Historical Events In October - 12

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

1996  Linda Juster is married in Placentia California on this day in history.   

2000  On this day in history uSS Cole (Destroyer) was bombed while refuling in Aden, Yemen 17 sailors lost their lives   

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

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

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

2014  On October - 12 evo Morales is re-elected President of Bolivia   

2017  Plague outbreak in Madagascar kills 57, with 684 cases so far reported by WHO on this day in history.   

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

2017  On this day in history the United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO, and is immediately followed by Israel.   

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

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

2019  On October - 12 typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, the biggest storm to hit the region in decades, with over seven million people urged to evacuate.   

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

2023  On this day in history concert film “ Taylor Swift : The Eras Tour” premieres at the Grove Shopping Complex in Los Angeles [1]   

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1008  On October - 12 birth of emperor Go-Ichijō of Japan (d. 1036)   

1350  Dimitri "Donskoi" Ivanovitch, great monarch of Vladimir-Soezdal was born on October - 12.   

1350  On this day in history 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  On October - 12 birth of archduke Maximilian III of Austria (d. 1618)   

1558  Jacques Sirmond, French scholar and Jesuit (d. 1651) was born on this day in history.   

1576  On this day in history birth of thomas Dudley, English-born American colonial magistrate (d. 1653)   

0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.   

0638  On October - 12 honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  On October - 12 johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies   

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

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  Death of William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician on this day in history.   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

1343  On this day in history reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies