Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: October 12
October 12, 2024 is the 286th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Libra is your zodiac sign. Opal is your modern birthstone. Jasper is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: October 12
- 539 BC –The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
- 1492 –Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached India
- 1654 –The Delft Explosion devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
- 1692 –The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips.
- 1823 –Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat.
- 1892 –The Pledge of Allegiance is first recited by students in many US public schools, as part of a celebration marking the 400th anniversary of Columbus’s voyage.
- 1928 –An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children’s Hospital, Boston
- 1968 –Equatorial Guinea becomes independent from Spain
- 1991 –Askar Akayev, previously chosen President of Kyrgyzstan by republic’s Supreme Soviet, is confirmed president in an uncontested poll.
- 2000 –The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39
Who were born on October 12?
- 1935 –Sam Moore, American R&B singer (Sam & Dave)
- 1949 –Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, Venezuelan international terrorist
- 1950 –Dave Freudenthal, American politician and 31st Governor of Wyoming
- 1958 –Steve Austria, American politician
- 1960 –Hiroyuki Sanada, Japanese actor
- 1970 –Charlie Ward, American pro basketball player
- 1976 –Sarah Lane, American television personality
- 1977 –Bode Miller, American alpine ski-racer
- 1978 –Baden Cooke, Australian cyclist
- 1992 –Josh Hutcherson, American actor
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