October 12 zodiac sign, birthday facts & famous birthdays
If your birthday is October 12, your zodiac sign is Libra ♎, your birthstone is Opal or Tourmaline and your birth flower is Marigold or Cosmos. You share your birthday with Luciano Pavarotti and Hugh Jackman.
- Zodiac sign
- ♎ Libra
- Element
- Air
- Ruling planet
- Venus
- Birthstone
- Opal, Tourmaline
- Birth flower
- Marigold, Cosmos
- Day of year
- 285th
- Popularity
- 218th of 366
- Half birthday
- April 12
- Next October 12
- October 12
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October 12 zodiac: Libra ♎
People born on October 12 fall under Libra, the 7th sign of the zodiac, which covers birthdays from September 23 to October 22. Libra is a cardinal air sign ruled by Venus, and its symbol is the scales.
Libra, represented by the Scales, is the sign of balance, harmony and partnership. It is linked with beauty and fairness, and Libras are often pictured as natural diplomats with a strong sense of style.
Famous people born on October 12
Well-known people who celebrate their birthday on October 12, ranked by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
- Born 1935Italian operatic tenor (1935–2007)
- Born 1968Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968)
- Born 1798Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834)
- Born 1875English occultist (1875–1947)
- Born 1866British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
- Born 1891Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
- Born 19568th President of Vietnam (1956–2018)
- Born 1865British biochemist
- Born 1992American actor
- Born 1985Chinese ophthalmologist known for warning about the coronavirus in December 2019 (1986-2020)
- Born 195010th and 11th President of Republic of China(Taiwan) (2000–2008)
- Born 1967Prime Minister of Namibia
- Born 1962President of the Republic of Macedonia
- Born 1934American architect (born 1934)
- Born 1872English composer (1872-1958)
- Born 1975American athlete
- Born 1891Politician and former Prime Minister of Japan (1891–1945)
- Born 1944Japanese association football player
- Born 1949Venezuelan-born international terror operative
- Born 1977American alpine ski racer
- Born 1986Uruguayan footballer
- Born 1983Australian soccer player
- Born 1980English association football player (born 1980)
- Born 1963Japanese anime director and manga artist (1963–2010)
- Born 1969Slovenian association football player
- Born 1960Japanese actor
- Born 1997Serbian association football player
- Born 1931Norwegian computer scientist (1931–2002)
- Born 1976Swedish high jumper
- Born 1999Norwegian footballer (born 1999)
- Born 1904Chinese writer (1904-1986)
- Born 1955Croatian general
- Born 1926Argentine-American architect (1926–2019)
- Born 1943Swiss association football player and manager (1943-2019)
- Born 1970American actor
- Born 1978Serbian singer-songwriter
- Born 1981Nigerian footballer (born 1981)
- Born 1989Brazilian footballer
- Born 1983English footballer (born 1983)
- Born 1962Senegalese prime minister
October 12 birthstone
Opal (play of many colours). Opal is linked with creativity, hope and imagination, thanks to its shifting rainbow colours.
Tourmaline (pink and many other colours). Tourmaline is associated with compassion, balance and emotional healing.
October 12 birthday facts
- October 12 is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years), leaving 80 days until the end of the year.
- October 12 is the 218th most common birthday in the U.S., with about 11,048 babies born on an average October 12(1% fewer than a typical day).
- In the Northern Hemisphere, October 12 birthdays fall in autumn. In the Southern Hemisphere they fall in spring.
- Babies born on October 12 were most likely conceived around January 20 of the previous year (about 38 weeks earlier).
- Your half birthday is April 12, six months after October 12.
- October 12 always falls after Chinese New Year, so your Chinese zodiac animal is simply the one for your birth year.
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Frequently asked questions
What zodiac sign is October 12?
October 12 falls under Libra ♎, which runs from September 23 to October 22.
What is the birthstone for October 12?
The birthstone for October 12 is Opal or Tourmaline, the October birthstones. The October birth flowers are Marigold and Cosmos.
Who are famous people born on October 12?
Famous people born on October 12 include Luciano Pavarotti (1935), Hugh Jackman (1968), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), Aleister Crowley (1875), Ramsay MacDonald (1866), Edith Stein (1891).
How common is a October 12 birthday?
October 12 is the 218th most common birthday out of 366, based on U.S. births from 1994 to 2014, with about 11,048 babies born on an average October 12.
What day of the year is October 12?
October 12 is the 285th day of the year in common years and the 286th day in leap years.