Day Guide for Monday October 12th 2020 What are the holidays on October 12th 2020?

This is our day guide for Monday October 12th 2020 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 2020

International: Columbus Day

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

International: Indigenous Resistance Day

Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas

Bahamas: National Heroes' Day

The second Monday in October is National Heroes Day, which replaced Discovery Day in 2013

Belize: Indigenous People’s Resistance Day

Marks the arrival of Columbus in the Americas on October 12th 1492

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

Public sector only

Canada: Thanksgiving

Celebrated on the Second Monday in October and statutory, except in Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.

Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day

Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial Guinea

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

North Macedonia: Revolution Day (in lieu)

As Revolution Day falls on a Sunday in 2020, the following Monday will be a public holiday

Samoa: Lotu a Tamaiti Holiday

Day after White Sunday, when parents and communities celebrate childhood

Sint Maarten: Constitution Day

The constitution came into force on October 10th 2010, the date of the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles

Spain: Hispanic Day

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

Turks and Caicos Islands: National Heritage Day

This holiday replaced Columbus Day in 2014, which was also held on the second Monday In October

Regional

USA (regional): US Indigenous People's Day

This state holiday has been adopted on the second Monday in October to replace Columbus Day

Observances on October 12th 2020

USA: National Kick Butt Day

Hey, it's the second Monday in October - don't you something you need to do, instead of sitting around reading?

USA: National Online Bank Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Online Bank Day

USA: Native American Day

Native American Day is a good reminder to reflect on, and learn more about, the important contributions of Native American people.

USA: National Farmer’s Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Farmer’s Day

USA: National Freethought Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Freethought Day

USA: National Gumbo Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Gumbo Day

USA: National Pulled Pork Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Pulled Pork Day

USA: National Savings Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Savings Day

USA: National Vermont Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Vermont Day

United Kingdom: Local Radio Day

An occasion to not only celebrate but also strengthen the connections that local radio brings.

Brazil: Children's Day in Brazil

Falling on a national holiday, this is a popular day to give presents to children.

International: World Arthritis Day

Arthritis is a disease that affects approximately 350 million people worldwide, including nearly 40 million people in the United States.

Italy: Christopher Columbus Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of Christopher Columbus Day in Italy.

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General Information for October 12th 2020
There are 14 public holidays today.
Day 286 of 2020
80 days left in 2020
Week 42 of the year
On this Day in History
1999 - Pervez Musharraf takes power in Pakistan from Nawaz Sharif through a bloodless coup.
1997 - US singer/songwriter John Denver dies in an air crash near Pacific Grove, California, when he was piloting his Rutan Long EZ.
1994 - NASA loses radio contact with the Magellan spacecraft as the probe descends into the thick atmosphere of Venus.
1928 – An iron lung respirator is used for the first time at Children's Hospital, Boston