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

Observances on October 12th 2022

USA: National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day

USA: National Emergency Nurse’s Day

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

USA: National Stop Bullying Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Stop Bullying Day

USA: National Farmer’s Day

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USA: National Freethought Day

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

USA: National Gumbo Day

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USA: National Pulled Pork Day

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USA: National Savings Day

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USA: National Vermont Day

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USA: National Fossil Day

A celebration organized by the National Park Service to promote public awareness and stewardship of fossils.

USA: National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day

Find out the dates, history and traditions of National Take Your Parents To Lunch Day

International: International Top Spinning Day

Originated by the Spinning Top and Yo-Yo Museum, this is an annual celebration of this timeless child's toy and scientific device!

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 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
1979 - The lowest recorded non-tornadic atmospheric pressure, 87.0 kPa (870 mbar or 25.69 inHg), occurred in the Western Pacific during Typhoon Tip.
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.
539 BC – The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.