October 12th (1917) was a Friday. It's the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th October, 1917
» World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history.
Famous Birthdays on October 12 in 1917
» Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer and manager (d. 2004)
October 12th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Heribert of Cologne (private feast day)
» Wilfrid named Wilfrid of Ripon
» Edith Cavell, Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)
» October 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus named Columbus-related observances:
» Columbus Day (United States)
» Piomingo Day (Chickasaw Nation)
» Public holidays in Mexico named Descubrimiento de América (Mexico)
» Día de la Hispanidad or Fiesta Nacional de España (Spain)
» Día de la Raza, "Day of the Race" (Latin America)
» Día de la Resistencia Indígena, "Day of Indigenous Resistance" (Venezuela)
» Día de las Américas, "Day of the Americas" (Uruguay)
» Día de las Culturas, "Day of the Cultures" (Costa Rica)
» Discovery Day (the Bahamas)
» Freethought Day (United States)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Equatorial Guinea from Spain in 1968.