Talk:October 12

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October 12: Hispanic Day in Spain; Day of Indigenous Resistance in Venezuela; Our Lady Aparecida's Day and Children's Day in Brazil

1492 – Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Caribbean, believing he had reached East Asia.
1915 – A German firing squad executed British nurse Edith Cavell (pictured) for helping Allied soldiers to escape occupied Belgium.
1928 – An iron lung medical ventilator, designed by Philip Drinker and colleagues at Children's Hospital, Boston, was used for the first time in the treatment of polio victims.
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 bombs planted by Islamist militant group Jemaah Islamiyah exploded in Bali, Indonesia, killing 202 people and injuring a further 209.

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Should the reference to Animal Farm really be 2003? I can't remember it being set in any particular year. Piha 01:00, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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Could not be confirmed at that date. --mav 04:55, 12 Oct 2003 (UTC)

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According to the United States Navy page, the correct date is October 13. See October 13.