What Happened On 12th October 1970 In History

Historical Events for 12th October, 1970

• » Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon announces that the United States will withdraw 40,000 more troops before Christmas

Famous Birthdays on October 12 in 1970

• » Julian (pornographic actor) or Julian, Chilean-American porn actor
• » Kirk Cameron, American actor, screenwriter, and evangelist
• » Patrick Musimu, Belgian diver and physiotherapist (d. 2011)
• » Tanyon Sturtze, American baseball player
• » Charlie Ward, American basketball player and coach

October 12th Famous Deaths for 1970

• » Feodor Stepanovich Rojankovsky, Russian illustrator (b. 1891)
• » Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (b. 1930)

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.

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