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October 12 in History
This permanent archive page contains 171 World History Database records for October 12, spanning 166 to 2021. Recorded topics include Created Caesar; Siege of New Orleans; Siege of Orleans.
Total: 171Events: 155Births: 3Deaths: 2Battles: 11Countries: 39
Events on October 12
Siege of New Orleans
Commences Defence of new Orleans, despite French numerical superiority morale is low
Siege of New Orleans
Commences operations by eliminating the fortified French bridgehead south of the Loire
Siege of Orleans
Orleans is besieged by English troops
Siege of Orleans
The English begin the siege of Orleans
Siege of Orleans
Salisburys Army approaches the walls of Orleans & digs in for a siege
Siege of Orleans
Commences the Siege of Orleans by eliminating the Drench bridgehead south of the Loire
Exile of Richard
Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Ireland
Exile of Richard Neville "Kingmaker"
Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais
Siege of Ludlow
York disperses his forces & seekes refuge in Ireland
Siege of Ludlow
York disperses his forces & Warwick seeks refuge in Calais. York disperses his forces & Salisbury flees to Calais
Siege of Ludlow
Disperses his forces & seeks exile in Ireland
Siege of Ludlow
Deserts York & joins the Lancasrians
Discovery of San Salvador
Land is sighted, thought to be Watling Island, now San Salvador Island
Discovery of Watling Island
Land is sighted, thought to be Watling Island, now San Salvador Island
Rule of San Salvador
Colombus lands on San Salvador & claims it for Spain
Augsburg Hearing
Questions Luther while Frederick resists handing him to Rome.
Mobilization
Charles reaches Edgecote while seeking the Parliamentarian army before Edgehill.
Mobilization
Charles reaches Edgecote while seeking the Parliamentarian army before Edgehill.
An Arrow Against All Tyrants
Overton publishes "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny", a major Leveller statement against arbitrary government and imprisonment
An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny
Overton publishes "An Arrow Against All Tyrants and Tyranny", a major Leveller statement against arbitrary government and imprisonment
Siege of Bonn
Frederick III commands the Brandenburg-led Allied operation that ends with the capture of Bonn.
Surrender of Bonn
Severely wounded and short of supplies, d'Asfeld surrenders Bonn to the Allied besiegers.
Assault on Vigo Forts
Ormonde's troops assault the shore forts supporting the harbour defences.
Breaking the Vigo Boom
Hopsonn's ship Torbay breaks the defensive boom protecting the inner harbour.
Vigo Bay Service
Byng serves with the English fleet during the victory at Vigo.
Vigo Bay Squadron
Shovell commands part of the Allied fleet during the attack at Vigo.
Siege of Viborg
Peter I led an army of 20,000 men in an attempt to take the Swedish town and fortress of Viborg. Unfortunately, bad roads proved impassable to his heavy siege guns. The troops, who arrived on 12 October, therefore had to abandon the siege after only a few days
Capture of Lleida
Lleida falls to Bourbon forces during the campaign led by Philippe II of Orleans.
Capture of Lleida
Bourbon forces assault Lleida during the campaign following Almansa.
Siege of Lleida
Philippe II of Orleans helps direct Bourbon operations against Lleida after Almansa.
Siege of Lleida
The siege of Lleida begins its decisive assault as Bourbon forces press into Catalonia.
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Siege of Berlin
A Russian army burns Berlin but retreats when Frederick the Great relieves it
Grande Armee
Orders the Grande Armee to be broken up
Consulate
Shares consular authority before becoming dominant ruler.
Consulate
Becomes one of Paraguay's two consuls under the new republican system.
Territorial Settlement in the Caucasus
The Treaty of Gulistan confirms major Russian territorial gains in the South Caucasus after war with Persia.
Treaty of Gulistan
The Treaty of Gulistan ends the Russo-Persian War and confirms extensive Russian gains in the South Caucasus.
