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October 12: Hispanic Day in Spain, Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela, Our Lady Aparecida's Day & Children's Day in Brazil.

1492 - Christopher Columbus makes landfall in the Caribbean, believing he has reached East Asia.

1810 - The first Oktoberfest was held in Munich, to celebrate the wedding of Prince Ludwig I of Bavaria.

1859 - Self-described "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico" Joshua A. Norton (pictured) "ordered" the United States Congress to dissolve.

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

Recent days: October 11 – October 10 – October 9

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