| October Holidays in 2012 | |
By popular request, here is a long list of all of the special days celebrated in October 2012. If you prefer, you can explore October's special days by date. If you are interested in free, printable calendars, you can find them on this page. If you want to be one of the first to know when more holidays and other craft projects are posted, take a few moments to sign up for the Family Crafts Newsletter.
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1st Week - American Craft Week
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1st Week - Fire Prevention Week
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2nd Week - Teen Read Week
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Child Health Day
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Homemade Cookies Day
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World Vegetarian Day
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Name Your Car Day
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Peanuts Comic Strip First Published
In 1950.
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Captain Kangaroo Day
The show first aired on this day in 1955. -
Look at the Leaves Day
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National Golf Day
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Sputnik I Launched
The first space vehicle - launched in 1957. Check out my page for this special day!
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Ray Kroc's Birthday
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World Teacher Day
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Mad Hatter Day
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Thomas Edison Shows 1st Motion Picture
In 1889. -
World Card Making Day
The first Saturday in October.
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American Bandstand Premiered
In 1957.
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American Tag Day
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Columbus Day
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Indigenous People's Day
Second Monday in October. -
J. Frank Duryea's Birthday
Born in 1869. His brother, Charles, and him built and operated the first automobile in the US. He also won America's first automobile race. -
Thanksgiving Day in Canada
Second Monday in October.
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First Two-Way Telephone Conversation
In 1876. -
Leif Ericson Day
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Moldy Cheese Day
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The Count's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.
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Henry Cavendish's Birthday
Born in England in 1731. -
Tuxedo Day
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Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday
Born in born 1884. -
First Steam-Powered Ferryboat Begins Operation
Name the "Juliana", began operation in 1811.
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Día de la Raza
Celebrate in Mexico. -
Farmer's Day
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First Aerial Photo in US
Taken from a balloon in Boston in 1860. -
Margaret Thatcher's Birthday
Born in 1925. -
National Costume Swap Day
Observed on the 2nd Saturday of October
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Grover's Birthday
Sesame Street Character.
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Boss's Day
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Dictionary Day
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World Food Day
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Black Poetry Day
Honoring the birthday of Jupiter Hammon. He was the first American black to publish his poetry.
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Alaska Day
The anniversary of the transfer of the territory and the raising of the US. flag at Sitka on this day in 1867. -
Little Orphan Annie's Birthday
Comic strip character, in 1922. -
Puerto Rico Became U.S. Colony
In 1898.
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Star Spangled Banner First Sung
In 1814. -
Thomas Edison Demonstrated Electric Light
Successfully in 1879.
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Mickey Mantle's Birthday
Born on this day in 1931 in Spavinaw, Oklahoma. -
Monster Mash Day
On this day in 1962 the Monster mash, by Bobby "Boris" Picket and the Crypt Kickers, reached number 1 in the music charts and stayed there for 2 weeks!. -
Sweetest Day
Third Saturday in October.
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Babbling Day
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Garbanzo Bean Day
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Guggenheim Museum Opens
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum of modern and contemporary art opened in New York City on October 21, 1959.
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National Nut Day
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National Stuttering Awareness Day
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Canned Food Day
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Edison Pele's Birthday
Brazilian soccer player, born in 1940.
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Betty Lou's Birthday
Sesame Street Character. -
National Bologna Day
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United Nations Day
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National Denim Day
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Pablo Picasso's Birthday
Born in Spain in 1881.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton's Birthday
Born in 1947. -
International Red Cross Organized
In Geneva, Switzerland in 1863.
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Navy Day
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Theodore Roosevelt's Birthday
Born in 1858.
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Mother-in-Law's Day
Fourth Sunday in October. -
Plush Animal Lover's Day
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Statue of Liberty's Birthday
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Hermit Day
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National Organization of Women Founded
In 1966.
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John Adams' Birthday
In 1735. -
National Candy Corn Day
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Halloween
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Juliette Gordon Low's Birthday
Born in 1860, she was the woman who the started Girl Scouting in the United States in 1912.
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This information is correct to the best of my knowledge. These dates are collected from many online and offline resources. Please do not email me asking me for more info about a date - All the information I have is posted here.