Day Guide for Wednesday October 12th 2022 What are the holidays on October 12th 2022?

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 resistance

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General Information for October 12th 2022
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
2003 - Michael Schumacher wins his 6th Formula One Drivers' championship at the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix to beat the 48 year old record held by Juan Manuel Fangio
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.
1792 – First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York City.
1748 – British and Spanish naval forces engage at the Battle of Havana during the War of Jenkins' Ear.