What Day Of The Week Is October 12?

October 12: Day of the Week

October 12, 2026 is the 285th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

October					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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October 12 by the Numbers

• 245 days since October 12
• 0 year, 8 months, and 3 days ago
• 8 months since then
• October 12 is in the 42nd week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 35 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 12 Historical Event(s)

1279Nichiren, a Japanese Buddhist monk founder of Nichiren Buddhism, inscribes the Dai-Gohonzon 1492Christopher Columbus’s expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached India 1773America‘s first insane asylum opens for 'Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds’in Virginia 1792First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York 1917World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single day loss of life in New Zealand history. 1942World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance with the Japanese commander, Aritomo Gotō dying from wounds suffered in the battle and two Japanese destroyers sunk by Allied air attack. 1960Inejiro Asanuma, Chair of the Japanese Socialist Party, is assassinated in Japan by Otoya Yamaguchi, a 17-year-old. The cameras were rolling at the time, so the moment was caught on film. 1964The Soviet Union launches the Voskhod 1 into Earth orbit as the first spacecraft with a multi-person crew and the first flight without space suits 1967Vietnam War: US Secretary of State Dean Rusk states during a news conference that proposals by the U.S. Congress for peace initiatives are futile because of North Vietnam’s opposition 2000The USS Cole is badly damaged in Aden, Yemen, by two suicide bombers, killing 17 crew members and wounding at least 39

Who were born on October 12?

1710Jonathan Trumbull, American politician and 16th Governor of Connecticut (d. 1785) 1904Ding Ling, Chinese writer (d. 1986) 1908Paul Engle, American writer (d. 1991) 1917Roque Máspoli, Uruguayan footballer (d. 2004) 1963Lane Frost, American professional bull rider (d. 1989) 1965Scott O'Grady, American military officer 1969José Valentín, American baseball player 1970Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player 1971Tony Fiore, American baseball player 1972Juan Manuel Silva, Argentine racing driver

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