Historical Events In October - 12

1992  Alexander Pola, [Abraham Polak], actor/writer (Farce Major), dies on this day in history.  

1996  On this day in history linda Juster is married in Placentia California  

2000  USS Cole (Destroyer) was bombed while refuling in Aden, Yemen 17 sailors lost their lives on October - 12.  

2005  The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched, carrying Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng for five days in orbit on October - 12.  

2012  The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves of an African-led force to oust Islamist militants in northern Mali on October - 12.  

2013  50 people are killed after a truck veers of a cliff in  La Convencion Province, Peru on October - 12.  

2014  Evo Morales is re-elected President of Bolivia on this day in history.  

2017  On October - 12 plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 57, with 684 cases so far reported by WHO  

2017  Long-lost bust of Napoleon by Auguste Rodin confirmed found in Madison borough hall, New Jersey, worth at least $4m on October - 12.  

2017  The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel on October - 12.  

2018  20 year old Russian Evgeni Malkin scores in the 1st period to become the first NHL player in 89 years with goals in his first 6 games as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Kings, 4-3 in Los Angeles on this day in history.  

2018  On October - 12 banksy work "Girl With Balloon" automatically shreds moments after being sold for 1 million pounds in London, re-named "Love is in the Bin"  

2018  US air strike in central Somalia kills about 60 al-Shabab militants on this day in history.  

2019  Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate on this day in history.  

2020  UK PM Boris Johnson announces a new three-tier system for COVID-19 restrictions as cases surge on this day in history.  

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1008  On this day in history birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)  

1350  On October - 12 birth of dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal  

1350  On October - 12 birth of dmitry Donskoy, Grand Prince of Moscovy (d. 1389)  

1490  On October - 12 birth of bernardo Pisano, composer  

1537  Edward VI, Tudor, King of England (1547-53) was born on this day in history.  

1558  Archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618) was born on October - 12.  

1558  On this day in history birth of jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651)  

1576  Thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653) was born on October - 12.  

0632  On October - 12 death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda  

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on this day in history.  

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on October - 12.  

1093  On October - 12 robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62  

1095  On October - 12 death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)  

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on October - 12.  

1320  On this day in history michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies  

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.