On This Day — November 12

🕰️ Notable Events on November 12

• 2015 — Two suicide bombers detonated explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others. Wikipedia ↗
• 2014 — The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the European sovereign debt crisis. Wikipedia ↗
• 2011 — A blast in Iran's Shahid Modarres missile base leads to the death of 17 of the Revolutionary Guards members, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. Wikipedia ↗
• 2003 — Shanghai Transrapid sets a new world speed record (501 kilometres per hour (311 mph)) for commercial railway systems, which remains the fastest for unmodified commercial rail vehicles. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground. Wikipedia ↗
• 2001 — War in Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops. Wikipedia ↗
• 1999 — The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people were killed and almost 5,000 were injured. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Wikipedia ↗
• 1996 — A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date. Wikipedia ↗
• 1995 — Erdut Agreement regarding the peaceful resolution to the Croatian War of Independence was reached. Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Santa Cruz massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch. Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — USSR: Yuri Andropov becomes the General Secretary of the Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a manned spacecraft is launched into space twice. Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings. Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — The Comoros joins the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident. Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history. Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia join the United Nations. Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israeli soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip. Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — In Tokyo, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East sentences seven Japanese military and government officials, including General Hideki Tojo, to death for their roles in World War II. Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — World War II: The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers, which sink the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromsø, Norway. Wikipedia ↗
• 1942 — World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12 °C as the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city. Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — World War II: The Soviet cruiser Chervona Ukraina is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: The Battle of Gabon ends as Free French Forces take Libreville, Gabon, and all of French Equatorial Africa from Vichy French forces. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrives in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis Powers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — In California, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles (320 km) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, killing at least 110 passengers, mostly women and children who die after the vessel is abandoned. Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo. Wikipedia ↗
• 1918 — Austria becomes a republic. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule. Wikipedia ↗
• 1912 — The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Norway holds a referendum resulting in popular approval of the Storting's decision to authorise the government to make the offer of the throne of the newly-independent country. Wikipedia ↗
• 1893 — Abdur Rahman Khan accepts the Durand Line as the border between Afghanistan and the British Raj. Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — William Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association. Wikipedia ↗
• 1793 — Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. Wikipedia ↗
• 1555 — The Second Statute of Repeal re-establishes Roman Catholicism in England under Queen Mary I. Wikipedia ↗
• 1439 — Plymouth, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. Wikipedia ↗
• 1330 — Battle of Posada: Wallachian Voievode Basarab I defeats the Hungarian army by ambush. Wikipedia ↗
• 1028 — Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanos III Argyros. Wikipedia ↗
• 954 — The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on November 12

