October 12
1492 – Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips.
1773 – America's first insane asylum opens.
1810 – First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
1901 – President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
1979 – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published.
Birthdays:
1875 – Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)
1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer
1958 - Veronica Brazil , Porn Actress
1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer
Freethought Day (United States)
1492 – Christopher Columbus's expedition makes landfall in the Caribbean, specifically in The Bahamas. The explorer believes he has reached the Indies.
1582 – Because of the implementation of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor William Phips.
1773 – America's first insane asylum opens.
1810 – First Oktoberfest: The Bavarian royalty invites the citizens of Munich to join the celebration of the marriage of Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria to Princess Therese von Sachsen-Hildburghausen.
1901 – President Theodore Roosevelt officially renames the "Executive Mansion" to the White House.
1979 – The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the first of five books in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams is published.
Birthdays:
1875 – Aleister Crowley, English magician and author (d. 1947)
1949 – Carlos the Jackal, Venezuelan terrorist and murderer
1958 - Veronica Brazil , Porn Actress
1968 – Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer
Freethought Day (United States)