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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[539 BC]] &ndash; The army of [[Cyrus the Great]] of [[Persia]] [[Fall of Babylon|conquer]] [[Babylon]], ending the Babylonian empire. ([[Julian calendar]])<ref>{{cite book|author1=William Sanford LaSor|author2=David Allan Hubbard|author3=Frederic William Bush|author4=Leslie C. Allen|title=Old Testament Survey: The Message, Form, and Background of the Old Testament|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6wSWpZmmlAoC&pg=PA390|date=3 September 1996|publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing|isbn=978-0-8028-3788-2|page=390}}</ref>
* [[633]] &ndash;  [[Battle of Hatfield Chase]]: King [[Edwin of Northumbria]] is defeated and killed by an alliance under [[Penda of Mercia]] and [[Cadwallon ap Cadfan|Cadwallon of Gwynedd]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=William Bernard Mac Cabe|author2=William Bernard MacCabe|title=A Catholic History of England|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cgBaAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA258|year=1847|publisher=Newby|pages=258}}</ref>
*[[1279]] &ndash; The ''[[Nichiren Shōshū]]'' branch of Buddhism is founded in Japan.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Arweck|author2=Martin D. Stringer|title=Theorizing Faith|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5kRRZ6sQOdkC&pg=PA61|date=31 May 2002|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-902459-33-2|pages=61}}</ref>
*[[1398]] &ndash; In the [[Treaty of Salynas]], [[Lithuania]] cedes [[Samogitia]] to the [[Teutonic Order|Teutonic Knights]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Albertas Gerutis|title=Lithuania 700 Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cHlpAAAAMAAJ|year=1969|publisher=Manyland Books|page=62|isbn=9780000087140}}</ref>
*[[1406]] &ndash; [[Chen Yanxiang]], the only person from Indonesia known to have visited dynastic Korea, reaches [[Seoul]] after having set out from [[Java]] four months before.<ref>{{cite book | last = Cho | first = Hung-guk | title = Han'guk-gwa Dongnam Asia-ui Gyoryusa | trans-title  = History of Exchanges between Korea and Southeast Asia | script-title = ko:한국과 동남아시아의 교류사 | publisher = Sonamu | location = Seoul, South Korea | year = 2009 | isbn = 978-89-7139-557-8  | language  = ko  | ref = {{harvid|Cho|2009}}a}}</ref>
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Christopher Columbus]]'s [[voyages of Christopher Columbus|first expedition]] makes landfall in the [[Caribbean]], specifically on [[San Salvador Island]]. ([[Julian calendar]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Barratt|title=Bahama Saga: The Epic Story of the Bahama Islands|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eX7C6klODvcC&pg=PA84|date=21 May 2004|publisher=Author House|isbn=978-1-4107-9830-5|pages=87}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1654]] &ndash; The [[Delft Explosion]] devastates the city in the Netherlands, killing more than 100 people.
*[[1692]] &ndash; The [[Salem witch trials]] are ended by a letter from [[Province of Massachusetts Bay]] [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts|Governor]] [[William Phips]].
*[[1748]] &ndash; [[War of Jenkins' Ear]]: A British squadron [[Battle of Havana (1748)|wins a tactical victory]] over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
*[[1773]] &ndash; America's [[Eastern State Hospital (Virginia)|first insane asylum]] opens.
*[[1792]] &ndash; The first celebration of [[Columbus Day]] is held in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |title=Columbus Day {{!}} History, Meaning, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Columbus-Day |website=www.britannica.com |date=9 October 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; The cornerstone of [[Old East]], the oldest state university building in the United States, is laid at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]].
*[[1798]] &ndash; Flemish and Luxembourgish peasants launch the rebellion against French rule known as the [[Peasants' War (1798)|Peasants' War]].
*[[1799]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse]] becomes the first woman to jump from a balloon with a [[parachute]].
*[[1810]] &ndash; The citizens of [[Munich]] hold the first [[Oktoberfest]] in celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince [[Ludwig I of Bavaria|Louis of Bavaria]] and Princess [[Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=On This Day - What Happened on October 12 {{!}} Britannica|url=https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/October-12|access-date=2022-01-11|website=www.britannica.com|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1822]] &ndash; [[Pedro I of Brazil]] is proclaimed the emperor.
*[[1849]] &ndash; The city of [[Manizales]], Colombia, is founded by 'The Expedition of the 20'.
*[[1856]] &ndash; An [[1856 Heraklion earthquake|M 7.7–8.3 earthquake]] off the Greek island of Crete cause major damage as far as Egypt and Malta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Significant Earthquake Information GREECE: CRETE; EGYPT|url=https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2005|access-date=4 January 2021|website=NGDC}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; The British in India enact the [[Criminal Tribes Act]], naming many local communities "Criminal Tribes".
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Uddevalla Suffrage Association]] is formed.
*[[1892]] &ndash; The [[Pledge of Allegiance (United States)|Pledge of Allegiance]] is first recited by students in many US public schools.

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; President [[Theodore Roosevelt]] officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the [[White House]].
*[[1909]] &ndash; Foundation of [[Coritiba Foot Ball Club]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coritiba.com.br/artigo/11/fundacao |title=Fundação |trans-title= Foundation |language= PT|date= January 28, 2013 |website= Coritiba.com.br |access-date= February 21, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: British nurse [[Edith Cavell]] is executed by a German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape from [[German occupation of Belgium during World War I|occupied Belgium]].
*[[1917]] &ndash; World War I: The [[First Battle of Passchendaele]] takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
*[[1918]] &ndash; A [[Cloquet fire|massive forest fire]] kills 453 people in Minnesota.
*[[1928]] &ndash; An [[iron lung]] respirator is used for the first time at [[Boston Children's Hospital]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; The military [[Alcatraz Citadel]] becomes the civilian [[Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary]].
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Axis occupation of Greece|Axis occupation of Athens]] comes to an end.
*[[1945]] &ndash; World War II: [[Desmond Doss]] is the first conscientious objector to receive the U.S. Medal of Honor.
*  1945   &ndash; The [[Lao Issara]] took control of Laos' government and reaffirmed the country's independence.<ref>[http://www.visit-laos.com/sabbaidee/history.htm visit-laos.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705204007/http://www.visit-laos.com/sabbaidee/history.htm |date=2008-07-05 }}</ref>
*[[1959]] &ndash; At the national congress of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance in Peru, a group of leftist radicals are expelled from the party who later form [[APRA Rebelde]].
*[[1960]] &ndash; Soviet Premier [[Nikita Khrushchev]] [[shoe-banging incident|pounds his shoe on a desk]] at the United Nations to protest a Philippine assertion.
*[[1962]] &ndash; The [[Columbus Day Storm of 1962|Columbus Day Storm]] strikes the [[Pacific Northwest|U.S. Pacific Northwest]] with record wind velocities. There was at least U.S. $230&nbsp;million in damages and 46 people died.
*[[1963]] &ndash; After nearly 23 years of imprisonment, Reverend [[Walter Ciszek]], a Jesuit missionary, was released from the Soviet Union.
*[[1964]] &ndash; The Soviet Union launches the [[Voskhod 1]] into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew, and the first flight without pressure suits.
