What happened to flags on 12 October
4 flags in the atlas carry this date. The sentence under each one is where that is written down, in its own article.
- Laos 1945
After the establishment of the Lao Issara government and the adoption of the first Lao constitution on October 12, 1945, Viravong's flag was selected by the government as its national flag, lasting until the reassertion of French control in 1946.
From Flag of Laos on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-29
- Somalia 1954
Liban personally conceived of and designed the flag which was approved by the territorial council on 12 October 1954.
From Flag of Somalia on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-26
- Equatorial Guinea 1968
The flag without the coat of arms was raised upon the country's independence from Spain on 12 October 1968.
From Flag of Equatorial Guinea on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-26
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1985
The new flag was formally adopted by the government on 12 October 1985.
From Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines on Wikipedia, as it read on 2026-08-26
How a day gets onto this site
A flag is here because a sentence in its own English Wikipedia article puts it on this date, and that sentence is printed above. Nothing was worked out from a year, and nothing was written for the occasion. Every sentence names the article it came from and the version of that article it was read in, so you can go and check it.
The calendar is still short rather than full. A third of the year has no page here, because a flag only gets a day when a sentence in its article puts something on one, and plenty of articles never do. Nothing is invented to fill the gap.