DateNameLocation / Topic
Saturday, Oct 12
Indigenous Resistance Day 	Indigenous Resistance Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day Our Lady Aparecida/Children's Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Dia de la raza Dia de la raza
Saturday, Oct 12
Independence Day Independence Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Old Farmers Day Old Farmers Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Hispanic Day Hispanic Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Savings Day National Savings Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Freethought Day National Freethought Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Farmer’s Day National Farmer’s Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Gumbo Day National Gumbo Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Chess Day National Chess Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Costume Swap Day National Costume Swap Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Motorcycle Ride Day National Motorcycle Ride Day
Saturday, Oct 12
I Love Yarn Day I Love Yarn Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Pan American Day Pan American Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Yom Kippur Yom Kippur
Saturday, Oct 12
Day of the Cultures Day of the Cultures
Saturday, Oct 12
Columbus Day Columbus Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak
Saturday, Oct 12
Dussehra Dussehra
Saturday, Oct 12
Astronomy Day Astronomy Day
Saturday, Oct 12
World Migratory Bird Day World Migratory Bird Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Translators\' Day Translators\' Day
Saturday, Oct 12
Universal Music Day Universal Music Day
Saturday, Oct 12
International African Penguin Awareness Day International African Penguin Awareness Day
Saturday, Oct 12
National Pulled Pork Day National Pulled Pork Day
Saturday, Oct 12
World Arthritis Day World Arthritis Day

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.