*[[1967]] &ndash; A bomb explodes on board [[Cyprus Airways Flight 284]] while flying over the [[Mediterranean Sea]], killing 66.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland DH-106 Comet 4 G-ARCO Demre, Turkey|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19671012-0|access-date=2021-10-11|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Equatorial Guinea]] becomes independent from Spain.
*[[1970]] &ndash; Vietnam War: [[Vietnamization]] continues as President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas.
*[[1971]] &ndash; The [[2,500 year celebration of the Persian Empire]] begins. 
*[[1973]] &ndash; President Nixon nominates House Minority Leader [[Gerald Ford|Gerald R. Ford]] as the successor to Vice President [[Spiro Agnew|Spiro T. Agnew]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Times|first=John Herbers Special to The New York|date=1973-10-13|title=MOVE IS SURPRISE|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/10/13/archives/move-is-surprise-house-gop-leader-would-be-the-40th-vice-president.html|access-date=2022-01-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Indian Airlines Flight 171]] crashes at [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Santacruz Airport]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India, killing 95.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle VI-N VT-DWN Bombay-Santacruz Airport (BOM) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19761012-0 |access-date=2019-06-30 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Hua Guofeng]] succeeds [[Mao Zedong]] as [[paramount leader]] of China.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-10-11|title=TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/opinion/2022/01/224_316806.html|access-date=2022-01-11|website=koreatimes|language=en}}</ref>  
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Tip]] becomes the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
*[[1983]] &ndash; Japan's former Prime Minister [[Kakuei Tanaka|Tanaka Kakuei]] is found guilty of taking a [[Lockheed bribery scandals|$2 million bribe]] from the [[Lockheed Corporation]], and is sentenced to four years in jail.
*[[1984]] &ndash; The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] [[Brighton hotel bombing|fail to assassinate]] Prime Minister [[Margaret Thatcher]] and her [[Second Thatcher ministry|cabinet]].  The bomb kills five people and wounds at least 31 others.<ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=The New Yorker |title=The I.R.A., the Brits, and a Bomb That Shook the Nations |access-date=4 April 2023 |first1=Amy |last1=Davidson Sorkin |volume=99 |issue=8 |page=60 |url-access=subscription |date=3 April 2023 |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/04/10/there-will-be-fire-rory-carroll-book-review-ireland}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; Two officers of the [[Victoria Police]] are gunned down execution-style in the [[Walsh Street police shootings]], Australia.
*[[1992]] &ndash; A [[1992 Cairo earthquake|5.8 earthquake occurred]] in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
*[[1994]] &ndash; The [[Magellan (spacecraft)|Magellan spacecraft]] burns up in the [[atmosphere of Venus]].
*1994   &ndash; [[Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746]] crashes near [[Natanz]], Iran, killing all 66 people on board.<ref>{{cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 746&nbsp;– Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19941012-0 |access-date=December 6, 2011 |website=aviation-safety.net |publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[New Zealand]] holds its [[1996 New Zealand general election|first general election]] under the new [[mixed-member proportional representation]] system, which led to [[Jim Bolger]]'s [[New Zealand National Party|National Party]] forming a [[coalition government]] with [[Winston Peters|Winston Peters's]] [[New Zealand First]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Boston|first1=Jonathan|last2=Levine|first2=Stephen|last3=McLeay|first3=Elizabeth|last4=Roberts|first4=Nigel S.|date=1997|title=The 1996 General Election in New Zealand: Proportional Representation and Political Change|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/20634760|journal=The Australian Quarterly|language=en|volume=69|issue=1|pages=1–14|doi=10.2307/20634760|jstor=20634760|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; The [[Sidi Daoud massacre]] in Algeria kills 43 people at a fake roadblock.
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Matthew Shepard]], a gay student at [[University of Wyoming]], dies five days after he was beaten outside of Laramie.
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Pervez Musharraf]] takes power in Pakistan from [[Nawaz Sharif]] through a bloodless [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|coup]].
*  1999   &ndash; The former Autonomous Soviet Republic of [[Abkhazia]] declares its independence from [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; The [[USS Cole (DDG-67)|USS ''Cole'']], a [[US Navy]] [[destroyer]], [[USS Cole bombing|is badly damaged]] by two [[al-Qaeda]] suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.
*[[2002]] &ndash; Terrorists [[2002 Bali bombings|detonate bombs]] in two nightclubs in [[Kuta, Bali]], Indonesia, killing 202 and wounding over 200.
*[[2005]] &ndash; The second Chinese human spaceflight, ''[[Shenzhou 6]]'', is launched, carrying two cosmonauts in orbit for five days.
*[[2010]] &ndash; The Finnish [[Yle TV2]] channel's ''[[Ajankohtainen kakkonen]]'' current affairs program airs controversial [[Homoilta|''Homoilta'' episode]] (literally "gay night"), which leads to the resignation of almost 50,000 [[Finns]] from the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland|Evangelical Lutheran Church]].<ref>{{cite web|author=eroakirkosta.fi | title=Statistical Data | url=http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/media/tilastot | accessdate=October 18, 2010 | language=Finnish }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=eroakirkosta.fi | title=Resignations Today | url=http://www.eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ | accessdate=October 18, 2010 | language=Finnish | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20101019134121/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/| archivedate= October 19, 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | author=Eroa kirkosta | title=Erolaskuri | date=October 24, 2010 | url=http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html | access-date=October 24, 2010 | language=fi | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101021200908/http://eroakirkosta.fi/static/ek-tilastot/ylea2.html | archive-date=October 21, 2010 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; The [[European Union]] wins the [[2012 Nobel Peace Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Nobel Peace Prize 2012|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/2012/summary/|access-date=2022-01-11|website=NobelPrize.org|language=en-US}}</ref> 
*[[2013]] &ndash; Fifty-one people are killed after a truck [[2013 Peru bus disaster|veers off a cliff]] in Peru.
*2013 &ndash; [[Collapse of the Space Building|An apartment building collapse]] in [[Medellín|Medellín, Colombia]] results in the deaths of twelve people.<ref>{{cite web |title=Se desplomó edificio Space en el barrio El Poblado |url=http://diarioadn.co/medell%C3%ADn/mi-ciudad/se-desplom%C3%B3-edificio-en-el-poblado-1.80901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106043359/http://diarioadn.co/medell%C3%ADn/mi-ciudad/se-desplom%C3%B3-edificio-en-el-poblado-1.80901 |archive-date=6 November 2013 |access-date=1 November 2013}}<!-- auto-translated from Spanish by Module:CS1 translator --></ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-09-23 |title=Medellin tower blocks demolished after collapse |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-29324660 |access-date=2024-09-20 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; The United States announces its decision to withdraw from [[UNESCO]]. Israel immediately follows.
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Princess Eugenie]] [[Wedding of Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank|marries]] [[Jack Brooksbank]] at [[St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle|St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle]].
