October 12, 1492

October 12, 1492, was a Wednesday. It was 531 years, 6 months, and 11 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Libra.

What happened on this day?

What happened on October 12, 1492?

Christopher Columbus discovers The Americas.

Facts

This date was 194,138 days ago. Approximately 6,471 months have passed. It was the 286th day of 1492, in week 41. The decade was the 1490s. Everyone who was born on this day is now dead. 1492 had 366 days because it was a leap year. We have gone through approximately 2157 seasons of weather since this date.

Zodiac

Zodiac, birthstone, and birth flower information.

Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on October 12, 1492, will have the star sign Libra.
Zodiac Element: Air.
Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 1492 was the year of the Rat (Yang Wood).
The Life Path Number for this date is 11.
Native American Zodiac: October 12, 1492 falls under the Raven.
Birthstone: A person during the month of October will have the birthstones Tourmaline and Opal.
Birth flower (October): The Marigold and the Cosmos.

Celebrity birthdays

Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on October 12.

Luciano Pavarotti

Italian operatic tenor Deceased
Born on October 12, 1935
He was born exactly 443 years after this date.

Hugh Jackman

Actor
Born on October 12, 1968
He was born exactly 476 years after this date.

Josh Hutcherson

Actor
Born on October 12, 1992
He was born exactly 500 years after this date.

Conception dates

Conception estimates for this date.

Note: These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

A baby that was born on October 12, 1492 was most likely conceived around January 20, 1492.
The due date for a baby that was conceived on October 12, 1492 is close to July 5, 1493.

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Statistics

Here are some interesting statistics about October 12, 1492:

194,138 days have passed since this date.
27,734 weeks have passed.
16,773,518,079 seconds have passed since October 12, 1492.
If you were born on this day, your heart has beat approximately 19,569,104,426 times.
Since then, the Earth has traveled approximately 8,655,135,328,764 miles through space.
If you were born on this day, your eyes have blinked approximately 2,795,586,347 times.
You have taken approximately 1,442,522,555 steps. That's roughly 641,121 miles.
201,282,217 meteors have entered the Earth's atmosphere.

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