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12 October 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2013 - Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia.2013 building collapse in Colombia
Anniversary
1992 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 or 5.9 struck south of Cairo, Egypt, killing 545 people.Scales to describe earthquake strength
Anniversary
1984 - 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.Paramilitary force active from 1969 to 2005
Anniversary
1979 - 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.Pacific typhoon in 1979
Anniversary
1978 - While in prison for murder, boxer James Scott defeated Eddie "The Flame" Gregory, a leading light heavyweight.American boxer (1947–2018)
Historical events
History
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.Attack in Bratislava, Slovakia
History
2019 - Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.Pacific typhoon in 2019
History
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.Kenyan long-distance runner (born 1984)
History
2019 - The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others.Partially collapsed high-rise building in New Orleans
History
2018 - Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.British princess (born 1990)
History
2017 - The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.Specialized agency of the United Nations
History
2013 - An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people.2013 building collapse in Colombia
History
2012 - The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.Supranational political and economic union
History
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.Finnish television channel
History
2005 - The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.2005 Chinese crewed spaceflight
Notable births
Born
2001 - Brett Cooper, American political commentator, actress, and social media personalityAmerican political commentator (born 2001)
Born
2000 - Jongho, South Korean singer and actorSouth Korean singer and actor (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Irish actor and musicianIrish actor and musician (born 1999)
Born
1997 - Curtis Scott, Australian rugby league playerAustralian former rugby league footballer
Born
1996 - James Graham, British singerBritish singer from Chelmsford in Essex (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Jackie Burch, American casting director (born 1951)American casting director (1951–2025)
Died
2024 - Jackmaster, Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986)Scottish DJ and record producer (1986–2024)
Died
2024 - Lilly Ledbetter, American activist (born 1938)American activist (1938–2024)
Died
2024 - Tito Mboweni, South African politician (born 1959)South African politician (1959–2024)
Died
2024 - Alvin Rakoff, Canadian film and television director (born 1927)Canadian director (1927–2024)
Died
2024 - Alex Salmond, Scottish economist and politician, First Minister of Scotland (born 1954)First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014
Died
2024 - Baba Siddique, Indian politician (born 1958)Indian politician (1958–2024)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
70.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 9.4 days
Sun zodiac
Libra
19.65 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
11.14 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.