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November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common November 2007 is the eleventh month of that year It began on a Thursday and 30 days later ended on a Friday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. November 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September November 12, 2003 November 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header November 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - November 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 49 days remaining until the end of the year.

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2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
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Events

764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days. Events By Place Asia Empress Shōtoku succeeds Emperor Junnin on the throne of Japan. Definitions of Tibet See also Definitions of Tibet Name In English The English word Tibet, like the word for Tibet in most European Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. The Tang Dynasty ( Middle Chinese: dhɑng (June 18 618&ndashJune 4 907 was an imperial dynasty of China preceded by the Sui Dynasty and followed by
1028 - Future Byzantine empress Zoe marries Romanus Argyrus according to the wishes of the dying Constantine VIII. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Zoe (in Greek: Ζωή Zōē, meaning "Life" (c 978&ndashJune 1050 was Empress of the Byzantine Empire with co-rulers November Constantine VIII ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Η΄ Kōnstantinos VIII) (960&ndash November 15, 1028) was Byzantine emperor
1439 - Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. Plymouth ( is a city and unitary authority area on the coast of Devon, England about south west of London. This article is a List of Parliaments of England Devolved English Parliament is about the debate on a devolved parliament for England
1555 - The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism. The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. As a Christian Ecclesiastical term Catholic —from the Greek adjective, meaning "general" or "universal"—is described
1793 - Jean Sylvain Bailly, the first Mayor of Paris, is guillotined. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean-Sylvain Bailly ( September 15, 1736 &ndash November 12, 1793) was a French astronomer and Orator, one of Before the French Revolution, the municipality of Paris was headed by the provost of the merchants ( prévôt des marchands) The guillotine ( pronounced /ˈgijətin/ or /ˈgɪlətin/ in English in French was a device used for carrying out executions by Decapitation.
1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir James Young Simpson ( June 7, 1811 &ndash May 6, 1870) was a Scottish doctor and an important figure in the History Chloroform, also known as trichloromethane and methyl trichloride, is a Chemical compound with formula C[[Hydrogen H]] Cl Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek grc αν- an-, "without" and grc αἲσθησις
1892 - William "Pudge" Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William "Pudge" Walter Heffelfinger ( December 20, 1867, Minneapolis, Minnesota - April 2, 1954, Blessing American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with
1893 - The treaty of the Durand Line is signed between present day Pakistan and Afghanistan - the Durand Line has gained international recognition as an international border between the two sister nations. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Durand Line is the term for the 2640 kilometer (1610 mile Border between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
1905 - (November 12 & November 13) Norway holds a referendum in favor of monarchy over republic. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita A monarchy is a Form of government in which supreme power is actually or nominally lodged in an individual who is the Head of state, often for life or A republic is a State or Country that is not led by a hereditary Monarch, but in which the people (or at least a part of its people have impact on its
1912 - The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Ross Ice Shelf ( is the largest Ice shelf of Antarctica (an area of roughly 487 000 km² and about 800 km across about the size of France)
1918 - Austria becomes a republic. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
1920 - Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes sign the Treaty of Rapallo. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija See also Treaty of Rapallo 1922 The Treaty of Rapallo was a treaty between the Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes
1922 - The Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority is founded on the campus of Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Sigma Gamma Rho ( ΣΓΡ) was founded on the campus of Butler University on November 12, 1922, by seven school teachers in Indianapolis, Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Butler University is a private Liberal arts University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1927 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
1933 - Hugh Gray takes the first known photos of the Loch Ness Monster. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Gray ( 19 April 1916 - 1 April 2002) was a British Labour Party politician and lecturer at the University of London The Loch Ness Monster ( Nessiteras rhombopteryx) is an alleged animal family and upward Incertae sedis, purportedly inhabiting Scotland 's Loch Ness
1936 - In California, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.
1938 - Hermann Göring announces Nazi Germany plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that actually was first considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Theodor Herzl (בנימין זאב הרצל ( Binyamin Ze'ev Herzl) (May 2 1860&ndashJuly 3 1904 was an Austrian Jewish journalist who founded modern
1941 - World War II: Temperatures around Moscow drop to -12 ° C and the Soviet Union launches ski troops for the first time against the freezing German forces near the city. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Ski warfare, the use of ski -equipped troops in War, is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
1941 - The Soviet cruiser "Chervona Ukraina" is destroyed during the Battle of Sevastopol. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War.
