Editing 2012 (section)

===October===
* [[October 14]] &ndash; Austrian [[skydiver]] [[Felix Baumgartner]] becomes the first person to break the [[sound barrier]] without any machine assistance, during a record [[space diving|space dive]] out of the ''[[Red Bull Stratos]]'' [[Gas balloon|helium-filled balloon]] from 128,000&nbsp;ft ({{convert|24|mi|km}}) over [[Roswell, New Mexico]] in the United States.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/14/us/skydiver-record-attempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 (CNN)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420150002/https://www.cnn.com/2012/10/14/us/skydiver-record-attempt/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 |date=April 20, 2021 }}. Retrieved October 14, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/felix-baumgartner-feel-broke-sound-barrier-article-1.1183735 NYDaily News:Red Bull Stratos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018071420/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/felix-baumgartner-feel-broke-sound-barrier-article-1.1183735 |date=October 18, 2012 }} Retrieved October 15, 2012.</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/felix-baumgartner-s-jump-from-space-s-edge-watched-by-millions-1.4115479|title=Felix Baumgartner's jump from space's edge watched by millions|agency=Associated Press|date=October 15, 2012|access-date=October 15, 2012|archive-date=October 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018071353/http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/felix-baumgartner-s-jump-from-space-s-edge-watched-by-millions-1.4115479|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[October 16]] &ndash; Seven paintings worth $25&nbsp;million are stolen from the [[Kunsthal]] in [[Rotterdam]], the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kreijger|first=Gilbert|title=Dutch art heist nets works by Monet, Picasso, Matisse|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-crime-dutch-paintings-idUSBRE89F0OX20121016|newspaper=Reuters|date=October 16, 2012|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-date=December 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215184731/https://www.reuters.com/article/entertainment-us-crime-dutch-paintings-idUSBRE89F0OX20121016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19959224 Monet and Picasso among works stolen from Dutch museum.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215184739/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19959224 |date=December 15, 2021 }} [[BBC News]]. October 16, 2012</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 16, 2012 |title=Thieves grab Picasso, Monets from Dutch museum in early-hours heist |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/several-valuable-paintings-stolen-in-heist-from-dutch-exhibition-featuring-picasso-matisse/2012/10/16/50120994-1764-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017081147/http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/several-valuable-paintings-stolen-in-heist-from-dutch-exhibition-featuring-picasso-matisse/2012/10/16/50120994-1764-11e2-a346-f24efc680b8d_story.html |archive-date=2012-10-17 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref>[http://news.sky.com/story/998409/stolen-paintings-include-picasso-and-freud Stolen Paintings Include Picasso And Freud]. ''[[Sky News]]''. October 16, 2012.</ref>
* [[October 22]] – [[November 2]] &ndash; [[Hurricane Sandy]], the largest Atlantic hurricane on record (as measured by diameter, with tropical-storm-force winds spanning 900 miles (1,400&nbsp;km)), wreaks havoc, resulting in 233 total deaths and $68.7&nbsp;billion (2012 USD) damage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/superstorm-sandy-anniversary-20141029|title=Superstorm Sandy Anniversary: Remembering Hurricane Sandy Two Years Later|website=The Weather Channel|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120010651/https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/superstorm-sandy-anniversary-20141029|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[October 26]] – [[Windows 8]] is released to the general public by [[Microsoft]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ingraham |first=Nathan |date=2012-07-18 |title=Windows 8 will be available on October 26th |url=https://www.theverge.com/microsoft/2012/7/18/3167951/windows-8-launch-date-october-26th |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Verge |language=en}}</ref>
* [[October 28]] &ndash; [[Jorge Lorenzo]] becomes the World Champion of the [[2012 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]].