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This is a list of selected October 12 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

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Our Lady Aparecida's Day and Children's Day in Brazil Our Lady: unreferenced section; Children's Day: cleanup required, refimprove section
Independence Day in Equatorial Guinea (1968); A host of citations missing
Feast day of Our Lady of the Pillar in the Philippines and Spain; Refimprove section
1847Werner von Siemens (pictured), a German inventor, founded Siemens & Halske, which later became Siemens, the largest engineering company in Europe. "largest engineering company" not cited, and article generally poorly referenced
1871 – The Criminal Tribes Act entered into force in British India, giving law enforcement sweeping powers to arrest, control, and monitor the movements of the members of ethnic or social communities that were defined as "habitually criminal". Referencing gaps
1859 – Self-described "Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico" Emperor Norton "ordered" the United States Congress to dissolve. Moved to 17 September, date of his proclamation
1915 – A German firing squad executed British nurse Edith Cavell for helping Allied soldiers to escape occupied Belgium. Refimprove section
1964 – The Soviet Voskhod 1 mission became the first multi-person space flight as well as the first without spacesuits. Refimprove section
1987Sri Lankan Civil War: Indian troops mounted a failed assault on the University of Jaffna, which served as the Tamil Tigers' military headquarters. unreferenced section
1999 – Pakistani general Pervez Musharraf led a military coup against the government of prime minister Nawaz Sharif. lead too long
2000 – Two suicide bombers attacked the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Cole while it was at anchor in Aden, Yemen, killing 17 of its crew members and injuring 39 others. unreferenced section
2002 – A series of bombs planted by Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah exploded in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring 209 others. refimprove
2019Eliud Kipchoge became the first person to run marathon distance in under two hours at an event for that purpose in Vienna. refimprove section, contradictory-inline

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