1942 - World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal, which would last for three days. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, sometimes referred to as the Third and Fourth Battles of Savo Island, the Battle of the Solomons or in Japanese sources as For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon
1944 - World War II: The Royal Air Force launches 29 Avro Lancaster bombers in one of the most successful precision bombing attacks of war and sinks the German battleship Tirpitz, with 12,000 lb Tallboy bombs off Tromsø, Norway. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Lanc" redirects here Distinguish from Lank (adjective and from Amon Lanc (a place in Tolkien's fiction Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A battleship is a large heavily armored Warship with a main battery consisting of the largest Calibre of Guns Battleships were Operational history This battleship was launched on 1 April 1939 and she was planned to be deployed in a manner similar to the ''Bismarck'', as a Commerce raider The Tallboy was an Earth quake bomb developed by Barnes Wallis and brought into operation by the British in 1944 ( Romsa in Northern Sami, Tromssa in Kven and Finnish) is a city and municipality in the county of Troms, Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
1946 - A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. A drive-through, or drive-thru, is a type of service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars
1948 - In Tokyo, an international war crimes tribunal sentences seven Japanese military and government officials to death, including General Hideki Tojo, for their roles in World War II. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war" including but not limited to "murder the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
1969 - Vietnam War: My Lai Massacre - Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the My Lai story. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost Seymour (Sy Myron Hersh (born April 8, 1937) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning investigative Journalist and Author The My Lai Massacre ( approximately) (thảm sát Mỹ Lai was the Mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam almost
1970 - The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous exploding whale incident. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Oregon Department of Transportation ( ODOT) is a department of the state government of the U The Sperm Whale ( Physeter macrocephalus or Physeter catodon) is the largest of all Toothed whales and largest living toothed animal Exploding whales have been documented on two notable occasions as well as several lesser-known ones
1971 - Vietnam War: As part of Vietnamization, US President Richard M. Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of another 45,000 American troops from Vietnam. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The role of the United States in the Vietnam War began soon after the Second World War and escalated into full commitment during the Vietnam War (1956-1975 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
1978 - As Bishop of Rome Pope John Paul II took possession of his Cathedral Church, the Basilica of St. John Lateran
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. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Pope The Basilica of St John Lateran ( Italian: Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) is the Cathedral of the church of Rome and the official Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Tehran (or Teheran) ( Persian: تهران Tehrān) is the capital and largest City of Iran, and the administrative center of James Earl "Jimmy" Carter Jr (born October 1 1924 was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981 and the recipient of the 2002 Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics.
1980 - The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes first images of its rings. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program The Voyager 1 spacecraft is a 722-kilogram robotic Space probe of the outer Solar system and beyond launched September 5,
1981 - The Space Shuttle Columbia becomes the first spacecraft to be launched twice. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Space Shuttle Columbia ( NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy Space shuttle in NASA 's A spacecraft is a Vehicle or machine designed for Spaceflight.
1982 - In the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov becomes the general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party's Central Committee, succeeding Leonid I. Brezhnev. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (Ю́рий Влади́мирович Андро́пов Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov) ( &ndash 9 February 1984 was a Soviet politician
1982 - Lech Wałęsa, a Solidarity leader, is released from a Polish prison after eleven months. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
1990 - Crown Prince Akihito is formally installed as Emperor Akihito of Japan, becoming the 125th Japanese monarch. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. is the current of Japan, and the 125th Emperor according to Japan's traditional order of succession. is the current of Japan, and the 125th Emperor according to Japan's traditional order of succession. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
1990 - Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. Sir Timothy John Berners-Lee OM KBE FRS FREng FRSA (born 8 June 1955 is an English computer scientist who is credited The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.
1991 - Dili Massacre, Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Santa Cruz massacre (also known as the Dili massacre) was the shooting of East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators in the Santa Cruz cemetery The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Dili, also spelled Díli, is the Capital and largest city of Timor Leste (formerly called East Timor. East Timor, also known as Timor-Leste (officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste) is a country in Southeast Asia.
