12th of October, 2012

Here are some facts about this particular date:

  • What Day: The 12th of October, 2012, fell on a Friday.
  • On this exact date: The movie Argo (2012) is released.
  • Decade: 2010s.
  • 5 years, 11 months and 11 days have passed since the 12th of October, 2012.
  • Week Number: This date occurred during Week 41 of 2012.
  • Day 286 of 2012.
  • Leap Year: 2012 was a leap year, which means that it contained 366 days instead of 365 (with an extra day in February).
  • Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on this date will have the star sign Libra.
  • Zodiac Element: Air.
  • Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2012 was the year of the Dragon (Yang Earth).
  • Native American Zodiac: The 12th of October, 2012 falls under the Raven.
  • Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
  • Age: Anyone born on the 12th of October, 2012, will be 5 years of age.
  • American Format: 10-12-2012 (the MDY format is also used in Belize).
  • YMD Format: 2012-10-12. This format is often used by software applications, simply because numbers such as "20121012" are easier to sort.
  • Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1349996400.

Music Singles

Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on the 12th of October, 2012:

  • United States: One More Night - Maroon 5
  • United Kingdom: Diamonds - Rihanna

Movie Box Office

What movie was on top of the box office?

  • The movie "Taken 2" was at the top of the box office on this date.

News Topics, Fads & Culture

Trending news stories and fads that were prevalent throughout this time period. These are news stories and events that would have been in the media on the 12th of October, 2012.

  • Time Person of the Year 2012

    US President Barack Obama is named as the Time Person of Year in 2012.

  • 2012 US Presidential Election

    The battle for the White House is fought between US President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Throughout the campaign, topics such as economic recovery and the Iraq War became the centre of attention.

  • Jimmy Savile

    News emerges that deceased television presenter Jimmy Savile has had hundreds of sexual abuse allegations made against him.

  • Felix Baumgartner

    On the 14th of October, Felix Baumgartner carries out a record-breaking "space dive" out of the Red Bull Stratos.

Weather

Weather information for the 12th of October, 2012:

  • Dublin, Ireland: It was 11.9 degrees Celsius. It was a very wet day. It was a sunny day.
  • New York, USA: Temperature: 46.3 degrees Fahrenheit. 7.94 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 1.52cm.
  • London, England: Temperature: 11.44 degrees Celsius. Rain fell. Precipitation: 2.03cm.

US President

Who was the US President on this particular date?

  • Barack Obama was the President of the United States on the 12th of October, 2012.

Conception Dates

Interesting facts about conception dates.

  • A baby that was born on the 12th of October, 2012 was probably conceived around the 3rd of January, 2012. (Rough Estimate).
  • The due date for a baby that was conceived on the 12th of October, 2012 is the 22nd of July, 2013. (Rough Estimate).

Around This Time...

Things that happened during this general period of time...

On This Date

Historical events that have occurred on the 12th of October:

  • 12th of October, 1492: Christopher Columbus discovers The Americas.
  • 12th of October, 1964: American socialite Mary Pinchot Meyer is murdered in Washington D.C.
  • 12th of October, 1984: The Brighton hotel bombing occurs when the Provisional IRA attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
  • 12th of October, 1998: American student Matthew Shepard passes away after being tortured and left to die in a field in Wyoming. The case receives widespread media attention as it is considered by many to be a hate crime
  • 12th of October, 2000: A suicide attack is launched against the USS Cole. 17 people are killed
  • 12th of October, 2002: 202 people are killed on the Indonesian island of Bali when an Islamist group detonates three bombs in the tourist district of Kuta.

Television

TV shows that you might have been watching around this time.

  • How I Met Your Mother - Sictom starring Neil Patrick Harris.
  • The Office - The US version of The Office, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott.
  • Desperate Housewives - TV show about housewives living in suburban America.
  • CSI: NY - New York City version spin-off of the CSI franchise.
  • Two and a Half Men - Starring Charlie Sheen.
  • Dora the Explorer - Kid's TV series.
  • Futurama - Animated series.

Computer Games

Popular video games that you might have been playing around this time.

  • Borderlands 2 - Action role-playing game.
  • Sleeping Dogs - An open-world adventure game.
  • Diablo III - An action RPG game.
  • Mass Effect 3 - Sci-fi role-playing game. Although the game itself was well-received, the ending of the game was considered by many to be sub-par.
  • DayZ (mod) - An open-world Zombie survival game that is built on Arma 2.
  • Saints Row: The Third - Open world adventure game.
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Open world RPG that was developed by Bethesda Game Studios.
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 - The third game in the Modern Warfare series. Developed by Infinity Ward. Contained multiplayer maps such as Dome and Hardhat.
  • Battlefield 3 - FPS game developed by DICE.
  • Batman: Arkham City - Action-adventure game that is set in the Batman universe.

Celebrity Birthdays

Celebrities and historical figures that were born on the 12th of October:

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Videos

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Visualize

Visualize the days that have passed since the 12th of October, 2012. Each day that has passed will be represented as a calendar icon.

Time Difference & Statistics

Here are some fun statistics about the 12th of October, 2012.

  • 2,170 days have passed since this date.
  • 187,488,000 seconds have passed since the 12th of October, 2012.
  • If you were born on this day, your heart has beated approximately 218,736,000 times.
  • Since the 12th of October, 2012, earth has travelled approximately 96,743,808,000 miles through space.
  • If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 31,248,000 times.
  • If you were born on this day, you have taken approximately 16,123,968 steps. That's about 7,166 miles!
  • Since this date, 2,249,856 meteors have entered the earth's atmosphere!

Translations

Time for a quick language lesson! The word for "Friday" in other languages is:

  • German: Freitag.
  • French: Vendredi.
  • Italian: Venerdi.
  • Spanish: Viernes.
  • Portuguese: Sexta-feira.

Comments

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