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Typhoon Hagibis (2019)|Typhoon Hagibis]] makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.<ref>{{cite web|website=CNN World News|title=Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, leaving at least 10 dead|author1=Chie Kobayashi|author2=Yoko Wakatsuki|date=Oct 13, 2019|access-date=Oct 13, 2019|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/12/asia/japan-typhoon-hagibis-intl-hnk/index.html}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Eliud Kipchoge]] from Kenya becomes the first person to run a [[marathon]] in [[Ineos 1:59 Challenge|less than two hours]] with a time of 1:59:40 in Vienna.<ref>{{cite web|website=CNN Sports|title=Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge smashes two-hour marathon barrier|date=Oct 12, 2019 |access-date=Oct 14, 2019|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/12/sport/eliud-kipchoge-marathon-vienna-intl/index.html|author=Bianca Britton}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; The [[1031 Canal|Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans]], which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monteverde |first=Danny |title='We are in rescue mode:' 2 dead, 1 missing, 30 injured in Hard Rock Hotel collapse|url=https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/orleans/hard-rock-hotel-collapses-on-canal-street/289-930d2437-69fa-4993-a41e-0bd480274f44|access-date=October 11, 2024|website=wwltv.com|date=October 12, 2019|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{citation|website=Fox News|title=New Orleans Hard Rock hotel under construction collapses; at least 2 dead, multiple injured|date=Oct 12, 2019|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/new-orleans-hard-rock-hotel-collapses-injuries}}</ref>
*  2022   &ndash; [[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 due to a self inflicted gunshot the morning after the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-10-13 |title=Slovakia: Two dead after shooting outside LGBT bar |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63239523 |access-date=2024-11-08 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Births==

===Pre-1600===
*[[1008]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Ichijō|Go-Ichijō]], emperor of Japan (died 1036)
*[[1240]] &ndash; [[Trần Thánh Tông]], emperor of Vietnam (then [[Đại Việt]]) (died 1290)
*[[1350]] &ndash; [[Dmitri Donskoi]], Grand Duke of Moscow (died 1389)
*[[1490]] &ndash; [[Bernardo Pisano]], Italian composer and priest (died 1548)
*[[1533]] &ndash; [[Asakura Yoshikage]], Japanese ruler (died 1573)
*[[1537]] &ndash; [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]], king of England (died 1553)
*[[1555]] &ndash; [[Peregrine Bertie, 13th Baron Willoughby de Eresby]], English diplomat (died 1601)
*[[1558]] &ndash; [[Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria|Maximilian III]], archduke of Austria (died 1618)
*[[1559]] &ndash; [[Jacques Sirmond]], French scholar and Jesuit (died 1651)<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 March 2024 |title=Sirmond, Jacques, 1559-1651 |url=https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86113885.html |access-date=16 February 2025 |website=Library of Congress}}</ref>
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Thomas Dudley]], English-American soldier and politician, 3rd [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts|Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony]] (died 1653)

===1601–1900===
*[[1602]] &ndash; [[William Chillingworth]], English scholar and theologian (died 1644)
*[[1614]] &ndash; [[Henry More]], English philosopher (died 1687)
*[[1687]] &ndash; [[Sylvius Leopold Weiss]], German lute player and composer (died 1750)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Trumbull]], American colonel and politician, 16th [[Governor of Connecticut]] (died 1785)
*[[1725]] &ndash; [[Étienne Louis Geoffroy]], French pharmacist and entomologist (died 1810)
*[[1792]] &ndash; [[Christian Gmelin]], German chemist and pharmacist (died 1860)
*[[1798]] &ndash; [[Pedro I of Brazil|Pedro I]], emperor of Brazil (died 1834)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Frey-Herosé]], Swiss lawyer and politician, 5th [[President of the Swiss Confederation]] (died 1873)
*[[1815]] &ndash; [[William J. Hardee]], American general (died 1873)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[George Thorn]], Australian politician, 6th [[Premier of Queensland]] (died 1905)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Helena Modjeska]], Polish-American actress (died 1909)<ref>{{cite book | last=Dearinger | first=Kevin Lane | title=The Bard in the Bluegrass: Two Centuries of Shakespearean Performance in Lexington, Kentucky | place=Jefferson, North Carolina | publisher=McFarland & Co. | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-7864-2895-3 | page=179}}</ref>
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[Arthur Nikisch]], Hungarian conductor and academic (died 1922)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Elmer Ambrose Sperry]], American engineer and businessman, co-invented the [[gyrocompass]] (died 1930)
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Kamini Roy]], British India's first female graduate, Bengali poet, social activist, and feminist writer (died 1933)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.observerbd.com/2015/09/29/112606.php|title=Kamini Roy's 82nd death anniversary today|website=www.observerbd.com|access-date=2019-02-24}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Arthur Harden]], English biochemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1940)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Ramsay MacDonald]], Scottish journalist and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 1937)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[August Horch]], German engineer and businessman, founded [[Audi]] (died 1951)
*  1868   &ndash; [[Mariano Trías]], Filipino general and politician, 1st [[Vice President of the Philippines]] (died 1914)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Ralph Vaughan Williams]], English composer and educator (died 1958)<ref>{{cite book | last=Steinberg | first=Michael | title=Choral Masterworks:A Listener's Guide | place=Oxford | publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2008 | isbn=978-0-1953-4066-2 |page=288}}</ref>
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Burke (baseball)|Jimmy Burke]], American baseball player and manager (died 1942)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Aleister Crowley]], English magician and author (died 1947)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Truxtun Hare]], American football player and hammer thrower (died 1956)
*[[1880]] &ndash; [[Louis Hémon]], French-Canadian author (died 1913)
*  1880   &ndash; [[Kullervo Manner]], Finnish [[Speaker of the Parliament of Finland|Speaker of the Parliament]], the [[Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic|Prime Minister of the FSWR]] and the Supreme Commander of the [[Red Guard (Finland)|Red Guards]] (died 1939)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://finland100.fi/persons/manner-kullervo/|title=Manner, Kullervo – Svinhufvud|website=Finland100.fi|access-date=October 26, 2020|language=en}}</ref>
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Dietrich von Hildebrand]], German Catholic philosopher and author (died 1977)<ref>{{cite book |editor1-last=Shook |editor1-first=John R. |editor2-last=Hull |editor2-first=Richard T. |title=Dictionary Of Modern American Philosophers |date=2005 |publisher=[[Bloomsbury Academic]] |page=1114 |isbn=978-1-84371-037-0 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ijpj1tB3Qr0C&q=Dietrich%20von%20Hildebrand}}</ref>
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Edith Stein]], Polish nun and martyr; later canonized (died 1942)
*  1891   &ndash; [[Fumimaro Konoe]], Japanese soldier and politician, 39th [[Prime Minister of Japan]] (died 1945)
*[[1892]] &ndash; [[Gilda dalla Rizza]], Italian soprano and actress (died 1975)<ref>{{cite book | last=Macy | first=Laura | title=Grove Book of Opera Singers | place=Oxford | publisher=Oxford University Press | year=2008 | isbn=978-0-1953-3765-5 | page=107}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Velvalee Dickinson]], American spy (died 1980)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of Romania]], queen consort of Greece (died 1956)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Eugenio Montale]], Italian poet and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1981)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 1975 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1975/montale/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Josephine Hutchinson]], American actress (died 1998)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Lester Dent]], American journalist and author (died 1959)
*  1904   &ndash; [[Anthony F. DePalma]], American orthopedic surgeon and professor (died 2005)<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 8, 2005 |title=Anthony DePalma Obituary |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sunsentinel/name/anthony-depalma-obituary?id=26797930 |access-date=April 7, 2023}}</ref>
