October 12

• 1974 - Typhoon Bess downed a United States Air Force WC-130H Hercules reconnaissance aircraft (call sign Swan 38) in the South China Sea, with the presumed loss of the crew of six.
• 1979 - Typhoon Tip (pictured) reached global peak intensity with a central pressure of 870  hPa ( mbar) becoming the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded.
• 2013 - Cyclone Phailin struck southeastern India, spurring the country's largest evacuation in 23 years; there were 45 deaths related to the storm.