1993 - Decree of President of Kazakhstan "About introducing national currency of Republic of Kazakhstan" is issued. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Leaders of Kazakhstan since 1919 Kyrgyz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1920-1925 Secretaries of the Kirghiz Regional Committee of the Communist Party The tenge (теңге is the currency of Kazakhstan. It is divided into 100 tiyn (тиын also transliterated as tiyin or tijn)
1996 - A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Saudi Arabian Airlines ( Arabic: الخطوط الجوية العربية السعودية is the national Airline of Saudi Arabia, based WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout New Delhi (नई दिल्ली ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ نئی دلی is the Capital city of India.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ramzi Ahmed Yousef or Ramzi Mohammed Yousef (also transliterated as Ramzi Yusuf, Ramzi Youssef) (رمزي يوسف birth name possibly Abdul Basit Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The 1993 World Trade Center bombing occurred on February 26, 1993, when a Car bomb was detonated below Tower One of the World Trade Center
1998 - Then Vice President of the United States Al Gore symbolically signs the Kyoto Protocol. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Albert Arnold Gore Jr (born March 31 1948 is an American environmental Activist, author Businessperson, former Politician, and former The Kyoto Protocol is a protocol to the international Framework Convention on Climate Change with the objective of reducing Greenhouse gases in an effort
1998 - Daimler-Benz completes a merger with Chrysler to form Daimler-Chrysler. Daimler-Benz AG was a German manufacturer of automobiles motor vehicles and engines which was founded in 1926 Chrysler LLC is an American Automobile manufacturer that has been producing Automobiles since 1925 Daimler AG ( (formerly DaimlerChrysler AG) is a German car corporation (not to be confused with the British car-maker Daimler Motor Company) and
1999 - The Düzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The Düzce earthquake of 1999 was an Earthquake that occurred on 12 November, 1999 at 18 Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches 2 on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released
2001 - In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 on its way to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens; a borough of New York City in New York, United WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Dominican Republic ( Spanish: República Dominicana;) is a nation located in the Caribbean region and shares the island of Hispaniola with John F Kennedy International Airport is an International airport located in Queens County on Long Island in southeastern New York City about 12 miles (19
2001 - 2001 Attack on Afghanistan: Taliban forces abandon Kabul, Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Afghan Northern Alliance troops. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U The Taliban ( طالبان, also anglicised as Taleban; translation "students" is a Sunni Islamist, predominately } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with The United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan ( UIF, Jabha-yi Muttahid-i Islami-yi Milli bara-yi Nijat-i Afghanistan) also known as the Northern
2003 - Iraq war: In Nasiriya, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 Iraq war are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Iraq War, also known as the Second Gulf War, the Occupation of Iraq, or the War in Iraq, is an ongoing Military campaign Nasiriyah ( BGN: an-Nāṣiriyyah; also spelled Nassiriya or Nasiriya) is a city in Iraq The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia
2003 - With 501 km/h (311 mph) Shanghai Transrapid sets up a new world record for commercial railway systems. Shanghai Maglev Train (Shanghai Transrapid) ( is the first commercial high-speed maglev line in the world
2006 - The former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. South Ossetia ( or; Хуссар Ирыстон Xussar Iryston; Южная Осетия Yuzhnaya Osetiya; სამხრეთი ოსეთი Samxreti Referendum South Ossetia, independent partially recognized republic in the South Caucasus, formerly the South Ossetian Autonomous Oblast within Georgia ( საქართველო, Sakartvelo) is a Transcontinental country in the Caucasus region situated at the dividing line between

Births

1493 - Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. Bartolommeo (or Baccio Bandinelli, actually Bartolommeo Brandini ( October 17, 1493 &ndash shortly before February 7, 1560) 1560)
1528 - Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. Life Early life Qi Jiguang was born in the town of Luqiao (鲁橋 in Shandong province to a family with a long military tradition 1588)
1547 - Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)
1606 - Jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. Jeanne Mance ( November 12, 1606 &ndash June 18, 1673) was a French settler of New France and one of the founders of 1673)
1615 - Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. Richard Baxter ( November 12, 1615 - December 8, 1691) was an English Puritan church leader theologian and 1691)
1651 - Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican mystic and author (d. Sor Juana ( November 12, 1651 1648 according to some biographers &ndash April 17, 1695) also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz 1695)
1729 - Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis-Antoine comte de Bougainville ( November 12 1729 Paris - August 31 1811 Paris) was a French navigator and military 1811)
1755 - Gerhard von Scharnhorst, Prussian general (d. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst ( 12 November 1755 - 28 June 1813) was a General in Prussian service Chief 1813)