*  1904   &ndash; [[Ding Ling]], Chinese author and educator (died 1986)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Joe Cronin]], American baseball player and manager (died 1984)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 12: Josh Hutcherson, Sam Moore |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-12-Josh-Hutcherson-Sam-Moore/7201665543924/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=10 October 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1906   &ndash; [[John Murray (playwright)|John Murray]], American playwright and producer (died 1984)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Piero Taruffi]], Italian race car driver and motorcycle racer (died 1988) 
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Paul Engle]], American novelist, poet, playwright, and critic (died 1991)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Ann Petry]], American novelist (died 1997)<ref>{{cite book | last1=Ervin | first1=Hazel Arnett | last2=Holladay | first2=Hilary | title=Ann Petry's Short Fiction: Critical Essays | place=Westport | publisher=Praeger Publishers | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-3133-2291-4 | page=xvii}}</ref>
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[Dorothy Livesay]], Canadian poet (died 1996)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Barclay |first1=Adèle |title=Livesay, (Kathleen May) Dorothy (1909–1996) |journal=Routledge Encyclopedia of Modernism |date=2016 |doi=10.4324/9781135000356-REM665-1|isbn=9781135000356 }}</ref>
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Robert Fitzgerald]], American poet, critic, and translator (died 1985)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Malcolm Renfrew]], American chemist and academic (died 2013)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Vijay Merchant]], Indian cricketer (died 1987) 
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Muhammad Shamsul Huq]], Bangladeshi academic and former Minister of Foreign Affairs (died [[2006]])<ref>{{cite Banglapedia|author=[[Sirajul Islam|Islam, Sirajul]]|article=Huq, Muhammad Shamsul}}</ref>
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Alice Chetwynd Ley]], English author and educator (died 2004)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[John E. Hodge]], African-American chemist (died 1996)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Alice Childress]], American actress and playwright (died 1994)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Lock Martin]], American actor (died 1959)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Roque Máspoli]], Uruguayan footballer and manager (died 2004)
*  1917   &ndash; [[James Phillip McAuley]], Australian Poet (died 1976)<ref>{{cite web |title=James Phillip McAuley: Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-Phillip-McAuley |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Gilles Beaudoin]], Canadian politician, 34th [[Mayor of Trois-Rivières]] (died 2007)
*  1919   &ndash; [[Doris Miller]], American cook and soldier (died 1943)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Christopher Soames]], English politician and diplomat, [[Governor of Southern Rhodesia]] (died 1987)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Art Clokey]], American animator, producer, screenwriter, and voice actor, created ''[[Gumby]]'' (died 2010)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Jaroslav Drobný]], Czech-English tennis player and ice hockey player (died 2001)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Logie Bruce Lockhart]], Scottish rugby player and journalist (died 2020)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[William H. Sullivan]], American soldier and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to the Philippines]] (died 2013)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Jean Nidetch]], American businesswoman, co-founded [[WW International|Weight Watchers]] (died 2015)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Goody Petronelli]], American boxer, trainer, and manager (died 2012)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Leonidas Kyrkos]], Greek politician (died 2011)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Denis Lazure]], Canadian psychiatrist and politician (died 2008)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Eliška Misáková]], Czech gymnast (died 1948)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eliška Misáková (1926-1948): Vyškov |url=https://www.vyskov-mesto.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=18857&id=1067598&query=mis%C3%A1kov%C3%A1 |website=www.vyskov-mesto.cz |access-date=14 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Al Held]], American painter and academic (died 2005)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Domna Samiou]], Greek singer and musicologist (died 2012)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Nappy Brown]], American R&B singer-songwriter (died 2008)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Robert Coles (psychiatrist)|Robert Coles]], American psychologist, author, and academic
*  1929   &ndash; [[Magnus Magnusson]], Icelandic journalist and academic (died 2007)
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Denis Brodeur]], Canadian ice hockey player and photographer (died 2013)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Milica Kacin Wohinz]], Slovenian historian and author (died 2021)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Ole-Johan Dahl]], Norwegian computer scientist and academic, co-developed [[Simula]] (died 2002)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Dick Gregory]], American comedian, actor, and author (died 2017)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1932   &ndash; [[Ned Jarrett]], American race car driver and sportscaster
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Guido Molinari]], Canadian painter and art collector (died 2004)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[James "Sugar Boy" Crawford]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 2012)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Richard Meier]], American architect, designed the [[Getty Center]] and [[City Tower (Prague)|City Tower]]
*  1934   &ndash; [[Albert Shiryaev]], Russian mathematician and academic
*  1934   &ndash; [[Oğuz Atay]], Turkish engineer and author (died 1977)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Constantine Manos]], Greek-born American photographer (died 2025)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/culture/563401951/konstantinos-manos-pethane-o-simantikos-fotografos-tis-diasporas/ |title=Κωνσταντίνος Μάνος: Πέθανε ο σημαντικός φωτογράφος της διασποράς |date=3 January 2025 |website=Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ |access-date=4 January 2025 |language=greek}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Don Howe]], English footballer and manager (died 2015)
*  1935 &ndash; [[Tony Kubek]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1935 &ndash; [[Sam Moore]], American soul singer-songwriter (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newman |first=Melinda |date=January 11, 2025 |title=Legendary Soul Singer Sam Moore, Half of Sam & Dave, Dies at 89 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip-hop/sam-moore-dead-1235874461/ |access-date=January 11, 2025 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="AP" />
*  1935 &ndash; [[Shivraj Patil]], Indian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Defence (India)|Indian Minister of Defence]]
*  1935 &ndash; [[Luciano Pavarotti]], Italian tenor and actor (died 2007)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins]], Australian race car driver (died 1969)
*  1937   &ndash; [[Robert Mangold]], American painter
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Michael Mansfield]], English lawyer, academic, and republican
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Melvin Franklin]], American soul bass singer (died 1995)
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Kostas Tsakonas]], Greek actor (died 2015)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Angela Rippon]], English journalist and author
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Aurore Clément]], French actress
*  1945   &ndash; [[Dusty Rhodes]], American wrestler (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Dusty Rhodes, Professional Wrestling's Everyman, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/14/sports/dusty-rhodes-professional-wrestlings-everyman-dies-at-69.html |website=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=10 October 2023 |date=12 June 2015}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Drew Edmondson]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/2018%20Candidate%20Declarations%20Day%202.pdf#page51|title=2018 Oklahoma Candidate Declaration Forms|page=51|date=2018|access-date=August 3, 2018|archive-date=July 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180725144401/https://www.ok.gov/elections/documents/2018%20Candidate%20Declarations%20Day%202.pdf#page51|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; [[Ashok Mankad]], Indian cricketer (died 2008)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Daryl Runswick]], English bassist and composer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Chris Wallace]], American journalist<ref name="AP" />
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[John Engler]], American businessman and politician, 46th [[Governor of Michigan]]
*  1948   &ndash; [[Rick Parfitt]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2016)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Dave Lloyd (cyclist)|Dave Lloyd]], English cyclist and coach
