This is our day guide for Wednesday October 12th 2022 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 2022
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 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
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 2022 | Go to Today | October 13th 2022
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| General Information for October 12th 2022 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 285 of 2022 | |
| 80 days left in 2022 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1992 - 5.8 earthquake occurred in Cairo, Egypt. At least 510 died. | |
| 1901 - President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House. | |
| 1822 - Pedro I of Brazil is proclaimed the emperor of the Empire of Brazil. | |
| 1748 – British and Spanish naval forces engage at the Battle of Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear. |
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