This is our day guide for Saturday October 12th 2024 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 2024
International: Dassain
Durga Puja is one of the largest Hindu festivals that involves worship of Goddess Durga symbolising power and triumph of good over evil in Hindu mythology.
International: Day of the Races
Not an official holiday, this day is commemorated on the exact date when Christopher 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
Equatorial Guinea: Independence Day
Independence from Spain on 12 October 1968, when the country became the Republic of Equatorial GuineaRegional
India (regional): Ayudha Puja
On Ayudha Puja, the ninth day of Navaratri, many common and seemingly mundane tools and implements are cleaned and worshipped.Regional
India (regional): Mahanavami
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and RavanaRegional
India (regional): Dussehra
The festival of Dusseha symbolizes the triumph of good over evil in the legend of Rama and Ravana
Israel: Day of Atonement
Yom Kippur is the Jewish day of repentance, considered to be the holiest and most solemn day of the yearRegional
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
Nepal: Maha Navami
Hindu festival in South Asia that celebrates worship of the Hindu goddess Durga
Spain: Hispanic Day
This national holiday commemorates the exact date when Christopher Columbus first set foot in the AmericasOctober 11th 2024 | Go to Today | October 13th 2024
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| General Information for October 12th 2024 | |
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| There are 12 public holidays today. | |
| Day 286 of 2024 | |
| 80 days left in 2024 | |
| Week 41 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1997 - US singer/songwriter John Denver dies in an air crash near Pacific Grove, California, when he was piloting his Rutan Long EZ. | |
| 1823 - Charles Macintosh of Scotland sells the first raincoat. | |
| 1792 – First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York City. | |
| 1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips. |
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