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## December 2012

New Year's Eve 2012 - (Dec 31st)Leonardo Torres Quevedo's 160th Birthday - (Dec 28th)Holiday Series 2012-2 - (Dec 25th)Holiday Series 2012-1 - (Dec 24th)Herman Potočnik's 120th Birthday - (Dec 22nd)Srinivasa Ramanujan's 125th Birthday - (Dec 22nd)End of the Mayan Calendar - (Dec 21st)200th Anniversary of Grimm's Fairy Tales - (Dec 20th)South Korea Election Day 2012 - (Dec 19th)120th Anniversary of the Nutcracker Ballet - (Dec 18th)Zoltán Kodály's 130th Birthday - (Dec 16th)Japan Elections 2012 - (Dec 16th)Xul Solar's 125th Birthday - (Dec 15th)Luiz Gonzaga's 100th Birthday - (Dec 13th)50th Anniversary of Bonne Nuit les Petits - (Dec 12th)Kenya Independence Day 2012 - (Dec 12th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Russia Winner - (Dec 10th)Ada Lovelace's 197th Birthday - (Dec 10th)Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson´s 180th Birthday - (Dec 8th)Día de las Velitas - (Dec 7th)Ghana Elections 2012 - (Dec 7th)Finland Independence Day 2012 - (Dec 6th)Wassily Kandinsky's 146th Birthday - (Dec 4th) (Cancelled)Hryhorii Skovoroda's 290th Birthday - (Dec 3rd)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Japan Winner - (Dec 3rd)United Arab Emirates National Day 2012 - (Dec 2nd)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Romania Winner - (Dec 1st)
## November 2012

St. Andrew's Day 2012 - (Nov 30th)Albania Independence Day 2012 - (Nov 28th)Ernie Coombs' (Mr Dressup) 85th Birthday - (Nov 26th)Mother's Day 2012 (Russia) - (Nov 25th)Teachers’ Day 2012 (Turkey, Cyprus) - (Nov 24th)Thanksgiving 2012 - (Nov 22nd)Lebanon National Day 2012 - (Nov 22nd)Otto von Guericke's 410th Birthday - (Nov 20th)Children's Day 2012 (International) - (Nov 20th)Morocco National Day 2012 - (Nov 18th)Latvia Independence Day 2012 - (Nov 18th)Sierra Leone Elections 2012 - (Nov 17th)Amadeu de Souza-Cardoso's 125th Birthday - (Nov 14th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - India Winner - (Nov 14th)Anniversary of the 1st use of the Canadarm in space - (Nov 13th)Auguste Rodin's 172nd Birthday - (Nov 12th)Veterans Day 2012 - (Nov 11th)Roberto Matta's 101st Birthday - (Nov 11th)Children's Day 2012 (Croatia) - (Nov 11th)Poland Independence Day 2012 - (Nov 11th)Hachiko's 89th Birthday - (Nov 10th)Paul Abadie's 200th Birthday - (Nov 9th)Feng Zikai's 114th Birthday - (Nov 9th)Bram Stoker's 165th Birthday - (Nov 8th)United States Elections 2012 - (Nov 6th)Panama Independence Day 2012 - (Nov 3rd)Samuil Marshak's 125th Birthday - (Nov 3rd)Day of the Dead 2012 - (Nov 2nd)Odysseas Elitis' 101st Birthday - (Nov 2nd)L.S. Lowry's 125th Birthday - (Nov 1st)
## October 2012

Halloween 2012 - (Oct 31st)Bob Ross' 70th Birthday - (Oct 29th)Republic Day Turkey 2012 - (Oct 29th)Sugarloaf Cable Car's 100th Anniversary - (Oct 27th)Children's Day 2012 (Malaysia) - (Oct 27th)Austria National Day 2012 - (Oct 26th)Abu Simbel - (Oct 22nd)Mother's Day 2012 (Argentina) - (Oct 21st)Jonas Maciulis-Maironis' 150th Birthday - (Oct 21st)161st Anniversary of Moby Dick's First Publishing - (Oct 18th)Hisashige Tanaka's 213th Birthday - (Oct 16th)107th Anniversary of Little Nemo in Slumberland - (Oct 15th)Children's Day 2012 (Brazil) - (Oct 12th)Alicia Moreau de Justo's 127th Birthday - (Oct 11th)Ivo Andrić's 120th Birthday - (Oct 9th)Uganda Independence Day 2012 - (Oct 9th)Janusz Korczak's Year - (Oct 7th)Brazilian Elections 2012 - (Oct 7th)Niels Bohr's 127th Birthday - (Oct 7th)Francisco Gabilondo Soler's 105th Birthday - (Oct 6th)Brian Ó Nualláin's 101st Birthday - (Oct 5th)Teachers’ Day 2012 (Netherlands) - (Oct 5th)German Reunification Day 2012 - (Oct 3rd)Anton Bernolak's 250th Birthday - (Oct 3rd)
## September 2012

