October 12
October 12 is the 286th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 80 days remain until the year's end. It falls in autumn (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Libra.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On October 12 the Sun's declination is approximately -8.9°. At this latitude the Sun is south of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere shorter days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a October 12.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
- Christian feast day: Blessed Louis Brisson
- Christian feast day: Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Fiacc
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of the Pillar (Fiestas del Pilar)
- Christian feast day: Our Lady of Aparecida
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
2022 — 2022 Bratislava shooting, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one. The shooting occurred outside of a gay bar in Bratislava known as Tepláreň. Two people (excluding the perpetrator) died as a result of the shooting: Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Horváth, a bisexual man. The perpetrator (Juraj Krajčík) was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot the morning after the attack. ↗(4 years ago)more
On 12 October 2022, two people were killed, and a third person was wounded in a shooting outside of the front entrance of Tepláreň, a gay bar in Bratislava, Slovakia, a well-known spot frequented by the local LGBTQ community. The shooting claimed two victims: Juraj Vankulič, a non-binary person, and Matúš Horváth, a bisexual man.
2019 — Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people. ↗(7 years ago)more
Typhoon Hagibis, known in Japan as Typhoon No.19 or the Reiwa 1 East Japan Typhoon , was a large, extremely powerful and costly tropical cyclone that caused widespread destruction in Japan and is one of the costliest typhoons on record.
2019 — Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya becomes the first person to run a marathon in less than two hours with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna. ↗(7 years ago)more
Eliud Kipchoge is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon and formerly specialized in the 5000 metres. Kipchoge is the 2016 and 2020 Olympic marathon champion, and was the world record holder in the marathon from 2018 to 2023, until that record was broken by Kelvin Kiptum at the 2023 Chicago Marathon.
- 2019 — The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others. ↗(7 years ago)
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1031 Canal was a partially collapsed 190-foot-tall (58 m) multi-use high-rise building in New Orleans, Louisiana, located at 1031 Canal Street in the Central Business District. If completed, the project would have been known as the Hard Rock Hotel New Orleans.
2018 — Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle. ↗(8 years ago)more
Princess Eugenie, Mrs Jack Brooksbank, is a member of the British royal family. She is the younger daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson, and a niece of King Charles III. At birth, Eugenie was sixth in the line of succession to the British throne and is 12th as of 2026.
2017 — The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows. ↗(9 years ago)more
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
2013 — An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people. ↗(13 years ago)more
The collapse of the Space Building occurred on the night of October 12, 2013, when Tower 6 of the Space Building, a residential apartment complex, collapsed in Medellín, Colombia, killing 12 people. Local authorities evacuated the rest of the building to avoid an imminent new collapse. The cost of the building was more than $40.6 billion.
2012 — The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize. ↗(14 years ago)more
The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. The supranational union has a total area of 4,233,255 km2 (1,634,469 sq mi), an estimated population of approximately 451 million (2025), and the EU member states generated a nominal gross domestic product (GDP) of around €18.802 trillion (2...
2010 — The Finnish Yle TV2 channel's Ajankohtainen kakkonen current affairs program airs controversial Homoilta episode (literally 'gay night'), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 Finns from the Evangelical Lutheran Church. ↗(16 years ago)more
Yle TV2 is a Finnish television channel owned and operated by Yle. TV2 was launched in 1965 as the successor to the former television channels TES-TV (Tesvisio) and Tamvisio and broadcasts public service programming, sports, drama, children's, youth, and music programmes. With Yle TV1, it is one of the three main television channels of Yle.
2005 — The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days. ↗(21 years ago)more
Shenzhou 6 was the second human spaceflight of the Chinese space program, launched on October 12, 2005, on a Long March 2F rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The Shenzhou spacecraft carried a crew of Fèi Jùnlóng (费俊龙) and Niè Hǎishèng (聂海胜) for five days in low Earth orbit.
2002 — Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200. ↗(24 years ago)more
Terrorist attacks took place on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta on the Indonesian island of Bali. Bombings killed 202 people—including 88 Australians and 38 local Indonesians—and injured a further 209, making it the worst terrorist act in Indonesia's history.
2000 — The USS Cole, a US Navy destroyer, is badly damaged by two al-Qaeda suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39. ↗(26 years ago)more
USS Cole (DDG-67) is an Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer home-ported in Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia. Cole is named in honor of Marine Sergeant Darrell S. Cole, a machine-gunner killed in action on Iwo Jima on 19 February 1945, during World War II.
Notable births
- 2004 — Darci Lynne, American ventriloquist ↗(22 years ago)
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Darci Lynne Farmer is an American ventriloquist and singer. She has been credited with the revival of ventriloquism, earning praise and numerous accolades for her work.
2002 — Iris Apatow, American actress ↗(24 years ago)more
Iris Apatow is an American actress. She portrayed Arya Hopkins in the Netflix series Love and Krystal Kris in the 2022 Netflix film The Bubble.
2000 — Jongho, South Korean singer and actor ↗(26 years ago)more
Choi Jong-ho, known professionally as Jongho, is a South Korean singer and actor. He debuted as the main vocalist of the boy group Ateez in 2018. Jongho has also released multiple Korean drama soundtracks, including "Gravity" for the drama Reborn Rich and "A Day" for the drama Lovely Runner.
2000 — Mia Threapleton, British actress ↗(26 years ago)more
Mia Honey Winslet Threapleton is an English actress. The daughter of actress Kate Winslet and painter-filmmaker Jim Threapleton, she made her film debut at the age of 13 with a non-speaking cameo in the period drama A Little Chaos (2014).
1999 — Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Irish actor and musician ↗(27 years ago)more
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo is an Irish actor and musician. He made his film debut in the musical Sing Street (2016) and television debut in the History series Vikings (2017–2020). He has since appeared in the films Here Are the Young Men (2020) and CODA (2021).
- 1997 — Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league player ↗(29 years ago)
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Curtis Scott is an Australian professional boxer and former professional rugby league footballer who last played in 2021, as a centre for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
Notable deaths
2024 — Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986) ↗(2 years ago)more
Jack Revill, better known as Jackmaster, was a Scottish DJ and record producer. He co-founded the Glasgow-based record label and club night Numbers as well as Wireblock, Dress 2 Sweat, Point.One Recordings, Seldom Felt and TDSR.
2024 — Ka, American rapper (born 1972) ↗(2 years ago)more
Kaseem Ryan, better known by his stage name Ka, was an American rapper, producer, and firefighter from Brooklyn, New York City. His solo work achieved critical acclaim, and he was often noted for his focused concept albums, skilled lyricism, and hushed vocal delivery.
2024 — Lilly Ledbetter, American activist (born 1938) ↗(2 years ago)more
Lilly Lynn McDaniel Ledbetter was an American activist who was the plaintiff in the United States Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. regarding employment discrimination. Two years after the Supreme Court decided that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 does not allow employers to be sued for pay discrimination more than 180 d...
2024 — Tito Mboweni, South African politician (born 1959) ↗(2 years ago)more
Tito Titus Mboweni was a South African politician who served as Minister of Finance of South Africa in the government of President Cyril Ramaphosa from 2018 to 2021.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (286) | 2 × 11 × 13 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (80) | 2^4 × 5 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 12102026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | -8.85° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 69 days |