Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia.
ClockHorizon daily selection“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
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.
Typhoon Hagibis makes landfall in Japan, killing 10 and forcing the evacuation of one million people.
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.
The Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans, which is under construction, collapses, killing three workers and injuring 30 others.
Princess Eugenie marries Jack Brooksbank at St. George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 2013: Twelve people were killed in an apartment-building collapse in Medellín, leading to new construction laws being passed in Colombia.
People listed for October 12 include Iris Apatow (2002), Brett Cooper (commentator) (2001), and Jongho (2000).
Observances listed for October 12 include Christian feast day: Blessed Louis Brisson, Christian feast day: Carlo Acutis, and Christian feast day: Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England).