Chuseok 2012 - (Sep 30th)Moon Festival / Mid-Autumn Festival 2012 - (Sep 30th)David Unaipon's 140th Birthday - (Sep 28th)Google's 14th Birthday - (Sep 27th)Howard Florey's 114th Birthday - (Sep 24th)Solomiya Krushelnytska's 140th Birthday - (Sep 23rd)Saudi Arabia National Day 2012 - (Sep 23rd)Edgar Valter's 84th Birthday - (Sep 20th)Chile National Day 2012 - (Sep 18th)Konstantin Tsiolkovsky's 155th birthday - (Sep 17th)Mexico Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 16th)Guatemala Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 15th)El Salvador Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 15th)Honduras Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 15th)Nicaragua Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 15th)Costa Rica Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 15th)Adolfo Bioy Casares' 98th Birthday - (Sep 15th)Clara Schumann's 193rd Birthday - (Sep 13th)Election Day Netherlands 2012 - (Sep 12th)Teachers’ Day 2012 (Argentina) - (Sep 11th)Teachers' Day 2012 (China) - (Sep 10th)Children's Day 2012 (Costa Rica) - (Sep 9th)Father's Day 2012 (Latvia) - (Sep 9th)Macedonia Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 8th)46th Anniversary of Star Trek's 1st Broadcast - (Sep 8th)Brazil Independence Day 2012 - (Sep 7th)Al-Biruni's Birthday - (Sep 4th)Chabuca Granda's 92nd Birthday - (Sep 3rd)Father's Day 2012 (Australia, New Zealand) - (Sep 2nd)First Day of School 2012 (Russia) - (Sep 1st)
## August 2012

Malaysia Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 31st)Maria Montessori's 142nd Birthday - (Aug 31st)Republic of Moldova Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 27th)First Day of School 2012 (Israel) - (Aug 27th)Rhazes' 1147th Birthday - (Aug 26th)Uruguay Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 25th)Ukraine Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 24th)Alexander Grin's 132th Birthday - (Aug 23rd)Chinese Valentine's Day 2012 - (Aug 23rd)Consuelo Velazquez's 96th Birthday - (Aug 21st)Indonesia Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 17th)Mother's Day 2012 (Costa Rica) - (Aug 15th)India Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 15th)National Liberation Day of Korea 2012 - (Aug 15th)Julia Child's 100th Birthday - (Aug 15th)Pakistan Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 14th)Cassiano Branco's 115th Birthday - (Aug 13th)Closing Ceremony 2012 - (Aug 12th)Rhythmic Gymnastics 2012 - (Aug 11th)Ecuador Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 10th)Soccer 2012 - (Aug 10th)Slalom Canoe 2012 - (Aug 9th)Basketball 2012 - (Aug 8th)Hurdles 2012 - (Aug 7th)Bolivia Independence Day 2012 - (Aug 6th)Javelin 2012 - (Aug 6th)Javelin 2012 - (Aug 6th)Synchronized Swimming 2012 - (Aug 5th)Pole Vault 2012 - (Aug 4th)Tu B'av 2012 - (Aug 3rd)Shot Put 2012 - (Aug 3rd)Table Tennis 2012 - (Aug 2nd)Field Hockey 2012 - (Aug 1st)
## July 2012

Rings 2012 - (Jul 31st)Fencing 2012 - (Jul 30th)Diving 2012 - (Jul 29th)Peru Independence Day 2012 - (Jul 28th)Archery 2012 - (Jul 28th)Opening Ceremony 2012 - (Jul 27th)Jaakonpäivä - (Jul 25th)Amelia Earhart's 115th Birthday - (Jul 24th)Children's Day 2012 (Indonesia) - (Jul 23rd)Belgium National Day 2012 - (Jul 21st)Colombia Independence Day 2012 - (Jul 20th)Santos Dumont's 139th Birthday - (Jul 20th)Children's Day 2012 (Panama) - (Jul 15th)Bastille Day 2012 - (Jul 14th)Gustav Klimt's 150th Birthday - (Jul 14th)Argentina Independence Day 2012 - (Jul 9th)František Křižík's 165th Birthday - (Jul 8th)Yanka Kupala's 130th Birthday - (Jul 7th)José María Velasco's 172nd Birthday - (Jul 6th)Venezuela Independence Day 2012 - (Jul 5th)Algeria Independence Day 2012 - (Jul 5th)4th of July 2012 - (Jul 4th)Inauguration of Hartland Bridge - (Jul 4th)Mexican Elections 2012 - (Jul 1st)Canada Day 2012 - (Jul 1st)
## June 2012

