What happend on 12th October

11.10
13.10
2005

Apple Computer released the Video iPod

2005

The second Chinese human spaceflight Shenzhou 6 launched carrying Fèi Jùnlóng and Niè Hǎishèng for five days in orbit.

2003

Michael Schumacher clinches his 6th Formula One championship, an all-time record

2003

Belarus mental hospital fire: Thirty patients die in a mental hospital fire in Randilovshchina, Belarus

2002

Bali bombing: In Bali, terrorists detonate bombs in two nightclubs in Kuta, killing 202 and wounding over 300

2001

War on Terrorism: Prompted by a request by US President George W. Bush, an episode of America's Most Wanted aired featuring 22 most wanted terrorists

2000

In Aden, Yemen, the USS Cole is badly damaged by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39.

1999

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif tries to dismiss Army Chief General Pervez Musharraf, who is returning to Pakistan from abroad in a commercial airliner. Sharif orders the Karachi airport to not allow the plane to land. Army leaders refuse to accept the dismissal and, in a coup, oust Sharif's administration and take over the airport. The plane lands with only a few minutes of fuel to spare, and Musharraf assumes control of the country.

1998

U.S. Congress passes Digital Millennium Copyright Act

1997

Sidi Daoud massacre in Algeria; 43 killed at a fake roadblock