Bang Council Presidency
Begins the Bang Council Presidency in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.
End of Bang Premiership
The Bang Premiership ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina after national reunification
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Abdication
Yaqub Khan abdicates after the killing of the British envoy and renewed war.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
Kadets Founded
Helps found the Constitutional Democratic Party.
Constitution of South Africa
The constitutional convention represents 4 colonies, natives of South Africa excluded. Submits his scheme for a South African Union to the National Convention. Smuts calls for a constitutional convention. 1st day of the convention which determines the Government & constitition of South Africa
Convention
Smuts calls for a constitutional convention
Convention
The convention represents the 4 colonies but natives of South Africa are excluded
End of Christensen Government
The Christensen Government ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Council President of Denmark.
First Neergaard Government
Begins the First Neergaard Government in Copenhagen and serves as Council President of Denmark.
Melbourne Arrival
Reaches Melbourne and learns of Amundsen's southern plans.
Siege of Warsaw
The Germans advance on Warsaw but retreat a week later
Evacuation Estimate Opposed
Hamilton argues that withdrawing from Gallipoli could cause catastrophic casualties and damage British prestige.
ANZAC
The First Battle of Passchendaele, on 12 October 1917 began with a further Allied attempt by 5 British and 3 ANZAC divisions (the New Zealand Division and the Australian 3rd and 4th Divisions) to gain ground around Poelcappelle
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 1st term
Bellevue Spur Attack Directed
Russell directs the New Zealand Division during the disastrous attack on Bellevue Spur.
First Passchendaele Attack Approved
Haig approves the first major assault toward Passchendaele after previous attacks fail to secure the ridge.
Military Revolutionary Committee
Works with the committee preparing armed action.
Military Revolutionary Committee
Represents Baltic sailors in revolutionary military planning.
Military Revolutionary Committee
Becomes active in the committee's military preparations.
Military Revolutionary Committee
Helps create the committee under Petrograd Soviet authority.
Military Revolutionary Committee
The Petrograd Soviet supports creation of the Military Revolutionary Committee under Bolshevik leadership.
Union Government
Forms a wartime Union government with pro-conscription Liberals.
Riga Preliminary Peace
The Polish-Soviet preliminary peace agreement adopts a frontier substantially east of the Curzon proposal, reducing its immediate role as a settlement line.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
End of Second Cerny Government
The Second Cerny Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Third Svehla Government
Begins the Third Svehla Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 2nd term
Prime Minister of Poland
Appointed Prime Minister of Poland
Capital
The Nationalist government continues operating from Chongqing as the Japanese offensive drives deeper into central China.
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Chamberlain dismisses Hitler's offer of peace
Diplomatic Negotiations
Negotiations between Russia & Finland take place for an exchange of territory
Diplomatic Negotiations
Negotiations between Russia & Finland take place for an exchange of territory
Operation Fall Gelb
France refuses Hitler's offer of peace
Invasion of Great Britain
Hitler calls off the invasion until the Spring
Operation Sea Lion
Adolf Hitler postpones Operation Sea Lion
Operation Sea Lion
The British invasion forces are released. After pressure from the Army & the Navy calls off Operation Sea Lion until the Spring
Lao Issara Cabinet
Joins the Lao Issara government after the declaration of independence
Lao Issara Government
Leads the Lao Issara movement declaring Lao independence
Lao Issara Movement
Joins the Lao Issara movement after returning from Vietnam
Peace
Leaves the peace talks saying "difficulties remained which could be overcome"
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Council of Minister's for the GDR
Britain's oil dispute with Iran is placed
Britain's oil dispute with Iran is placed before the United Nations Security Council
Soviet Visa Application
Lee probably applied for his Soviet entry visa at the Russian consulate in Helsinki on October 12, the first business day after arrival.
Jaggars Photoprint Employment Begins
Lee began work as a photoprint trainee at Jaggars-Chiles-Stovall, producing advertising prints after being selected from several applicants.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina
First Multi-Crew Spaceflight
The achievement marks first multi-crew spaceflight as an important Russian scientific milestone.
