Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/October 12
October 12: Yom Kippur begins at sunset in Judaism, Dussehra in Hinduism (2005); Hispanic Day in Spain and Día de la Resistencia Indígena in Venezuela.
- 1810 - The first Oktoberfest was held in Munich.
- 1859 - Self-described "Emperor of the United States" Joshua A. Norton 'ordered' the United States Congress to dissolve.
- 1984 - Brighton hotel bombing: Margaret Thatcher survived a bomb explosion detonated by the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- 1999 - A military coup in Pakistan led by General Pervez Musharraf ousted the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
- 2002 - A car bombing in Bali killed 202 people.
Recent days: October 11 – October 10 – October 9
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