*  1949   &ndash; [[Carlos the Jackal]], Venezuelan terrorist
*  1949   &ndash; [[Barclay Shaw]], American artist<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaw, Barclay|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=February 17, 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/shaw_barclay}}</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Paul Went]], English footballer and manager (died 2017)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Susan Anton]], American actress and model<ref name="AP" />
*  1950   &ndash; [[Dave Freudenthal]], American economist and politician, 31st [[Governor of Wyoming]]
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Sally Little]], South African-American golfer<ref>{{cite book | last1=Mallon | first1=Bill | last2=Jerris | first2=Jerris |title=Historical Dictionary of Golf | place=Lanham | publisher=Scarecrow Press | year=2011 | isbn=978-0-8108-7465-7 | page=171}}</ref>
*  1951   &ndash; [[Ed Royce (politician)|Ed Royce]], American businessman and politician
*  1951   &ndash; [[Norio Suzuki (golfer)|Norio Suzuki]], Japanese golfer
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Trevor Chappell]], Australian cricketer and coach
*  1952   &ndash; [[Béla Csécsei]], Hungarian educator and politician (died 2012)
*  1952   &ndash; [[Roger Heath-Brown]], English mathematician and theorist
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Les Dennis]], English comedian and actor
*  1953   &ndash; [[David Threlfall]], English actor and director
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Evalie A. Bradley]], Anguillian politician and member of the [[House of Assembly of Anguilla]]<ref name="CE">{{cite web|title=Evalie A. Bradley|url=http://www.caribbeanelections.com/knowledge/biography/bios/bradley_evalie.asp|accessdate=12 November 2017|website=Caribbean Elections}}</ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Massimo Ghini]], Italian actor
*  1954   &ndash; [[Michael Roe]], American singer, songwriter, and record producer
*  1954   &ndash; [[Linval Thompson]], Jamaican singer and producer
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Einar Jan Aas]], Norwegian footballer
*  1955   &ndash; [[Pat DiNizio]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2017)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Ante Gotovina]], Croatian general
*  1955   &ndash; [[Jane Siberry]], Canadian singer-songwriter and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Rafael Ábalos]], Spanish author 
*  1956   &ndash; [[Allan Evans (footballer)|Allan Evans]], Scottish footballer
*  1956   &ndash; [[Lutz Haueisen]], German cyclist
*  1956   &ndash; [[Catherine Holmes]], Australian judge
*  1956   &ndash; [[Gerti Schanderl]], German figure skater
*  1956   &ndash; [[David Vanian]], English singer-songwriter
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Clémentine Célarié]], French actress, singer, and director
*  1957   &ndash; [[Serge Clerc]], French comic book artist and illustrator
*  1957   &ndash; [[Mike Dowler]], Welsh football goalkeeper
*  1957   &ndash; [[Annik Honoré]], Belgian journalist and music promoter (died 2014)
*  1957   &ndash; [[William F. Laurance]], Australian biologist
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Steve Austria]], American lawyer and politician
*  1958   &ndash; [[Maria de Fátima Silva de Sequeira Dias]], Portuguese historian, author, and academic (died 2013)
*  1958   &ndash; [[Jeff Keith]], American rock singer-songwriter
*  1958   &ndash; [[Bryn Merrick]], Welsh bass player (died 2015)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Anna Escobedo Cabral]], American lawyer and politician, 42nd [[Treasurer of the United States]]
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Steve Lowery]], American golfer
*  1960   &ndash; [[Carlo Perrone (footballer, born October 1960)|Carlo Perrone]], Italian footballer and manager
*  1960   &ndash; [[Hiroyuki Sanada]], Japanese actor and martial artist<ref name="AP" />
*  1960   &ndash; [[Dorothee Vieth]], German Paralympic cyclist<ref>{{cite web |title=Dorothee Vieth - Team Deutschland Paralympics |url=https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/de/athleten/detail/a_action/show/a_athletes/dorothee-vieth-132.html |website=www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de |access-date=18 March 2020 |language=de}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Chendo]], Spanish footballer
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Carlos Bernard]], American actor and director<ref name="AP" />
*  1962 &ndash; [[Michelle Botes]], South African actress (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Engelbrecht |first=Leandra |date=December 21, 2024 |title=Celebrated actor and Isidingo villain Michelle Botes has died |url=https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/celebrities/celebrated-actor-and-isidingo-villain-michelle-botes-63-has-died-20241221 |access-date=January 5, 2025 |website=[[News24 (website)|News24]] |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Botes">{{Cite web |date=2021-04-08 |title=Biography of Michelle Botes: Age, Husband, Career & Net Worth |url=https://southafricaportal.com/michelle-botes/ |access-date=2022-03-29 |website=South Africa Portal |language=en-US}}</ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [[Chris Botti]], American trumpet player and composer<ref name="AP" />
*  1962   &ndash; [[John Coleman (footballer, born 1962)|John Coleman]], English footballer and manager
*  1962   &ndash; [[Branko Crvenkovski]], Macedonian engineer and politician, 3rd [[President of the Republic of Macedonia]]
*  1962   &ndash; [[Deborah Foreman]], American actress and photographer
*  1962   &ndash; [[Mads Eriksen (musician)|Mads Eriksen]], Norwegian guitarist and composer
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Raimond Aumann]], German footballer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Hideki Fujisawa]], Japanese composer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Satoshi Kon]], Japanese animator and screenwriter (died 2010)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Dave Legeno]], English actor and mixed martial artist (died 2014)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Alan McDonald (Northern Ireland footballer)|Alan McDonald]], Irish footballer and manager (died 2012)
*  1963   &ndash; [[Luis Polonia]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Dan Abnett]], English author
*  1965   &ndash; [[Chris Chandler (American football)|Chris Chandler]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Chandler |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/29/chris-chandler |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[J. J. Daigneault]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [[Scott O'Grady]], American captain and pilot
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jonathan Crombie]], Canadian actor and voice over artist (died 2015)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Wim Jonk]], Dutch footballer
*  1966   &ndash; [[Brian Kennedy (singer)|Brian Kennedy]], Northern Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1966   &ndash; [[Brenda Romero]], American game designer
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Becky Iverson]], American golfer
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Bill Auberlen]], American race car driver
*  1968   &ndash; [[Paul Harragon]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster
*  1968   &ndash; [[Hugh Jackman]], Australian actor, singer, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 12, 2022 includes celebrities Hugh Jackman, Iris Apatow |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-12-2022-includes-celebrities-hugh-jackman-iris-apatow.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=10 October 2023 |date=12 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Leon Lett]], American football player
*  1968   &ndash; [[Adam Rich]], American actor (died 2023)<ref name="AP" />
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Martie Maguire]], American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Željko Milinovič]], Slovenian footballer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Dwayne Roloson]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1969   &ndash; [[José Valentín]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Kirk Cameron]], American actor, screenwriter, and Christian evangelical/anti-evolution activist<ref name="AP" />
*  1970   &ndash; [[Patrick Musimu]], Belgian diver and physiotherapist (died 2011)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Tanyon Sturtze]], American baseball player
*  1970   &ndash; [[Charlie Ward]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Tony Fiore]], American baseball player
*  1971   &ndash; [[Steve Johnston]], Australian motorcycle racer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Bronzell Miller]], American football player and actor (died 2013)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Juan Manuel Silva]], Argentinian race car driver
*  1972   &ndash; [[Tom Van Mol]], Belgian footballer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Lesli Brea]], Dominican baseball player
*  1973   &ndash; [[Martin Corry (rugby union)|Martin Corry]], English rugby player
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Stephen Lee (snooker player)|Stephen Lee]], English snooker player
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Susana Félix]], Portuguese singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
