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Died on Sunday October 21, 2012



Born on October 21

Died on October 21
  • 2011 » Hikmet Bilâ, Turkish journalist and author (b. 1954)
  • 2011 » Tone Pavček, Slovenian poet and author (b. 1928)
  • 2012 » Alf Kumalo, South African photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
  • 2012 » Antoni Dobrowolski, Polish educator (b. 1904)
  • 2012 » George McGovern, American historian, lieutenant, and politician (b. 1922)
  • 2012 » Jaroslav Kozlík, Czech volleyball player and educator (b. 1907)
  • 2012 » Yash Chopra, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1932)
  • 2013 » Bud Adams, American businessman (b. 1923)
  • 2013 » Gianni Ferrio, Italian composer and conductor (b. 1924)
  • 2013 » Rune T. Kidde, Danish author, poet, and illustrator (b. 1957)

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Source: Wikipedia Historical events 2012
  • Koningin Beatrix (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from April 30, 1980 till April 30, 2013 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, October 14, 2010 to Monday, November 5, 2012 the cabinet Rutte I, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, November 5, 2012 to Thursday, October 26, 2017 the cabinet Rutte II, with Mark Rutte (VVD) as prime minister.
  • The Netherlands had about 16.7 million citizens.
  • May 13 » Forty-nine dismembered bodies are discovered by Mexican authorities on Mexican Federal Highway 40.
  • May 19 » Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and injuring five others.
  • May 21 » A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sana'a, Yemen.
  • May 25 » The SpaceX Dragon becomes the first commercial spacecraft to successfully rendezvous and berth with the International Space Station.
  • June 19 » WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requested asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after publication of previously classified documents including footage of civilian killings by the US army.
  • November 13 » A total solar eclipse occurred in parts of Australia and the South Pacific
Weather October 21, 2012

The temperature on October 21, 2012 was between 11.5 °C and 14.8 °C and averaged 13.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northeast.

Source: KNMI