October 12th, 1814

Born on October 12th, 1814

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 12th?

October 12th, 1984

The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet.

October 12th, 1979

Typhoon Tip, the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, reached a worldwide record-low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) in the western Pacific Ocean.

October 12th, 1960

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded his shoe on a desk during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in protest at a speech by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong.

October 12th, 1946

Il Canto degli Italiani is adopted as national anthem by the newly formed Italian Republic.

October 12th, 1933

The United States Department of Justice acquired a military prison on Alcatraz Island, transforming it over the next year into the last-resort Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.

October 12th, 1928

The iron lung (example pictured), a type of medical ventilator, was used for the first time, to treat an eight-year-old girl paralyzed by polio.

October 12th, 1917

First World War: New Zealand troops suffered more than 2,000 casualties, including more than 800 deaths, in the First Battle of Passchendaele (pictured), making it the nation's largest loss of life in one day.

October 12th, 1892

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in public schools to coincide with the opening of the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.

October 12th, 1799

Jeanne Geneviève Garnerin became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 metres (3,000 ft) in the gondola of a hot air balloon.

October 12th, 1798

The Peasants' War began in Overmere, Southern Netherlands, with peasants taking up arms against the French occupiers.

October 12th, 1492

Believing he had reached the East Indies, Christopher Columbus made landfall on an island in the Caribbean, sparking a series of events that led to the European colonization of the Americas.

October 12th, 1398

The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Konrad von Jungingen signed the Treaty of Salynas, the third attempt to cede Samogitia to the Knights.

October 12th, 1928

An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Boston Children's Hospital.

October 12th, 1918

A massive forest fire kills 453 people in Minnesota.

October 12th, 1917

World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 12th

Born on October 12th, 1814

88

Marianne Rhodius

German philanthropist

*October 12th, 1814, Krefeld-Linn †November 2nd, 1902, Krefeld

70

Henri Tresca

French engineer (1814-1885)

*October 12th, 1814, Dunkirk †June 21st, 1885, Paris

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74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

68

Carl August von Steinheil

German physicist (1801-1870)

*October 12th, 1801, Ribeauvillé †September 14th, 1870, Munich

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

25

Kyohei Yamashita

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1998, Okayama Prefecture

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

78

Horst Rudolf Abe

German medical historian (1927-2006)

*October 12th, 1927, Erfurt †February 27th, 2006, Erfurt

58

William Joseph Hardee

Confederate Army general (1815-1873)

*October 12th, 1815, Camden County †November 6th, 1873, Virginia

71

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor

*October 12th, 1935, Modena †September 6th, 2007, Modena

84

Eugenio Montale

Italian poet (1896-1981)

*October 12th, 1896, Genoa †September 12th, 1981, Milan

87

Dietrich von Hildebrand

German Catholic philosopher and theologian

*October 12th, 1889, Florence †January 26th, 1977, New Rochelle

68

Rick Parfitt

British rock musician (1948–2016)

*October 12th, 1948, Woking †December 24th, 2016, Marbella

46

Bode Miller

American alpine ski racer

*October 12th, 1977, Easton

42

Brian J. Smith

American actor

*October 12th, 1981, Dallas

71

Ramsay MacDonald

British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935

*October 12th, 1866, Lossiemouth †November 9th, 1937, Atlantic Ocean

57

Brenda Romero

American video game designer and developer

*October 12th, 1966, Ogdensburg

42

Shola Ameobi

Nigerian footballer (born 1981)

*October 12th, 1981, Zaria

63

Eduard von Klischnigg

(1813-1877)

*October 12th, 1813, London †March 17th, 1877, Vienna

65

Lutz Haueisen

East German cyclist

*October 12th, 1958, Jena

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79

Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

81

Ernst Curtius

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

*September 2nd, 1814, Lübeck †July 11th, 1896, Berlin

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

26

Mikhail Lermontov

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

*October 3rd, 1814, Moscow †July 15th, 1841, Pyatigorsk

73

Ellen Wood

English writer, editor (1814-1887)

*January 17th, 1814, Worcester †February 10th, 1887, London

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

*November 6th, 1814, Dinant †February 7th, 1894, Paris

66

Franz von Dingelstedt

German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881)

*June 30th, 1814, Halsdorf (Wohratal, Germany) †May 15th, 1881, Vienna

85

Carl Ausfeld

German judge (1814–1900)

*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, Siebleben

66

John Brougham

Irish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)

*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York City

59

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist

*August 13th, 1814, The iron factory Lögdö bruk †June 21st, 1874, Uppsala

47

Taras Shevchenko

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)

*February 25th, 1814, Moryntsi †March 10th, 1861, Saint Petersburg

62

Mikhail Bakunin

Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)

*May 30th, 1814, Priamukhino †July 1st, 1876, Bern

82

James Joseph Sylvester

English mathematician (1814-1897)

*September 3rd, 1814, London †March 15th, 1897, London

85

Romuald Božek

Czech constructer and inventor

*February 6th, 1814, Prague †April 30th, 1899, Prague

60

Jean-François Millet

French painter (1814–1875)

*October 4th, 1814, Gréville-Hague †January 20th, 1875, Barbizon

58

Sheridan Le Fanu

Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels

*August 28th, 1814, Dublin †February 7th, 1873, Dublin

71

Henning Hamilton

Swedish count, military officer, politician, civil servant and writer (1814-1886)

*January 16th, 1814, Jakob and Johannes parish †January 15th, 1886, Amélie-les-Bains

64

Auguste Lefranc

French playwright (1814-1878)

*February 2nd, 1814, Bussières †December 15th, 1878, Suresnes

75

Nicolas Adolphe de Galhau

German politician (1814-1889)

*February 6th, 1814, Wallerfangen †November 23rd, 1889, Wallerfangen

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on October 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Discovery of America by Columbus-related observances) which are celebrated on October 12th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1814 is a normal year and no leap year.

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