October 12: Eid ul-Fitr begins at sunset ( Islam, 2007); International Day of Quds ( Iran, 2007); Hispanic Day in Spain, Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela, Our Lady Aparecida's Day and Children's Day in Brazil.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Caribbean, believing he had reached East Asia.
- 1915 – A German firing squad executed British nurse Edith Cavell (pictured) for helping Allied soldiers to escape occupied Belgium.
- 1928 – An iron lung medical ventilator, designed by Philip Drinker and colleagues at Children's Hospital, Boston, was used for the first time in the treatment of polio victims.
- 1984 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army failed in its attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and most of her cabinet in the Brighton hotel bombing.
- 2002 – A series of bombs planted by Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah exploded in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209.
Recent days: October 11 – October 10 – October 9
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October 12: Eid ul-Fitr begins at sunset ( Islam, 2007); International Day of Quds ( Iran, 2007); Hispanic Day in Spain, Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela, Our Lady Aparecida's Day and Children's Day in Brazil.
- 1492 – Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Caribbean, believing he had reached East Asia.
- 1915 – A German firing squad executed British nurse Edith Cavell (pictured) for helping Allied soldiers to escape occupied Belgium.
- 1928 – An iron lung medical ventilator, designed by Philip Drinker and colleagues at Children's Hospital, Boston, was used for the first time in the treatment of polio victims.
- 1984 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army failed in its attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and most of her cabinet in the Brighton hotel bombing.
- 2002 – A series of bombs planted by Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah exploded in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209.
Recent days: October 11 – October 10 – October 9
More anniversaries: