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2024 Calendar

October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

Up to 1900

322 BC – Demosthenes, Greek statesman (b. 384 BC).
632 – Edwin of Northumbria (b. 586).
638 – Pope Honorius I
642 – Pope John IV
1095 – Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050).
1320 – Michael IX Palaiologus, Emperor of the Byzantine Empire (b. 1277).
1492 – Piero della Francesca, Italian painter (b. 1415).
1576 – Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 1527).
1600 – Luis Molina, Spanish Jesuit (b. 1535).
1730 – Frederick IV of Denmark (b. 1671).
1845 – Elizabeth Fry, British social reformer and philanthropist (b. 1780).
1850 – Pedro de Sousa Holstein, 1st Duke of Palmela, Prime Minister of Portugal (b. 1781).
1870 – Robert E. Lee, American Confederate General (b. 1807).
1875 – Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, French sculptor and painter (b. 1827).
1891 – Hobart B. Bigelow, Governor of Connecticut (b. 1834).
1896 – Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs, Danish nobleman and politician (b. 1817).

1901 – 2000

1915 – Edith Cavell, English nurse (b. 1865).
1920 – Yu Gwan-sun, Korean independence leader (b. 1904).
1921 – Philander C. Knox, United States Secretary of State (b. 1853).
1924 – Anatole France, French writer (b. 1844).
1933 – John Lister, English politician (b. 1847).
1937 – Al Brady, American gangster, killed by FBI
1943 – Willi Graf, German Resistance activist (b. 1918).
1946 – Joseph Stilwell, American general (b. 1883).
1948 – Alfred Kerr, German writer (b. 1867).
1956 – Lorenzo Perosi, Italian composer (b. 1872).
1957 – Arie de Jong, Dutch linguist (b. 1865).
1960 – Inejiro Asanuma, Japanese politician (b. 1898).
1965 – Paul Hermann Müller, Swiss chemist (b. 1899).
1967 – Ram Manohar Lohia, Indian activist and politician (b. 1910).
1969 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912).
1970 – Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. 1930).
1971 – Dean Acheson, American politician (b. 1893).
1971 – Gene Vincent, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1935).
1973 – Peter Aufschnaiter, Austrian mountaineer (b. 1899).
1980 – Alberto Demicheli, Uruguayan politician (b. 1896).
1985 – Johnny Olson, American television announcer (b. 1910).
1987 – Alf Landon, American politician (b. 1887).
1993 – Leon Ames, American actor (b. 1902).
1996 – René Lacoste, French tennis player (b. 1904).
1997 – John Denver, American singer (b. 1943).
1998 – Matthew Shepard, American murder victim (b. 1976).
1999 – Wilt Chamberlain, American basketball player (b. 1936).

From 2001

2002 – Ray Conniff, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916).
2002 – Audrey Mestre, French diver (b. 1974).
2003 – Jim Cairns, Australian politician (b. 1914).
2003 – Willie Shoemaker, American jockey (b. 1931).
2006 – Gillo Pontecorvo, Italian movie director (b. 1919).
2007 – Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect (b. 1934).
2009 – Frank Vandenbroucke, Belgian cyclist (b. 1974).
2010 – Manuel Alexandre, Spanish actor (b. 1917).
2011 – Dennis Ritchie, American computer scientist (b. 1941).
2012 – Sukhdev Singh Kang, 14th Governor of Kerala (b. 1931).
2013 – Oscar Hijuelos, American writer (b. 1951).
2014 – Roberto Telch, Argentine footballer (b. 1943).
2014 – Ali Mazrui, Kenyan professor and writer (b. 1931).
2015 – Abdallah Kigoda, Tanzanian politician (b. 1953).
2015 – Joan Leslie, American actress and dancer (b. 1925).
2017 – Muntaka Connmassie, Nigerian jurist (b. 1946).
2018 – Pik Botha, South African politician (b. 1932).
2019 – Mel Aull, Canadian football player (b. 1928).
2019 – Carlo Croccolo, Italian actor (b. 1927).
2019 – Sara Danius, Swedish writer and professor (b. 1962).
2019 – Reg Watson, Australian television producer (b. 1926).
2019 – Yoshihiza Yoshikawa, Japanese sports shooter (b. 1936).