• 1994 — Guillaume Cizeron, French ice dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Luguelín Santos, Dominican sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Trey Burke, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Adam Larsson, Swedish ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1991 — Gijs Van Hoecke, Belgian cyclist Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Florent Manaudou, French swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Harmeet Singh, Norwegian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1990 — Siim-Sander Vene, Estonian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Hiroshi Kiyotake, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Russell Westbrook, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Jason Day, Australian golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Kengo Kora, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Ignazio Abate, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Nedum Onuoha, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Arianny Celeste, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Adlène Guedioura, French-Algerian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sepp De Roover, Belgian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sandara Park, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean race car driver Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Yan Zi, Chinese tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Charlie Morton, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Anne Hathaway, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Annika Becker, German pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — DJ Campbell, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Sergio Floccari, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Shaun Cooper, American bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Nur Fettahoğlu, German-Turkish journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Charlie Hodgson, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Matt Cappotelli, American wrestler and trainer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Cote de Pablo, Chilean actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Lucas Glover, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Corey Maggette, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Matt Stevic, Australian footballer and umpire Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Alexandra Maria Lara, Romanian-German actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Ashley Williams, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Benni McCarthy, South African footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Lee Murray, English mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Tevin Campbell, American R&B singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Judith Holofernes, German singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Richelle Mead, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Jason Lezak, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Radha Mitchell, Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Vassilios Tsiartas, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Chen Guangcheng, Chinese-American lawyer and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Elektra, American wrestler, model, and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Tonya Harding, American figure skater Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Sarah Harmer, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Oscar Strasnoy, French-Argentine composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Ian Bremmer, American political scientist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Jason Cundy, English footballer and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Rob Schrab, American writer and artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Kathleen Hanna, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Sammy Sosa, Dominican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Aaron Stainthorpe, English-German singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Bassim Al-Karbalaei, Iraqi Eulogy Reciter Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Disco Inferno, American wrestler and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Iryna Khalip, Belarusian journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Michael Moorer, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1965 — Lex Lang, American voice actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Vic Chesnutt, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — David Ellefson, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Wang Kuang-hui, Taiwanese baseball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Barbara Stühlmeyer, German musicologist, church musician and writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Kuniko Asagi, Japanese actress and television host Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Jon Dough, American porn actor, director, and producer (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian journalist and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Neal Shusterman, American author and poet Wikipedia ↗
• 1962 — Naomi Wolf, American author and activist Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Nadia Comăneci, Romanian gymnast and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Maurane, Belgian singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Vincent Irizarry, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Toshihiko Sahashi, Japanese composer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Megan Mullally, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Nick Stellino, Italian-American chef and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Mykola Vynnychenko, Ukrainian race walker Wikipedia ↗
• 1955 — Les McKeown, Scottish pop singer (Bay City Rollers) Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Paul McNamee, Australian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Baaba Maal, Senegalese singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Barbara Fairchild, American country and gospel singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Ron Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1992) Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Jack Reed, American soldier and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Buck Dharma, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Patrice Leconte, French director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Alexandra Charles, Swedish businesswoman Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Michael Bishop, American author and educator Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Neil Young, Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Judith Roitman, American mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Booker T. Jones, American pianist, saxophonist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Al Michaels, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Errol Brown, Jamaican-English singer-songwriter (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Brian Hyland, American pop singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Wallace Shawn, American actor, comedian and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Björn Waldegård, Swedish race car driver (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — John Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Michel Audet, Canadian economist and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Jürgen Todenhöfer, German judge and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Lucia Popp, Slovak soprano (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Denis DeJordy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian journalist and politician, 3rd President of Tanzania Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Mort Shuman, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Charles Manson, American cult leader and mass murderer Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — John McGahern, Irish author and educator (d. 2006) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — Bob Crewe, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Grace Kelly, American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco (d. 1982) Wikipedia ↗
• 1929 — Michael Ende, German author and fiction writer (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer and sportscaster (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1927 — Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician and theorist (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Robert Goff, Baron Goff of Chieveley, English lawyer and judge (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Sam Jones, American bassist, cellist, and composer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Ian Graham, English archaeologist and explorer Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Rubén Bonifaz Nuño, Mexican poet and scholar (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Tadeusz Borowski, Polish poet, author, and journalist (d. 1951) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — Kim Hunter, American actress (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Richard Quine, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — France Štiglic, Slovenian film director and screenwriter (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1919 — Jackie Washington, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1917 — Jo Stafford, American singer (d. 2008) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Paul Emery, English race car driver (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
• 1916 — Jean Papineau-Couture, Canadian composer and academic (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
• 1915 — Roland Barthes, French philosopher, theorist, and critic (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — Peter Whitehead, English race car driver (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1911 — Buck Clayton, American trumpet player and academic (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
• 1910 — Dudley Nourse, South African cricketer (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1908 — Harry Blackmun, American lawyer and judge (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1906 — George Dillon, American soldier and poet (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
• 1905 — Louise Thaden, American pilot (d. 1979) Wikipedia ↗
• 1904 — Max Hoffman, Austrian-born car importer and businessman (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Jack Oakie, American actor (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
• 1901 — James Luther Adams, American minister and theologian (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — Stanley Graham, New Zealand mass murderer (d. 1941) Wikipedia ↗
• 1898 — Leon Štukelj, Slovenian gymnast (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
• 1897 — Karl Marx, German composer and conductor (d. 1985) Wikipedia ↗
• 1896 — Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist and author (d. 1987) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Manuel Alonso Areizaga, Spanish tennis player (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
• 1895 — Nima Yooshij, Iranian poet and academic (d. 1960) Wikipedia ↗
• 1894 — Thorleif Schjelderup-Ebbe, Norwegian zoologist and comparative psychologist (d. 1976) Wikipedia ↗
• 1892 — Tudor Davies, Welsh tenor and actor (d. 1958) Wikipedia ↗
• 1890 — Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (d. 1974) Wikipedia ↗
• 1889 — DeWitt Wallace, American publisher and philanthropist, co-founded Reader's Digest (d. 1981) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Günther Dyhrenfurth, German geologist and mountaineer (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
• 1886 — Ben Travers, English author and playwright (d. 1980) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Olev Siinmaa, Estonian-Swedish architect (d. 1948) Wikipedia ↗
• 1881 — Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗

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