Voskhod 1
Commands Voskhod 1, the first spacecraft carrying more than one crew member.
End of Fourth Einar Gerhardsen Government
The Fourth Einar Gerhardsen Government ends in Oslo, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Norway.
Per Borten Government
Begins the Per Borten Government in Oslo and serves as Prime Minister of Norway.
Prime Minister of Norway
Appointed Prime Minister of Norway
General Secretary
Becomes general secretary of the Workers Party.
Apollo 7 SPS First Burn
Helps conduct the first Service Propulsion System burn of Apollo 7 during rendezvous preparations.
S-IVB Rendezvous
Participates in rendezvous operations with the spent S-IVB stage to test techniques needed for later Apollo missions.
Additional Ellsberg Material Supplied
Hunt transmitted additional material connected with the White House request for analysis concerning Daniel Ellsberg after CIA technical support to Hunt had ended.
Visit to To Moscow
Announces a visit to Moscow
Appeals Court Tape Victory
Wins an appellate ruling requiring Nixon to provide subpoenaed recordings to Judge Sirica while the court encourages an out-of-court accommodation.
Counteroffensive
Faces an Israeli counteroffensive pushing Syrian forces back toward Damascus.
Counteroffensive
Israeli forces begin a counteroffensive on the Syrian front in the Golan Heights.
President of Argentina
Appointed President of Argentina, 3rd term
Selling England by the Pound
Plays on Selling England by the Pound as Genesis refine a distinctly English progressive sound.
Arrest of Chiang Ching
Maos widow is arrested
Chairman
Appointed Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party
Commonwealth
Regains the European, British & Commonwealth heavy weight title
European Championship
Regains the European, British & Commonwealth heavy weight title
Shea Stadium Concerts
Play farewell-tour concerts at Shea Stadium.
Victory Parade
Takes part in the London victory parade.
Victory Parade
Victory Parade in London
Trial
Sentenced to 4 yrs in prison & a 500 million Yen fine. Convicted of accepting bribes from Lockheed while Prime Minister
Bombing of Brighton
Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
Bombing of Brighton
An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
IRA
Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
IRA
An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Government record concerning the IRA: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
IRA context for Norman Tebbit: Tebbits wife is paralysed. Injured by an IRA bomb at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party Conference
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Government record concerning the IRA: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
Historical IRA record under Conservative Party Government: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
IRA - Bombing of Brighton
IRA context for Margaret Hilda Thatcher: An IRA bomb explodes at the Grand Hotel during the Conservative Party conference. 4 are killed but the conference continues
Visit to Beijing
Begins 7 day Royal visit to China at Peking
Adamec Government
Begins the Adamec Government in Prague and serves as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
End of Sixth Strougal Government
The Sixth Strougal Government ends in Prague, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia.
Economy of Great Britain
Inflation rises to 10.9%
Inflation
Inflation rises to 10.9%
UN Security Council Resolution 672
Receives Council condemnation after the Temple Mount Haram al Sharif killings.
National Human Rights Commission
The National Human Rights Commission is established under the Protection of Human Rights Act.
No Quarter
Reunites with Page for No Quarter and reworked Led Zeppelin material.
Premiership Ends
Tereshchenko leaves the prime ministership
Prime Minister Takes Office
Akezhan Kazhegeldin becomes Prime Minister under Nazarbayev
Ceasefire
A new cease-fire takes effect, electricity is restored in Sarajevo, the three major participants (Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia, Alija Izetbegovic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Franjo Tudjman of Croatia) initial a US ceasefire
Siege of Sarajevo
The Dayton negotiations create the peace framework for Bosnia.
Compostela Solo Goal
Scores a celebrated solo goal after running from inside his own half against Compostela.
Chief Executive of Pakistan
Musharraf governs as Chief Executive while President Rafiq Tarar remains formal head of state.