Births

1901 – 1950

1904 – Ding Ling, Chinese writer (d. 1986).
1905 – Barney Battles Jr., Scottish footballer (d. 1979).
1906 – Joe Cronin, American baseball player and executive (d. 1984).
1910 – Robert Fitzgerald, American poet and translator (d. 1985).
1917 – Roque Maspoli, Uruguayan footballer (d. 2004).
1920 – Christopher Soames, Baron Soames, British politician (d. 1987).
1921 – Art Clokey, American animator (d. 2010).
1921 – Jaroslav Drobny, Czech tennis and ice hockey player (d. 2001).
1921 – Logie Bruce Lockhart, Scottish rugby player and journalist.
1921 – Kenneth Griffith, Welsh actor (d. 2006).
1923 – Wendell Eugene, American jazz trombonist (d. 2017).
1923 – Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman (d. 2015).
1924 – Doris Grau, American actress (d. 1995).
1925 – Essie Mae Washington-Williams, American educator (d. 2013).
1926 – Allan Brown, Scottish footballer (d. 2011).
1928 – Rangel Valchanov, Bulgarian actor, director and screenwriter (d. 2013).
1929 – Magnus Magnusson, Icelandic-British television presenter (d. 2007).
1931 – Ole-Johan Dahl, Norwegian computer scientist (d. 2002).
1932 – Dick Gregory, American comedian and activist (d. 2017).
1932 – Ned Jarrett, American racing driver.
1932 – John Moffat, Danish-Canadian physicist.
1934 – Richard Meier, American architect.
1934 – Albert Shiryaev, Russian mathematician.
1934 – Thomas L. Judge, Governor of Montana (d. 2006).
1935 – Don Howe, English footballer (d. 2015).
1935 – Shivraj Patil, Indian politician.
1935 – Luciano Pavarotti, Italian opera singer (d. 2007).
1937 – Alberto Goldman, Brazilian politician (d. 2019).
1938 – Bob Miller, American NHL broadcaster.
1939 – Carolee Schneemann, American artist (d. 2019).
1942 – Melvin Franklin, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995).
1942 – Daliah Lavi, Israeli actress and singer (d. 2017).
1943 – Jakob Kuhn, Swiss footballer and coach.
1944 – Angela Rippon, British television journalist.
1945 – Dusty Rhodes, American professional wrestler (d. 2015).
1946 – Rosanna Marani, Italian journalist and television host.
1947 – George Lam, Hong Kong actor and singer.
1948 – Rick Parfitt, British musician (Status Quo) (d. 2016).
1948 – John Engler, former Governor of Missouri.
1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist.
1950 – Dave Freudenthal, 31st Governor of Wyoming.

1951 – 1975

1951 – Ed Royce, American politician.
1952 – Danielle Proulx, Canadian actress.
1952 – Roger Heath-Brown, English mathematician.
1953 – Les Dennis, English comedian and actor.
1953 – David Threlfall, English actor.
1955 – Ashley Adams, Australian target shooter (d. 2015).
1955 – Einar Jan Aas, Norwegian footballer.
1955 – Brian Flynn, Welsh footballer and coach.
1955 – Ante Gotovina, Croatian general.
1955 – Aggie MacKenzie, Scottish television presenter.
1956 – Allan Evans, Scottish footballer.
1956 – David Vanian, British singer (The Damned).
1958 – Bryn Merrick, British musician (The Damned) (d. 2015).
1958 – Hara Patnaik, Indian actor, director and writer (d. 2015).
1959 – Anna Escobedo Cabral, 42nd Treasurer of the United States.
1960 – Alexei Kudrin, Russian politician.
1962 – Branko Crvenkovski, former President of the Republic of Macedonia.
1962 – Chris Botti, American jazz trumpeter.
1963 – Satoshi Kon, Japanese movie director and screenwriter (d. 2010).
1963 – Alan McDonald, Northern Irish footballer (d. 2012).
1963 – Dave Legeno, British actor and mixed martial artist (d. 2014).
1963 – Donna Williams, Australian author (d. 2017).
1964 – Sally Rogers, British actress
1965 – Anja Niedringhaus, German photojournalist (d. 2014).
1966 – Rhona Martin, Scottish curler.
1966 – Brian Kennedy, Northern Irish musician and actor.
1966 – Jonathan Crombie, Canadian actor (d. 2015).
1966 – Wim Jonk, Dutch footballer.
1966 – Roberto Nestor Sensini, Argentine footballer.
1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor.
1968 – Adam Rich, American actor.
1969 – Martie Maguire, American musician (Dixie Chicks).
1969 – Zejko Milinovic, Slovenian footballer.
1970 – Kirk Cameron, American actor.
1970 – Origa, Russian-Japanese singer (d. 2015).
1973 – Martin Corry, English rugby player.
1974 – Lascelles Brown, Jamaican-Canadian bobsledder.
1974 – Marie Wilson, American actress.
1974 – Stephen Lee, English snooker player.
1975 – Marion Jones, American athlete.

From 1976

1977 – Jessica Barker, Canadian actress.
1977 – Bode Miller, American skier.
1979 – Paula Barila Bolopa, Equatoguinean footballer and swimmer.
1980 – Nadzeya Ostapchuk, Belarussian shot putter.
1980 – Ledley King, English footballer.
1981 – Shola Ameobi, English footballer.
1983 – Katie Piper, English model and television host.
1985 – Greig Laidlaw, Scottish rugby player.
1986 – Tyler Blackburn, American actor and singer.
1987 – Besian Idrizaj, Austrian footballer (d. 2010).
1988 – Sam Whitelock, New Zealand rugby player.
1989 – Aggro Santos, Brazilian-English rapper
1990 – Melody, Spanish singer.
1991 – Michael Carter-Williams, American basketball player
1992 – Josh Hutcherson, American actor.
1992 – Taylor Horn, American singer, songwriter and actress.
1995 – Jordan Howe, Welsh paralympic athlete.
1997 – Prince Boris of Bulgaria.
2001 – Raymond Ochoa, American actor.
2004 – Darci Lynne, American ventriloquist and singer.

Deaths

Observances

Many observances relating to Christopher Columbus reaching the Caribbean, celebrated around the Americas and Spain.
Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea).

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