In Carlton County, Minnesota a forest fire kills 453 people.
Tag: 12 October
12 October 1928
An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at the Children’s Hospital in Boston.
12 October 2002
“Bali Bombing”: Terrorists detonate bombs in the Sari Club in Kuta. 202 are killed.
12 October 2000
The ship, USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39