*  1975   &ndash; [[Marion Jones]], American basketball player and runner<ref name="UPI" />
*  1975   &ndash; [[Randy Robitaille]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Randy Robitaille |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/randy-robitaille-8466110 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Simon Bridges]], New Zealand politician
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Cristie Kerr]], American golfer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Bode Miller]], American skier<ref name="UPI" />
*  1977   &ndash; [[Javier Toyo]], Venezuelan footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Stefan Binder]], German footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Baden Cooke]], Australian cyclist
*  1978   &ndash; [[Marko Jarić]], Serbian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marko Jaric |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2060/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Steven Agnew]], Northern Irish politician
*  1979   &ndash; [[Steve Borthwick]], English rugby player
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jordan Pundik]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> 
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Ledley King]], English footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ann Wauters]], Belgian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ann Wauters |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/100445/ann-wauters |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Tom Guiry]], American actor 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Marcel Hossa]], Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcel Hossa |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/marcel-hossa-8468496 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1981   &ndash; [[Brian Kerr (Scottish footballer)|Brian Kerr]], Scottish footballer and manager
*  1981   &ndash; [[Giuseppe Lanzone]], American rower
*  1981   &ndash; [[Brian J. Smith]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1981   &ndash; [[Conrad Smith]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1981   &ndash; [[Sun Tiantian]], Chinese tennis player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Alex Brosque]], Australian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Carlton Cole]], English footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Katie Piper]], English philanthropist, broadcaster, and [[acid violence]] survivor 
*  1983   &ndash; [[Mariko Yamamoto]], Japanese cricketer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Michelle Carter (athlete)|Michelle Carter]], American shot putter
*  1985   &ndash; [[Mike Green (ice hockey, born 1985)|Mike Green]], Canadian hockey player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Anna Iljuštšenko]], Estonian high jumper
*  1985   &ndash; [[Greig Laidlaw]], Scottish rugby player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scottishrugby.org/squads/scotland-men/greig-laidlaw |title=Greig Laidlaw |website=[[Scottish Rugby Union]] |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1985   &ndash; [[Carl Söderberg]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Carl Soderberg |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/carl-soderberg-8471262 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Ioannis Maniatis]], Greek footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Sergio Peter]], German footballer
*  1986   &ndash; [[Cristhian Stuani]], Uruguayan footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Cristhian Stuani|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/13573/Cristhian-Stuani/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=12 October 2024}}</ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Tyler Blackburn]], American actor<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/tyler-blackburn-58453978/ |title=Tyler Blackburn |website=Hollywood.com |access-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620181503/http://www.hollywood.com/celebrities/tyler-blackburn-58453978/|archive-date=June 20, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Marvin Ogunjimi]], Belgian footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Sam Whitelock]], New Zealand rugby player
*  1988   &ndash; [[Calum Scott]], British singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/experimentUK/status/521352815982022656/photo/1 |publisher=The Experiment |title=Happy birthday to our frontman Calum have a great day mate |date=12 October 2014}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Anna Ohmiya]], Japanese curler
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Henri Lansbury]], English footballer
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Nicolao Dumitru]], Italian footballer
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Josh Hutcherson]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Ketel Marte]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ketel Marte |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/ketel-marte-606466 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=10 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Sean Monahan]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1994   &ndash; [[Olivia Smoliga]], American swimmer
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Jessica Hogg]], Welsh artistic gymnast<ref>{{cite web |title=Jessica HOGG - Olympic Gymnastics Artistic {{!}} Great Britain |url=https://www.olympic.org/jessica-hogg |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=4 March 2020 |language=en |date=26 June 2016}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[James Graham (singer)|James Graham]], British singer
*  1996   &ndash; [[Owen Watkin]], Welsh rugby player<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.wru.wales/player/owen-watkin/|title=Owen Watkin|website=Welsh Rugby Union |access-date=23 April 2020}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Curtis Scott]], Australian rugby league player
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Ferdia Walsh-Peelo]], Irish actor and musician<ref name="UPI" />
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jongho]], South Korean singer and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATEEZ is ready to make it 'Bouncy': Members talk 'OUTLAW,' growth since debut and ATINY |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/06/16/ateez-interview-kpop-members-outlaw-bouncy-music-album-release-atiny-profile/70206655007/ |first1=Olivia |last1=Munson |date=16 June 2023 |access-date=12 April 2025 |website=USA Today |language=en}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Iris Apatow]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Darci Lynne]], American ventriloquist<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hall|first1=Richard|title=10 things about 'America's Got Talent' winner Darci Lynne Farmer you didn't know|url=https://newsok.com/article/5564973|work=[[The Oklahoman|NewsOK]]|date=4 September 2017}}</ref>

==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[322 BC]] &ndash; [[Demosthenes]], Athenian statesman, (born 384 BC)
* [[638]] &ndash; [[Pope Honorius I|Honorius I]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[642]] &ndash; [[Pope John IV|John IV]], pope of the Catholic Church
* [[884]] &ndash; [[Prince Tsunesada|Tsunesada]], Japanese prince (born 825)
* [[974]] &ndash; [[Al-Muti]], Abbasid caliph (born 913/14)<ref>{{TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi | first = Ahmet  | last = Güner | authorlink = | title = Mutî‘-Lillâh | volume = 31 | url = https://islamansiklopedisi.org.tr/muti-lillah | pages = 401–402}}</ref>
*[[1095]] &ndash; [[Leopold II, Margrave of Austria|Leopold II]], margrave of Austria (born 1050)
*[[1152]] &ndash; [[Adolf III of Berg]], German nobleman (born 1080)
*[[1176]] &ndash; [[William d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel]], English politician (born 1109)
*[[1320]] &ndash; [[Michael IX Palaiologos]], Byzantine emperor (born 1277)
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Clementia of Hungary]], queen consort of France and Navarre (born 1293)
*[[1448]] &ndash; [[Zhu Quan]], Chinese prince, historian and playwright (born 1378)
*[[1491]] &ndash; [[Fritz Herlen]], German painter (born 1449)
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Piero della Francesca]], Italian mathematician and painter (born 1415)
*[[1565]] &ndash; [[Jean Ribault]], French-American lieutenant and navigator (born 1520)
*[[1576]] &ndash; [[Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian II]], Holy Roman Emperor (born 1527)
*[[1590]] &ndash; [[Kanō Eitoku]], Japanese painter and educator (born 1543)
*[[1600]] &ndash; [[Luis de Molina]], Spanish priest and philosopher (born 1535)

===1601–1900===
*[[1601]] &ndash; [[Nicholas Brend]], English landowner (born 1560)
*[[1632]] &ndash; [[Kutsuki Mototsuna]], Japanese commander (born 1549)
*[[1646]] &ndash; [[François de Bassompierre]], French general and courtier (born 1579)
*[[1654]] &ndash; [[Carel Fabritius]], Dutch painter (born 1622)
*[[1678]] &ndash; [[Edmund Berry Godfrey]], English lawyer and judge (born 1621)
*[[1679]] &ndash; [[William Gurnall]], English minister, theologian, and author (born 1617)
*[[1685]] &ndash; [[Christoph Ignaz Abele]], Austrian lawyer and jurist (born 1628)
*[[1730]] &ndash; [[Frederick IV of Denmark|Frederick IV]], king of Denmark and Norway (born 1671)
