October 12 in History
October 12 is the birthday of Iris Apatow (2002) and the anniversary of the death of RJ Mitte (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for October 12, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan was born in 1008, while Demosthenes, Athenian statesman died in 322 BC.
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Famous people born on October 12
Famous people who died on October 12
2023
Luis Garavito (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Colombian serial killer and sex offender (1957–2023)
2012
Erik Moseholm (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Erik Moseholm, Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (born 1930)
What happened on October 12
- 2022
2022 Bratislava shooting occurs outside a gay bar, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one.
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Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
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The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others.
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The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 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.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2002
Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
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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.
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Two Israeli reservists are lynched by a Palestinian mob at the police station of Ramallah.
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Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
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The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of Abkhazia declares its independence from Georgia.
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The Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
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Editor's picks
Born on October 12
- 1008 — Go-Ichijō, emperor of Japan (died 1036)
- 1240 — Trần Thánh Tông, emperor of Vietnam (then Đại Việt) (died 1290)
- 1350 — Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Duke of Moscow (died 1389)
Died on October 12
- 322 BC — Demosthenes, Athenian statesman, (born 384 BC)
- 638 — Honorius I, pope of the Catholic Church
- 642 — John IV, pope of the Catholic Church
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for October 12
Quick answers
Who was born on October 12? Iris Apatow (2002), Brett Cooper (commentator) (2001), Jongho (2000).
Who died on October 12? RJ Mitte (2026), Jackie Burch (2025), Jackmaster (2024).
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