Today in History
12 October
249 births · 132 deaths · 66 events recorded
Featured Birthday · Born 1490
Bernardo Pisano
Italian composer
Notable Births
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Iris Apatow
b. 2002
American actress (born 2002)
Jongho
b. 2000
South Korean singer and actor (born 2000)
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo
b. 1999
Irish actor and musician (born 1999)
Owen Watkin
b. 1996
Wales international rugby union player
Sean Monahan
b. 1994
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1994)
Olivia Smoliga
b. 1994
American swimmer (born 1994)
Sergio Peter
b. 1986
German footballer (born 1986)
Bernardo Pisano
b. 1490
Italian composer
Notable Deaths
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Jackie Burch
d. 2025
American casting director (1951–2025)
Jackmaster
d. 2024
Scottish DJ and record producer (1986–2024)
Ka (rapper)
d. 2024
American rapper (1972–2024)
Lilly Ledbetter
d. 2024
American activist (1938–2024)
Tito Mboweni
d. 2024
South African politician (1959–2024)
Julius Saaristo
d. 1969
Finnish athletics competitor
Edwin Abbott Abbott
d. 1926
British theologian and author (1838–1926)
Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus
d. 1828
Aromanian physician and noble
On This Day in History
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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.
2022 Bratislava shooting
2019
Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
Typhoon Hagibis
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.
Eliud Kipchoge
2019
The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others.
1031 Canal Street
2018
Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
Princess Eugenie
2017
The United States announces its decision to withdraw from UNESCO. Israel immediately follows.
UNESCO
2013
An apartment building collapse in Medellín, Colombia results in the deaths of twelve people.
Collapse of the Space Building
2012
The European Union wins the 2012 Nobel Peace Prize.
European Union