On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
Portrait 1080 × 1920 PNG · created on your device
An outcry over a string of recent rapes has focused national attention on India’s rising number of sexual assaults and exposed the male-dominated power structure in Haryana.
Bob White, an in-house consultant for Mitt Romney’s campaign, has helped steady a wobbly candidacy in recent weeks.
The Giants, who now have an authoritative three-games-to-none lead, have won six straight games in the postseason and have not trailed a single inning in those games.
The sexual abuse scandal surrounding the late television host Jimmy Savile widened after the British police arrested Paul Gadd, who performed as Gary Glitter, in connection with the case.
Forecasters said Hurricane Sandy would bring “life-threatening” flooding to areas of the East Coast and officials warned of days of disruptions as the storm swirled toward some of the nation’s most densely populated areas.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 24, 2012, covering October 28, 2012.
Mumford & Sons
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Kiss
MGK
Coheed and Cambria
2012Gordon Bilney, Australian dentist and politician (born 1939)[†]
Gordon Neil Bilney was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives for the seat of Kingston from 1983 to 1996.
2012John Cheffers, Australian footballer and coach (born 1936)[†]
Dr. John Theodore Francis Cheffers was the second Director of the Australian Institute of Sport. He succeeded Don Talbot as AIS Director in 1984 and stayed in the role until 1986. Ronald Harvey took over the directorship of the institute after his departure. Cheffers was a Professor of Education and Coordinator of the Human Movement Program at Boston University and contributed a number of journal articles on sport and physical education.
2012Jack Dellal, English businessman (born 1923)[†]
Jack Dellal was a British property investor, nicknamed "Black Jack". His company, the property group Allied Commercial Holdings, financed the purchase of Shell Mex House in 2002 and sold it in 2007. Dellal had a net worth of £4.6 billion, making him one of the richest men in England during his time.
In 2012, the world population was approximately 7,201,202,485 people[†]