This is our day guide for Thursday October 12th 2017 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on October 12th 2017
International: Race Day
Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Brazil: Lady of Aparecida
Known as 'Nossa Senhora de Aparecida', it honours Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin Mary Aparecida. Mary is honoured with a ten day festival in the city near São Paulo that bears her name
Israel: Simchat Torah
Marks the end of the annual cycle of public Torah readings, and the beginning of a new cycle.
Mexico: Day of the Pluricultural Nation
Not an official holiday, this day commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Spain: Hispanic Day
This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the AmericasGo to Today | October 13th 2017
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| General Information for October 12th 2017 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 285 of 2017 | |
| 80 days left in 2017 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1999 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup. | |
| 1928 – An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston | |
| 1823 - Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat. | |
| 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. |
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