*[[1758]] &ndash; [[Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount Molesworth]], Irish field marshal and politician (born 1680)
*[[1812]] &ndash; [[Juan José Castelli]], Argentinian lawyer and politician (born 1764)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Ioan Nicolidi of Pindus]], Aromanian physician and noble (born 1737)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IvtJAAAAcAAJ|title=Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich: Nabielak – Odelga|first=Constantin von|last=Wurzbach|author-link=Constantin von Wurzbach|series=[[Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich]]|volume=20|page=316|year=1869|language=de}}</ref>
*[[1845]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Fry]], English prison reformer, Quaker and philanthropist (born 1780)<ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Fry {{!}} British philanthropist |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-Fry |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 February 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Hiroshige]], Japanese painter (born 1797)
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Robert E. Lee]], American general (born 1807)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux]], French sculptor and painter (born 1827)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs]], Danish lawyer and politician, 9th [[Council President of Denmark]] (born 1817)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Calvin Fairbank]], American minister and activist (born 1816)

===1901–present===
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Margaret E. Knight]], American inventor (born 1838)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Edith Cavell]], English nurse (born 1865)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[A. P. Lucas|Bunny Lucas]], English cricketer (born 1857)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Anatole France]], French journalist, novelist, and poet, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1844)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Edwin Abbott Abbott]], English theologian and author (born 1838)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[John Lister (UK politician)|John Lister]], English philanthropist and politician (born 1847)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Tom Mix]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1880)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Joseph Stilwell]], American general (born 1883)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Susan Sutherland Isaacs]], English psychologist and psychoanalyst (born 1885)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[George Welch (pilot)|George Welch]], American soldier and pilot (born 1918)
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Lorenzo Perosi]], Italian composer and painter (born 1872)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Arie de Jong]], Indonesian-Dutch linguist and physician (born 1865)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Gordon Griffith]], American actor, director, and producer (born 1907)
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Inejiro Asanuma]], Japanese lawyer and politician (born 1898)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Paul Hermann Müller]], Swiss chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1899)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Ram Manohar Lohia]], Indian activist and politician (born 1910)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Sonja Henie]], Norwegian figure skater and actress (born 1912)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Serge Poliakoff]], Russian-French painter and academic (born 1906)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Julius Saaristo]], Finnish javelin thrower and soldier (born 1891)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky]], Russian-American illustrator and painter (born 1891)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Mustafa Zaidi]], Pakistani poet and academic (born 1930)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Dean Acheson]], American lawyer and politician, 51st [[United States Secretary of State]] (born 1893)
*  1971   &ndash; [[Gene Vincent]], American musician (born 1935)
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Robert Le Vigan]], French-Argentinian actor and politician (born 1900)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Peter Aufschnaiter]], Austrian mountaineer, geographer, and cartographer (born 1899)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Nancy Spungen]], American figure of the 1970s punk rock scene (born 1958)
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Anthony Berry]], English politician (born 1925)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Johnny Olson]], American radio host and game show announcer (born 1910)
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ricky Wilson (American musician)|Ricky Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Alf Landon]], American lieutenant and politician, 26th [[Governor of Kansas]] (born 1887)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Fahri Korutürk]], Turkish commander and politician, 6th [[President of Turkey]] (born 1903)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Ruth Manning-Sanders]], Welsh-English poet and author (born 1886)
*  1988   &ndash; [[Coby Whitmore]], American painter and illustrator (born 1913)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Jay Ward]], American animator, producer, and screenwriter, founded [[Jay Ward Productions]] (born 1920)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Rifaat el-Mahgoub]], Egyptian politician (born 1926)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Peter Wessel Zapffe]], Norwegian physician, mountaineer, and author (born 1899)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Sheila Florance]], Australian actress (born 1916)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Arkady Strugatsky]], Russian author and translator (born 1925)
*  1991   &ndash; [[Regis Toomey]], American actor (born 1898)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Leon Ames]], American actor (born 1902)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Gérald Godin]], Canadian journalist and politician (born 1938)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[René Lacoste]], French tennis player and fashion designer, co-founded [[Lacoste]] (born 1904)
*  1996   &ndash; [[Roger Lapébie]], French cyclist (born 1911)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[John Denver]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1943)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Mario Beaulieu (Canadian senator)|Mario Beaulieu]], Canadian lawyer and politician (born 1930)
*  1998   &ndash; [[Matthew Shepard]], American murder victim (born 1976)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Wilt Chamberlain]], American basketball player and coach (born 1936)
*  1999   &ndash; [[Robert Marsden Hope]], Australian lawyer and judge (born 1919)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Quintin Hogg, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone]], English academic and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]] (born 1907)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Hikmet Şimşek]], Turkish conductor (born 1924)
*  2001   &ndash; [[Richard Buckle]], Ballet critic and writer (born 1916)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ray Conniff]], American bandleader and composer (born 1916)
*  2002 &ndash; [[Audrey Mestre]], French biologist and diver (born 1974)
*  2002 – [[Hilaire du Berrier]], American-French aviator, mercenary, and writer (born 1906)<ref>{{Cite web |title=10487 Family/Local History - Manuscripts by Subject - Archives Holdings - Archives - State Historical Society of North Dakota |url=https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10487.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250509135040/https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10487.html |archive-date=May 9, 2025 |access-date=2025-05-09 |website=www.history.nd.gov}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Jim Cairns]], Australian economist and politician, 4th [[Deputy Prime Minister of Australia]] (born 1914)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Joan Kroc]], American philanthropist (born 1928)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Bill Shoemaker]], American jockey (born 1931)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[C. Delores Tucker]], American activist and politician (born 1927)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Angelika Machinek]], German glider pilot (born 1956)<ref name=probst11>{{cite book|last=Probst|first=Ernst|title=Angelika Machinek - Eine Segelfliegerin der Weltklasse|trans-title=Angelika Machinek - A World Class Glider Pilot|place=Munich|publisher=Grin-Verl|year=2010|language=de|isbn=978-3-6407-3630-0|page=11}}</ref>
*  2006.  &ndash; [[Eugène Martin]], French race car driver (born 1915)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Gillo Pontecorvo]], Italian director and screenwriter (born 1919)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Kisho Kurokawa]], Japanese architect, designed the [[Nakagin Capsule Tower]] (born 1934)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Karl Chircop]], Maltese physician and politician (born 1965)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Dickie Peterson]] American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1948)
