a swollen river, four americans are killed in costa rica.
- 2017 - Syrian civil war: battle of raqa (2017): the syrian democratic forces announce "total liberation of raqa", previously isil's capital.
- 2016 - Turkish military intervention in the syrian civil war: turkish jets hit kurdish-led syrian democratic forces (sdf) militia with 26 airstrikes in three recently-captured-from-isil villages west of al-bab and northeast of aleppo. according to the turkish general staff, 160-200 people have been killed. the syrian observatory for human rights reports that 11 people were killed and many more were injured. (reuters),
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.