•What Happened on 12 October?
Selected historical events, births, and deaths from 12 October archives. Each entry includes verified source links.
2013: Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse (pictured) in Medell…
Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse (pictured) in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia.
1992: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people.
1984: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Bri…
The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet.
1979: Typhoon Tip, the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, reache…
Typhoon Tip, the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, reached a worldwide record-low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) in the western Pacific Ocean.
1978: While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "
While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "The Flame" Gregory, a leading light heavyweight.
🌱 Born on 12 October
🕊️ Died on 12 October
- 2025: Jackie Burch, American casting director (born 1951) Source
- 2024: Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986) Source
- 2024: Ka, American rapper (born 1972) Source
- 2024: Lilly Ledbetter, American activist (born 1938) Source
- 2024: Tito Mboweni, South African politician (born 1959) Source
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