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On October 12, 272 BC, the ancient Greek astronomer Timocharis observed a conjunction of Eta Virginis with Venus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eta_Virginis A total solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1939 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_October_12,_1939 A total solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1958. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_October_12,_1958 Freethought Day is an annual observance on October 12th http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45503131/freethought-day/ Christopher Columbus' arrival in the Americas on October 12, 1492 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbus_Day __________________

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Astronomical Society of France was founded in 1891
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9_astronomique_de_France

Corralitos Observatory was formally dedicated on October 12, 1965, serving as a remote station of Dearborn Observatory, Northwestern University.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corralitos_Observatory

The Lovell Telescope tracked Sputnik's booster rocket just before midnight on 12 October 1957.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovell_Telescope#Sputnik_and_artificial_satellites

Voskhod 1 (Ascent 1 or Dawn 1) was launched on the 12 October 1964
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45503112/voskhod-1/

Shenzhou 6 was launched on October 12, 2005
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t4400349/shenzhou-6/

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People

On 12 October 1799, Jeanne-Genevieve Garnerin (1775-1847), born Labrosse, became the first woman to parachute, from an altitude of 900 meters.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeanne_Genevi%C3%A8ve_Labrosse

Winslow Upton (12 October 1853 - 8 January 1914) was a United States astronomer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winslow_Upton

Albert Nikolayevich Shiryaev (born October 12, 1934) is a Soviet and Russian mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Shiryaev

John Griggs Thompson (born October 13, 1932, in Ottawa, Kansas, USA) is a mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Griggs_Thompson

Carl August von Steinheil (12 October 1801 - 14 September 1870) was a German physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_August_von_Steinheil

Martin Balluch (born 12 October 1964) is an Austrian physicist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Balluch

Jens Martin Knudsen (October 12, 1930 - February 17, 2005) was a Danish astrophysicist.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jens_Martin_Knudsen

Ascanio Sobrero (October 12, 1812 - May 26, 1888) was an Italian chemist,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ascanio_Sobrero

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The Delft Explosion, also known as the Delft Thunderclap, occurred on 12 October 1654
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delft_Explosion#Delft_Explosion

The First Battle of Passchendaele took place on 12 October 1917
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t12623801/battle-of-passendale/

Typhoon Tip was the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typhoon_Tip

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The Thing is a 2011 science fiction horror film directed by Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t43174102/the-thing/

'Les Aventures de Robinson Crusoe' was first aired in the UK in 1965
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51146589/the-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe/

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was published on the 12th October 1979
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45503125/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/

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NGC Discovered

NGC 700 is a magnitude +14.6 spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 12th October 1855.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58752757/ngc-700/

NGC 7069 is a magnitude +13.4 lenticular galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th October 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58752753/ngc-7069/

NGC 7189 is a magnitude +13.5 barred spiral galaxy discovered by Albert Marth on the 12th October 1863.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58752751/ngc-7189/

NGC 7328 is a magnitude +13.3 spiral galaxy discovered by John Herschel on the 12th October 1825.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55228837/ngc-7328/

NGC 7396 is a magnitude +12.9 spiral galaxy discovered by John Herschel on the 12th October 1827.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55228779/ngc-7396/

NGC 7433 is a magnitude +14.9 spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 12th October 1855.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58752750/ngc-7433/

NGC 7435 is a magnitude 14.3 barred spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 12th October 1855.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55228922/ngc-7435/

NGC 7765 is a magnitude +14.6 spiral galaxy discovered by R. J. Mitchell on the 12th October 1855.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58752748/ngc-7765/

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Meteorites

The Kharkov meteorite fell in Sumy, Ukraine, on the 12th October 1787.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45462851/kharkov-meteorite/

The Dwaleni (H4-6) meteorite fell in Shiselweni, Swaziland, on the 12th October 1970.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45462840/dwaleni-meteorite/

The Beni Yacoub (H4/5 chondrite?) meteorite fell in Tata, Morocco, at 04.00 local time, 12th October 2012.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55222464/beni-yacoub-meteorite/

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