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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 exploded in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209.

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 {{*mp}} [[1999]] &ndash; A [[coup d'état|military coup]] in [[Pakistan]] led by [[General Officer|General]] '''[[Pervez Musharraf]]''' [[1999 Pakistani coup d'état|ousted]] the government of [[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]].
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 '''[[October 12]]''':  '''[[Eid ul-Fitr]]''' begins at sunset ([[Islam]], [[2007]]); '''[[International Day of Quds]]''' ([[Iran]], [[2007]]); '''[[Hispanic Day]]''' in [[Spain]], '''[[Día de la Resistencia Indígena|Day of Indigenous Resistance]]''' in [[Venezuela]], '''[[Our Lady of Aparecida|Our Lady Aparecida's Day]]''' and '''[[Children's Day]]''' in [[Brazil]].
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 {{*mp}} [[1492]] &ndash; '''[[Christopher Columbus]]''' made landfall in the [[Caribbean]], believing he had reached [[East Asia]].
-{{*mp}} [[1859]] &ndash; Self-described "[[Emperor]] of the [[United States]] and [[Protector (title)|Protector]] of [[Mexico]]" '''[[Joshua A. Norton]]''' ''(pictured)'' "ordered" the [[United States Congress]] to dissolve.
+{{*mp}} [[1915]] &ndash; A [[German Empire|German]] [[Execution by firing squad|firing squad]] executed [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|British]] nurse '''[[Edith Cavell]]''' ''(pictured)'' for helping [[Allies of World War I|Allied]] soldiers to escape occupied [[Belgium]].
 {{*mp}} [[1928]] &ndash; An '''[[iron lung]]''' [[medical ventilator]], designed by [[Philip Drinker]] and colleagues at [[Children's Hospital Boston|Children's Hospital]], [[Boston]], was used  for the first time in the [[History of poliomyelitis#Historical treatments|treatment of polio victims]].
 {{*mp}} [[1984]] &ndash; The [[Provisional Irish Republican Army]] failed in its attempt to [[Assassination|assassinate]] [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Margaret Thatcher]] and most of her [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|cabinet]] in the '''[[Brighton hotel bombing]]'''.