October 12

Events

 * 1983 - In Bryant Park, Maine, the last call on a crank phone was made, marking the end of the community's hand-operated telephone system.

Births

 * 1490 –, Italian composer (d. 1548)
 * 1855 –, Hungarian conductor (d. 1922)
 * 1872 –, English composer (d. 1958)
 * 1935 –, Italian tenor (d. 2007)
 * 1935 –, American R&B singer (Sam & Dave)
 * 1942 –, American singer (The Temptations) (d. 1995)
 * 1947 –, Hong Kong singer
 * 1948 –, British musician (Status Quo)
 * 1955 –, Canadian musician
 * 1956 –, British singer, (The Damned)
 * 1958 –, British musician, (The Damned)
 * 1962 –, American jazz musician
 * 1967 –, Canadian singer composer
 * 1969 –, American musician (Dixie Chicks)
 * 1979 –, American singer (New Found Glory)

Deaths

 * 1956 –, Italian composer (b. 1872)
 * 1971 –, American rock musician (b. 1935)
 * 1985 –, American musician (The B-52's) (b. 1953)
 * 1989 –, American pianist (b. 1913)
 * 1997 –, American singer (b. 1943)
 * 2002 –, American bandleader and musician (b. 1916)
 * 2009 –, American musician (b. 1948)