*  2009   &ndash; [[Frank Vandenbroucke (cyclist)|Frank Vandenbroucke]], Belgian cyclist (born 1974)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Austin Ardill]], Northern Irish soldier and politician (born 1917)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Woody Peoples]], American football player (born 1943)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Belva Plain]], American author (born 1919)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Patricia Breslin]], American actress (born 1931)
*  2011   &ndash; [[Dennis Ritchie]], American computer scientist, created the [[C (programming language)|C programming language]] (born 1941)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[James Elliott Coyne|James Coyne]], Canadian lawyer and banker, 2nd [[Governor of the Bank of Canada]] (born 1910)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Norm Grabowski]], American hot rod builder and actor (born 1933)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sukhdev Singh Kang]], Indian judge and politician, 14th [[Governor of Kerala]] (born 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Torkom Manoogian]], Iraqi-Armenian patriarch (born 1919)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Erik Moseholm]], Danish bassist, composer, and bandleader (born 1930)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Břetislav Pojar]], Czech animator, director, and screenwriter (born 1923)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[George Herbig]], American astronomer and academic (born 1920)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Oscar Hijuelos]], American author and academic (born 1951)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Hans Wilhelm Longva]], Norwegian diplomat (born 1942)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Malcolm Renfrew]], American chemist and academic (born 1910)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ali Mazrui]], Kenyan-American political scientist, philosopher, and academic (born 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Graham Miles]], English snooker player (born 1941)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Roberto Telch]], Argentinian footballer and coach (born 1943)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Abdallah Kigoda]], Tanzanian politician, 8th [[Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)|Tanzanian Minister of Industry and Trade]] (born 1953)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Joan Leslie]], American actress, dancer, and vaudevillian (born 1925)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Margarita D'Amico]], Venezuelan journalist (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 October 2017|title=Murió la periodista e investigadora Margarita D'Amico|language=es|publisher=El Universal|url=http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/murio-periodista-investigadora-margarita-damico_673802|access-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015210006/http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/cultura/murio-periodista-investigadora-margarita-damico_673802|archive-date=15 October 2017}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Conchata Ferrell]], American actress (born 1943)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/13/two-and-a-half-men-star-conchata-ferrell-dead-dies-77/ |accessdate=21 September 2021|title='Two and Half Men' Conchata Ferrell Dead at 77   | website=TMZ | date=13 October 2020}}</ref>
*  2020   &ndash; [[Roberta McCain]], American socialite and oil heiress (born 1912)<ref>{{cite news|url= https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200408210155/https://uk.reuters.com/news/picture/notable-deaths-in-2020-idUSRTS30YSX|url-status= dead|archive-date= 2020-04-08|title= Notable deaths in 2020|website=Reuters|access-date=2020-10-23}}</ref>
*[[2023]] &ndash; [[Luis Garavito]], Colombian serial killer (born 1957)<ref>{{cite web |title=Colombian serial killer who confessed to murdering more than 190 children dies in hospital |url=https://apnews.com/article/colombian-serial-killer-garavito-death-5290ce76e367c49529ecdebc51d71074 |website=AP News |date=12 October 2023 |access-date=13 October 2023}}</ref>
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Jackmaster]], Scottish DJ and record producer (born 1986)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pilley |first=Max |date=2024-10-12 |title=Jackmaster dies from accidental head injury aged 38 |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/jackmaster-dies-from-accidental-head-injury-aged-38-3802158 |access-date=2024-10-14 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Ka (rapper)|Ka]], American rapper (born 1972)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Diaz |first=Johnny |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Ka, Lone Soldier of New York's Underground Rap Scene, Dies at 52 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/14/arts/music/ka-dead.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Lilly Ledbetter]], American activist (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Duster |first=Chandelis |date=October 14, 2024 |title=Lilly Ledbetter, the activist who inspired Fair Pay Act, dies at 86 |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/10/14/nx-s1-5152538/lilly-ledbetter-pay-equity-obituary |access-date=October 14, 2024 |work=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Tito Mboweni]], South African politician (born 1959)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Basson |first=Adriaan |date=12 October 2024 |title=Former minister Tito Mboweni dies at 65 |url=https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/former-minister-tito-mboweni-dies-at-65-20241012 |access-date=12 Oct 2024 |work=News24}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Alvin Rakoff]], Canadian film and television director (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Yossman |first=K. J. |date=2024-10-17 |title=Alvin Rakoff, Canadian Director of Laurence Olivier Starrer 'A Voyage Round My Father,' Dies at 97 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/alvin-rakoff-dead-dies-a-voyage-round-my-father-1236180995/ |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Alex Salmond]], Scottish economist and politician, [[First Minister of Scotland]] (born 1954)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Brian |title=Alex Salmond obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/global/2024/oct/13/alex-salmond-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=13 October 2024 |date=13 October 2024}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Baba Siddique]], Indian politician (born 1958)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mallick |first=India TV News |last2=Mallick |first2=India TV |date=12 October 2024 |title=Baba Siddique, who was shot at in Mumbai, dies, confirms Lilavati Hospital |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/maharashtra/baba-siddique-ncp-leader-who-was-shot-at-in-mumbai-dies-lilavati-hospital-mumbai-police-arrest-eknath-shinde-latest-updates-2024-10-12-956840 |access-date=12 October 2024 |website=www.indiatvnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Louis Brisson]]
**[[Edith Cavell]] and [[Elizabeth Fry]] ([[Church of England]])
**[[Saint Fiacc|Fiacc]]
**[[Our Lady of the Pillar]] ([[Fiestas del Pilar]])
**[[Our Lady of Aparecida]]
**[[Radim Gaudentius]] (Czech Republic)
**[[Seraphin of Montegranaro]]
**[[Wilfrid|Wilfrid of Ripon]]
**[[Carlo Acutis]]<ref>{{cite news |title=This was the beatification of Carlo Acutis |url=https://www.romereports.com/en/2020/10/12/this-was-the-beatification-of-carlo-acutis/ |access-date=15 July 2021 |work=Rome Reports |date=12 October 2020}}</ref>
**[[October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Children's Day]] ([[Brazil]])
* Discovery of America by [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]]-related observances (''see also [[October 8]]''):
**[[Columbus Day (Honduras)]]
**[[Día de la Hispanidad]] or [[Fiesta Nacional de España]], also [[Armed Forces Day]] (Spain)
**[[Día de la Raza]] ([[El Salvador]], [[Uruguay]])
**[[Día de la Resistencia Indígena]], "Day of Indigenous Resistance" ([[Venezuela]])
**[[Día de las Américas]] ([[Belize]])
**[[Día de las Culturas]], "Day of the Cultures" ([[Costa Rica]])
**[[Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural]], "Day of respect for cultural diversity" ([[Argentina]])
*[[Discovery Day]] ([[The Bahamas]])
*[[Feast for Life]] of [[Aleister Crowley]], celebrated as "Crowleymas" ([[Thelema]])
*[[Fiesta Nacional de España]] (Spain)<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
*[[Hafez]] Day ([[Iran]]) [https://web.archive.org/web/20111215014953/http://tehrantimes.com/index.php/arts-and-culture/3312-shiraz-getting-prepared-for-national-hafez-day 1]
*[[Independence Day (Equatorial Guinea)]], celebrates the independence of [[Equatorial Guinea]] from Spain in 1968.
*[[International Day Against DRM]]<ref>{{cite web| url = https://fsfe.org/news/podcast/episode-1.en.html| title = Software Freedom Podcast #1 on Day Against DRM with Cory Doctorow}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/12 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=12}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/12 |title=Historical Events on October 12 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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