October 12
People born on this day are Libra.
- 1999
Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
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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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Terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
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The second Chinese human spaceflight, Shenzhou 6, is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
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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.
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The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
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An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people.
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The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
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Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
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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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2022 Bratislava shooting occurs outside a gay bar, killing 3 (including the perpetrator) and injuring one.
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2002Iris Apatow, American actress
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2001Brett Cooper, American political commentator, actress, and social media personality
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2000Jongho, South Korean singer and actor
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2000Mia Threapleton, British actress
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1999Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Irish actor and musician
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1996Owen Watkin, Welsh rugby player
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1994Sean Monahan, Canadian ice hockey player
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1994Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer
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1993Ketel Marte, Dominican baseball player
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1993Jake McCabe, American ice hockey player
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1992Josh Hutcherson, American actor and producer
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1991Nicolao Dumitru, Italian footballer
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