Teachers' Day 2012 (Dominican Republic) - (Jun 30th)Teacher's Day 2012 (Nicaragua) - (Jun 29th)José Pablo Moncayo's 100th Birthday - (Jun 29th)Josef Ressel's 219th Birthday - (Jun 29th)Luigi Pirandello's 145th Birthday - (Jun 28th)JJ Rousseau's 300th Birthday - (Jun 28th)Sergiu Celibidache's 100th Birthday - (Jun 28th)Teacher's Day 2012 (Guatemala) - (Jun 25th)Father's Day 2012 (Poland) - (Jun 23rd)Alan Turing's 100th Birthday - (Jun 23rd)Teachers' Day 2012 (El Salvador) - (Jun 22nd)Yuri Kondratyuk's 115th Birthday - (Jun 21st)Viktor Tsoi's 50th Birthday - (Jun 21st)Greece Elections 2012 (Second Round) - (Jun 17th)Father's Day 2012 - (Jun 17th)Dia Dos Namorados 2012 - (Jun 12th)Russia Day 2012 - (Jun 12th)Philippines Independence Day 2012 - (Jun 12th)Johann Gottfried Galle's 200th Birthday - (Jun 9th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Poland Winner - (Jun 8th)79th Anniversary of the First Drive-in Movie - (Jun 6th)Sweden National Day 2012 - (Jun 6th)Mother's Day 2012 (France) - (Jun 3rd)Father's Day 2012 (Lithuania) - (Jun 3rd)Queen's Jubilee - (Jun 2nd)Republic Day Italy 2012 - (Jun 2nd)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - China Winner - (Jun 1st)Children's Day 2012 - (Jun 1st)
## May 2012

Francisco Pascasio Moreno's 160th Birthday - (May 31st)100th Anniversary of the Pushkin Museum - (May 31st)Mother's Day 2012 (Nicaragua) - (May 30th)Peter Carl Fabergé's 166th Birthday - (May 30th)Ruby Payne-Scott's 100th Birthday - (May 28th)75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge - (May 27th)Mother's Day 2012 (Dominican Republic, Sweden) - (May 27th)Rafael Escalona's 85th Birthday - (May 26th)Mother's Day 2012 (Poland) - (May 26th)Jordan Independence Day 2012 - (May 25th)Egyptian Elections 2012 - (May 23rd)Robert Moog's 78th Birthday - (May 23rd)Japanese Annular Eclipse - (May 21st)The Start of Turkish Youth Week - (May 19th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - US - (May 18th)Omar Khayyam's 964th Birthday - (May 18th)Minakata Kumagusu's 145th Birthday - (May 18th)Juan Rulfo's 95th Birthday - (May 16th)Paraguay Independence Day 2012 - (May 15th)Teachers' Day 2012 - (May 15th)Mother's Day 2012 - (May 13th)Edward Lear's 200th Birthday - (May 12th)Teachers' Day 2012 (Puerto Rico) - (May 11th)Mother's Day 2012 (Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador) - (May 10th)Mahmoud Mokhtar's 121st Birthday - (May 10th)Royal Ploughing Ceremony and Farmer's Day - (May 9th)Howard Carter's 138th Birthday - (May 9th)Parent's Day 2012 - (May 8th)Władysław Reymont's 145th Birthday - (May 7th)France Elections 2012 - (May 6th)Greece Elections 2012 - (May 6th)Mother's Day 2012 (Portugal, Hungary, Lithuania) - (May 6th)Children's Day 2012 (Japan, South Korea) - (May 5th)Keith Haring's 54th Birthday - (May 4th)Ramón y Cajal 160th Birthday - (May 1st)Labor Day 2012 - (May 1st)
## April 2012

Children's Day 2012 (Mexico) - (Apr 30th)Queen's Day 2012 - (Apr 30th)Tato Bores' 85th Birthday - (Apr 27th)Theo Angelopoulos' 77th Birthday - (Apr 27th)Israel Independence Day 2012 - (Apr 26th)Gideon Sundback's 132nd Birthday - (Apr 24th)St. George's Day 2012 / The 30th Anniversary of the ZX Spectrum - (Apr 23rd)National Sovereignty and Children's Day 2012 - (Apr 23rd)Grace Cossington-Smith's 120th Birthday - (Apr 22nd)Earth Day 2012 - (Apr 22nd)Brasilia's Anniversary - (Apr 21st)Friedrich Fröbel's 230th Birthday - (Apr 21st)Eduard Slavoljub Penkala's 141st Birthday - (Apr 20th)Antero de Quental's 200th Birthday - (Apr 18th)Jan Kaplický's 75th Birthday - (Apr 18th)Wilhelm Busch's 180th Birthday - (Apr 15th)Robert Doisneau's 100th Birthday - (Apr 14th)Songkran Festival 2012 - (Apr 13th)Children's Day 2012 (Haiti) - (Apr 12th)Lee Jung-seob's 96th Birthday - (Apr 10th)Elias Lönnrot's 210th Birthday - (Apr 9th)Eadweard J. Muybridge's 182nd Birthday - (Apr 9th)Senegal Independence Day 2012 - (Apr 4th)13th Anniversary of the 4 unit VLT telescope - (Apr 1st)
## March 2012