1795 - Thaddeus William Harris, American naturalist (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thaddeus William Harris ( November 12, 1795 &ndash January 16, 1856) was an American entomologist and botanist 1856)
1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American women's rights activist (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12 1815 &ndash October 26 1902 was an American social activist and leading figure of the early woman's movement. 1902)
1817 - Bahá'u'lláh, Prophet Founder of the Bahá'í Faith (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bahá'u'lláh ( ba-haa-ol-laa "Glory of God" ( November 12, 1817 – May 29, 1892) born Mírzá Ḥusayn-`Alí Nuri The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind 1892)
1833 - Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Александр Порфирьевич Бородин Aleksandr Porfir'evič Borodin) ( &ndash) was a Russian Composer 1887)
1840 - Auguste Rodin, French sculptor (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Auguste Rodin (born François-Auguste-René Rodin; November 12 1840–November 17 1917 was a French artist most famous as a sculptor. 1917)
1842 - John Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John William Strutt 3rd Baron Rayleigh OM (12 November 1842 &ndash 30 June 1919 was an English Physicist who with William Ramsay, discovered The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1919)
1848 - Eduard Müller, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Eduard Müller ( November 12, 1848 in Nidau - November 9, 1919) was a Swiss Politician, Mayor of Berne This is a list of members of the Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal svizzer 1919)
1850 - Mikhail Chigorin, Russian chess player (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin ( 12 November 1850, Gatchina, Russia – 25 January 1908, Lublin, Poland 1908)
1866 - Sun Yat-sen, 1st President of the Republic of China (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s 1925)
1881 - Olev Siinmaa, Estonian architect (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Olev Siinmaa ( November 12, 1881 - March 29, 1948) was an Estonian architect who is perhaps best realled for his work in the style 1948)
1881 - Maximilian von Weichs, German field marshal (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von Weichs zu Glon ( 12 November 1881 &ndash 27 June 1954) was a German 1954)
1886 - Ben Travers, British playwright (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ben Travers CBE ( 12 November 1886 - 18 December 1980) was a British Playwright most famous for his Farces 1980)
1889 - DeWitt Wallace, American magazine publisher (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common DeWitt Wallace ( November 12, 1890 &ndash March 30, 1981, also known as William Roy) was a United States Magazine 1981)
1890 - Lily Kronberger, Hungarian figure skater (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lily Kronberger ( November 12 1890 &ndash May 21 1974) also spelled Lili Kronberger, was a Hungarian figure skater 1974)
1896 - Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Sálim Ali, born Sálim Moizuddin Abdul Ali ( November 12, 1896 - July 27, 1987) was an Indian Ornithologist and naturalist 1987)
1898 - Leon Štukelj, Slovene gymnast (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leon Štukelj (12 November 1898 &ndash 8 November 1999 was a Yugoslav Gymnast of Slovene nationality Olympic gold medalist and athlete 1999)
1903 - Jack Oakie, American actor (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Jack Oakie (November 12 1903 &ndash January 23 1978 was an American Actor, starring mostly in Films, but also working on stage, 1978)
1908 - Harry Blackmun, U. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Harry Andrew Blackmun ( November 12, 1908 &ndash March 4, 1999) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1999)
1908 - Amon Göth, commandant of Nazi concentration camp (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Amon Leopold Göth (11 December 1908 &ndash September 13 1946 was a Hauptsturmführer of the SS and was the commandant of the Nazi Concentration 1946)
1911 - Buck Clayton, American jazz trumpet player (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Buck Clayton (born Wilbur Dorsey Clayton in Parsons Kansas on November 12, 1911 -died in New York City on December 8 1991)
1915 - Roland Barthes, French critic and writer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roland Barthes ( November 12, 1915 &ndash March 25, 1980) (ʀɔlɑ̃ baʀt was a French Literary critic, literary 1980)
1916 - Jean Papineau-Couture, French Canadian composer (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jean Papineau-Couture ( November 12, 1916 &ndash August 11, 2000) was a Canadian composer and academic 2000)
1916 - Paul Emery, British racing driver (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Paul Emery (born in Chiswick, London, November 12, 1916 - died in Epsom, Surrey, February 3, 1993 1993)
1916 - Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Regidor de la Rosa ( November 12, 1916 – November 10, 1986) better known as Rogelio de la Rosa, was one of the most popular 1986)
1917 - Jo Stafford, American singer
1920 - Richard Quine, American actor (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jo Elizabeth Stafford ( November 12, 1917 &ndash July 16, 2008) was an American singer of Traditional pop music Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Richard Quine ( November 12, 1920 – June 10, 1989) was an American stage film and radio Actor and Film director 1989)
