Births on October 12

Olivia Smoliga

Born on October 12, 1994

Olivia Smoliga, American swimmer

Olivia Smoliga (born October 12, 1994) is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in backstroke and freestyle events. She won a record eight gold medals at the 2018 World Championships. Smoliga is the current American record-holder in the 50-meter backstroke (short course). She is also the current Guinness World Record holder for "most gold medals won at a single FINA World Championships" by an individual swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio de Janeiro, she won a gold medal for swimming the backstroke leg in the preliminary heat of the 4x100-meter medley relay.

She swims for the Cali Condors as part of the International Swimming League.

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14 Mar

Linux kernel
Timeline of Linux development: Linux kernel version 1.0.0 is released.
5 May

Caning in Singapore
American teenager Michael P. Fay is caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism.
6 May

François Mitterrand
Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and French President François Mitterrand officiate at the opening of the Channel Tunnel.
18 May

Palestinian National Authority
Israeli troops finish retreating from the Gaza Strip after occupying it, giving the area to the Palestine to govern.
12 Jun

O.J. Simpson
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman are murdered outside Simpson's home in Los Angeles. Her estranged husband, O.J. Simpson is later charged with the murders, but is acquitted by a jury.

Births on October 12

Olivia Smoliga

Born on October 12, 1994

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Events on 1994

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Caning in Singapore

François Mitterrand

Palestinian National Authority

O.J. Simpson