This is our day guide for Tuesday October 12th 2021 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 2021
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
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day
Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial GuineaRegional
India (regional): Maha Saptami
Assam, Odisha, West Bengal. On the seventh day of Durga Puja, the goddess started her battle against Mahishasura.
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
Nepal: Phulpati
A major celebration that takes place on the seventh day of Bada Dashain festival, also called Saptami.
Spain: Hispanic Day
This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the Americas
Venezuela: Indigenous Resistance Day
Not an official holiday, this day Honors the heroes of the anti-Spanish resistanceOctober 11th 2021 | Go to Today | October 13th 2021
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| General Information for October 12th 2021 | |
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| There are 7 public holidays today. | |
| Day 285 of 2021 | |
| 80 days left in 2021 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1901 - President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. | |
| 1823 - Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat. | |
| 1810 – First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. | |
| 539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. |
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