What day of the week was October 12, 1942?
The day of the week October 12th, 1942 fell on was a Monday. Eid-al-Fitr for Muslim people.
World War II: Japanese ships retreat after their defeat in the Battle of Cape Esperance with the Japanese commander the Aritomo GotÅ dying from wounds suffered in the battle and two Japanese destroyers sunk by Allied air attack.