Day Guide for Saturday October 12th 2019 What are the holidays on October 12th 2019?

This is our day guide for Saturday October 12th 2019 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 2019

International: Cultures Day

Honors indigenous people 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

Regional

Malaysia (regional): Birthday of the Governor of Sarawak

The birthday of the Governor of Sarawak is a regional public holiday in Malaysia on the second Saturday in October.

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

Myanmar: Full Moon Day of Thadingyut

The Festival of Lights marks the end of the perod of Buddhist lent

Spain: Hispanic Day

This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas

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General Information for October 12th 2019
There are 6 public holidays today.
Day 285 of 2019
80 days left in 2019
Week 41 of the year
On this Day in History
1992 - 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died.
1822 - Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor of the Empire of Brazil.
1492 - Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.