Mies van der Rohe's 126th Birthday - (Mar 27th)Juan Gris' 125th Birthday - (Mar 23rd)Mother's Day 2012 (MENA) - (Mar 21st)Tunisia National Day 2012 - (Mar 20th)Persian New Year 2012 - (Mar 20th)First Day of Fall 2012 - (Mar 20th)First Day of Spring 2012 - (Mar 20th)200th Anniversary of Spain's Constitution - (Mar 19th)Father's Day 2012 (Portugal, Italy, Honduras) - (Mar 19th)80th Birthday The Sydney Harbour Bridge - (Mar 19th)Mother's Day 2012 (UK) - (Mar 18th)St. Patrick's Day 2012 - (Mar 17th)Cesar Vallejo's 120th Birthday - (Mar 16th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Ireland Winner - (Mar 16th)Hungarian National Day 2012 - (Mar 15th)Akira Yoshizawa's 101st Birthday - (Mar 14th)Mohammed Abdel Wahab's 110th Birthday - (Mar 13th)Chinese Arbor Day 2012 - (Mar 12th)Women's Day 2012 - (Mar 8th)Alessandro Manzoni's 227th Birthday - (Mar 7th)Ghana Independence Day 2012 - (Mar 6th)Heitor Vila Lobos' 125th Birthday - (Mar 5th)Bulgaria Liberation Day 2012 - (Mar 3rd)Girls' Day 2012 - (Mar 3rd)János Arany's 195th birthday - (Mar 2nd)Quinquela Martín's 122nd Birthday - (Mar 1st)St. David's Day 2012 - (Mar 1st)300th Anniversary of Spain's National Library - (Mar 1st)
## February 2012

Marcela Paz's 110th Birthday - (Feb 29th)Gioachino Rossini's 220th Birthday / Leap Year 2012 - (Feb 29th)Dominican Republic Independence Day 2012 - (Feb 27th)Kuwait National Day 2012 - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Ibn Battuta's 708th Birthday - (Feb 25th)Estonian Independence Day 2012 - (Feb 24th)Hyo-seok Lee's Birthday - (Feb 23rd)Heinrich Rudolf Hertz's 155th Birthday - (Feb 22nd)Carnival 2012 - (Feb 21st)Agniya Barto's 106th birthday - (Feb 17th)Lithuanian Act of Independence 2012 - (Feb 16th)Serbian National Day 2012 - (Feb 15th)Valentine's Day 2012 - (Feb 14th)Anna Pavlova's 131st Birthday - (Feb 12th)May Ziade's 126th Birthday - (Feb 11th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - New Zealand Winner - (Feb 9th)Ito Jakuchu's 296th Birthday - (Feb 8th)Charles Dickens' 200th Birthday - (Feb 7th)Lantern Festival 2012 - (Feb 6th)François Truffaut's 80th Birthday - (Feb 6th)François Truffaut's 80th Birthday - (Feb 6th)François Truffaut's 80th Birthday - (Feb 6th)
## January 2012

Atahualpa Yupanqui's Birthday - (Jan 31st)Discovery of the Iguacu Falls - (Jan 31st)I.L. Caragiale's 160th Birthday - (Jan 30th)125th Anniversary of the Largest Snowflake - (Jan 28th)India Republic Day 2012 - (Jan 26th)Doodle 4 Google 2012 - Australia Winner - (Jan 26th)Vladmir Vysotsky's 74th Birthday - (Jan 25th)Jože Plečnik's 140th Birthday - (Jan 23rd)Chinese New Year 2012 - (Jan 23rd)Grandparents' Day 2012 - (Jan 21st)Omar Rayo's 84th Birthday - (Jan 20th)Federico Fellini's 92nd Birthday - (Jan 20th)SOPA / PIPA - (Jan 18th)Havoc in Heaven - (Jan 18th)Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2012 - (Jan 16th)Teachers' Day 2012 (Thailand) - (Jan 16th)Children's Day 2012 (Thailand) - (Jan 14th)Taiwan Elections 2012 - (Jan 14th)Nicolas Steno's 374th Birthday - (Jan 11th)Luis Coloma's 161st Birthday - (Jan 9th)Oskar Luts' 125th Birthday - (Jan 7th)Charles Addams' 100th Birthday - (Jan 7th)Happy Holidays 2012 (Eastern Europe) - (Jan 6th - 7th)New Year's Day 2012 - (Jan 1st)

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