On this day: October 12

POSTED: 10:50 AM PDT Oct 11, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PDT Oct 11, 2012 

Christopher Columbus lands in the New World, Oktoberfest finds its roots, Sid is arrested for allegedly killing Nancy, and Matthew Shepard dies, all on this day.

OTD October 12 - Luciano Pavarotti
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1935: Operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti, one of The Three Tenors and one of the most commercially successful tenors of all time, is born on the outskirts of Modena in Northern Italy.

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