Constitutional Suspension
Musharraf suspends constitutional government after the military takeover.
Coup
Pervez Musharraf becomes Pakistan's Chief Executive after the military removes Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Military Coup
The armed forces remove Nawaz Sharif and install Pervez Musharraf as Chief Executive.
Removal by Coup
A military coup removes Nawaz Sharif from office.
Aden Terrorism Investigation
Yemeni authorities cooperate with international investigators.
Al-Qaeda
Two suicide attackers ram a boat carrying explosives into the USS Cole in Aden port killing 17 American sailors
Bombing of USS Cole
Two suicide attackers ram a boat carrying explosives into the USS Cole in Aden port killing 17 American sailors
Suicide
Two suicide attackers ram a boat carrying explosives into the USS Cole in Aden port killing 17 American sailors
USS Cole Attack Response
Government responds after the USS Cole is bombed in Aden.
Chandra Maps X-Ray Sources in Andromeda
Chandra results reveal numerous X-ray binaries in the central region of M31 and isolate an X-ray source consistent with the position of its supermassive black hole.
Invasion of Iraq
Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the former Commander of US forces in Iraq, criticizes the Bush administration for its "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan"
Invasion of USA
Ricardo Sanchez, the former commander of US forces in Iraq, criticizes the Bush administration for its "catastrophically flawed, unrealistically optimistic war plan"
Prime Minister Takes Office
Thein Sein becomes Prime Minister under the SPDC
European Financial Crisis Coordination
Sarkozy hosted euro-area leaders in Paris to coordinate measures responding to the financial crisis.
Presidential Election
Morales wins election to another presidential term with a legislative majority.
Haumea Ring Discovery
Ortiz and colleagues use a stellar occultation to discover a ring around the trans-Neptunian dwarf planet Haumea.
EU-Ukraine Summit
Hosts European Union leaders at the twenty-third EU-Ukraine summit in Kyiv.
Births on October 12
Birth of Edward VI
Edward, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, is born at Hampton Court Palace as the king's legitimate male heir.
Birth of Edward VI
Birth of Edward VI, gives birth to Henry VIIIs only legitimate son
Birth of Henry VIII's only legitimate
Jane Seymour gives birth to Prince Edward, Henry VIII's only legitimate son to survive infancy.
Deaths on October 12
Death of Sid Vicious
Spungen was found dead in the Chelsea Hotel room she was sharing with Vicious, with stab wounds to her stomach and dressed only in her underwear
Death in Office
Soe Win dies while serving as Prime Minister
Battles on October 12
Battle of Ludford Bridge
Lancastrian victory over the Yorkists
Battle of Ludford Bridge
Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Calais
Battle of Ludford Bridge
Attacks the King's army but is defeated & forced into exile in Ireland
Battle of Ludford Bridge
Defects with Warwicks Calais troops & joins the Lancastrians
Battle of Bay of Vigo
Assists George Rooke of the Allied fleet in destroying the Spanish treasure fleet
Battle of Vigo Bay
Rooke commands the Anglo-Dutch attack that destroys or captures the anchored fleet.
Battle of Sarandi
Helps defeat Brazilian forces at Sarandi during the campaign for Uruguayan independence
Battle of Laings Nek
Forced back by a Boer force led by Transvaal General Joubert
Battle of Passchendaele
The First Battle of Passchendaele, on 12 October 1917 began with a further Allied attempt by 5 British and 3 ANZAC divisions (the New Zealand Division and the Australian 3rd and 4th Divisions) to gain ground around Poelcappelle. The Allied troops were fought-out, and morale was suffering, against the well-prepared German defences, the gains were minimal and there were 13,000 Allied casualties
Battle of Passchendaele
1st day of the Passchendaele Offensive
Battle of Ypres, 3rd
The four divisions of the Canadian Corps were transferred to the Ypres Salient and to make additional advances on Passchendaele