DateNameLocation / Topic
Monday, Oct 12
Indigenous Resistance Day 	Indigenous Resistance Day
Monday, Oct 12
Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day
Monday, Oct 12
Dia de la raza Dia de la raza
Monday, Oct 12
Independence Day Independence Day
Monday, Oct 12
Old Farmers Day Old Farmers Day
Monday, Oct 12
Hispanic Day Hispanic Day
Monday, Oct 12
Columbus Day Columbus Day
Monday, Oct 12
Pan American Day Pan American Day
Monday, Oct 12
Day Of Respect For Cultural Diversity Day Of Respect For Cultural Diversity
Monday, Oct 12
Day of the Cultures Day of the Cultures
Monday, Oct 12
National Heroes Day National Heroes Day
Monday, Oct 12
Constitution Day Constitution Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Heritage Day National Heritage Day
Monday, Oct 12
Native Americans' Day
United States (South Dakota)
Native Americans' Day
Monday, Oct 12
Indigenous People's Day Indigenous People's Day
Monday, Oct 12
Thanksgiving Day Thanksgiving Day
Monday, Oct 12
Thanksgiving Day
Monday, Oct 12
Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico Friendship Day (Columbus Day) Virgin Islands - Puerto Rico Friendship Day (Columbus Day)
Monday, Oct 12
Sports Day
Monday, Oct 12
Mother's Day Mother's Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Savings Day National Savings Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Freethought Day National Freethought Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Farmer’s Day National Farmer’s Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Gumbo Day National Gumbo Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Online Bank Day National Online Bank Day
Monday, Oct 12
National Kick Butt Day National Kick Butt Day
Monday, Oct 12
Commonwealth Cultural Day Commonwealth Cultural Day
Monday, Oct 12
Lotu a Tamaiti Lotu a Tamaiti
Monday, Oct 12
National Pulled Pork Day National Pulled Pork Day
Monday, Oct 12
World Arthritis Day World Arthritis Day
Monday, Oct 12
National School Lunch Week National School Lunch Week

Historical Events on October 12

  • 1692: Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips ends the Salem Witch Trials by sending a letter officially closing the matter.
  • 1773: The first insane asylum in the United States opens on this day.
  • 1792: New York City holds its first Columbus Day Celebration.
  • 1793: The cornerstone of the oldest state university in the U.S – Old East – is laid on the campus at the University of North Carolina.
  • 1823: The first raincoat is sold by Charles Macintosh.
  • 1918: A huge forest fire in Cloquet, Minnesota ends up killing over 450 people.
  • 1928: For the first time, an iron lung respirator is used at a Children’s Hospital in Boston.
  • 1933: Alcatraz Citadel become Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary when it’s changed from a military fort and prison to a civilian prison.
  • 1942: After the Battle of Cape Esperance during World War II, Japanese naval forces retreat.
  • 1944: During World War II, the Axis occupation of the Greek city of Athens comes to an end on this day.
  • 1945:S Army Corporeal who served as a combat medic during World War II, becomes the first conscientious objector to ever receive the United States Medal of Honor.
  • 1960: Leader of the Japanese Socialist Party, Inejiro Asanuma is stabbed to death during a live television broadcast.

Famous Birthdays on October 12

  • Italian tenor Luciano Pavarotti is born in 1935.
  • American painter Robert Mangold is born in 1937.
  • English author and journalist Angela Rippon is born in 1944.
  • American wrestler and trainer Dusty Rhodes is born in 1945.
  • Venezuelan terrorist and assassin Carlos the Jackal is born in 1949.
  • Australian actor and singer Hugh Jackman is born in 1968.
  • American singer-songwriter Martie Maguire is born in 1969.
  • American basketball player and coach, Charlie Ward is born in 1970.
  • American model and actress Neriah Davis is born in 1972.
  • American shot putter Michelle Carter is born in 1985.
  • German footballer Sergio Peter is born in 1986.