1922 - Kim Hunter, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Kim Hunter ( November 12, 1922 – September 11, 2002) was an Academy Award -winning American film and stage actress 2002)
1923 - Vicco von Bülow, German film director
1924 - Sam Jones, jazz bassist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bernhard Victor Christoph Carl von Bülow (short Vicco von Bülow, born November 12, 1923 in Brandenburg an der Havel) more commonly known Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1981)
1927 - Yutaka Taniyama, Japanese mathematician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yutaka Taniyama ( Japanese: 谷山豊 Taniyama Yutaka; November 12, 1927 &ndash November 17, 1958) was a Japanese 1958)
1929 - Michael Ende, German writer (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Andreas Helmuth Ende ( November 12, 1929 - August 28, 1995) was a German writer of fantasy and Children's 1995)
1929 - Princess Grace of Monaco (née Grace Patricia Kelly) (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Grace Patricia Kelly (later Grace Princess of Monaco; November 12 1929 &ndash September 14 1982 was an Academy Award -winning American film and 1982)
1930 - Ann Flood, American actress
1931 - Bob Crewe, American songwriter and producer (The Four Seasons)
1934 - Charles Manson, American cult leader
1936 - Mills Lane, American judge and boxing referee
1936 - Mort Shuman, American songwriter and singer (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Flood (born November 12, 1934 in Jamaica New York) is an American actress. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Crewe (born November 12, 1931 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Songwriter, Singer, Manager, The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mills Bee Lane III (born November 12 1936 is a legendary boxing referee, and also a former boxer, Judge, and Television personality Mort Shuman ( November 12 1936 - January 2 1991) was an American Singer, Pianist and Songwriter, best 1991)
1938 - Denis DeJordy, Canadian ice hockey player
1939 - Ruby Nash Curtis, American singer (Ruby & the Romantics)
1939 - Lucia Popp, Slovakian soprano (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Denis DeJordy (born November 12, 1938 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice hockey Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruby Nash Curtis (born 12 November 1939) is an American singer who led the Rhythm and blues group Ruby & The Romantics. Ruby & The Romantics was an American early 1960s R'n'B group, frequently considered a One-hit wonder, which topped the charts once WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes and WikipediaWikiProject Musicians/Infobox --> Lucia Popp (born 1993)
1940 - Michel Audet, Quebec economist and politician
1940 - Jürgen Todenhöfer, German politician
1943 - Brian Hyland, American singer
1943 - Wallace Shawn, American actor and playwright
1944 - Booker T. Jones, American musician and songwriter (Booker T and the MG's)
1944 - Al Michaels, American television sportscaster
1945 - Tracy Kidder, American journalist and author
1945 - Neil Young, Canadian singer and musician
1947 - Ron Bryant, American baseball player
1947 - Patrice Leconte, French film director and screenwriter
1947 - Donald Roeser (aka Buck Dharma), American Musician (Blue Öyster Cult)
1948 - Cliff Harris, American football player
1949 - Ron Lapointe, French Canadian ice hockey coach (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Audet (born November 12, 1940 in Jonquière Quebec) is an economist and a politician in Quebec, Canada. Dr Jürgen Todenhöfer (* 12 November 1940) is a German executive author and former politician Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brian Hyland (born November 12 1943, in Woodhaven, Queens New York) is an American pop Recording artist who Wallace Shawn (born November 12, 1943) sometimes credited as Wally Shawn, is an American Actor and playwright Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Booker T Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi- Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Record producer and Arranger, best Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Tracy Kidder (born November 12, 1945, in New York City) is an American author and Vietnam War veteran Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, Musician Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Raymond Bryant (born November 12, 1947 in Redlands, California) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher from to Patrice Leconte (born November 12, 1947, in Paris France) is a French Film director and Screenwriter. Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (born November 12 1947, in Long Island New York) is an American Guitarist and Songwriter Blue Öyster Cult is an American rock band formed in New York in 1967 and still active in 2008 Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford Allen Harris (born November 12, 1948 in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is a former professional American football Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Lapointe ( November 12, 1949 – March 23, 1992) was a Canadian Ice hockey coach 1992)
1952 - Ronald Burkle, American entrepreneur
1953 - Vasilis Karras, Greek singer
1958 - Nick Stellino, Italian-American television chef
1958 - Megan Mullally, American actress and singer
1959 - Vincent Irizarry, American actor
1960 - Maurane, Belgian singer
1961 - Nadia Comaneci, Romanian gymnast
1961 - Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer
1961 - Jonathan Nossiter, American film director
1961 - Michaela Paetsch, American violinist
1962 - Naomi Wolf, American author and feminist
1962 - Neal Shusterman, American author
1962 - Mark Hunter, Canadian ice hockey player
1962 - Brix Smith, American musician and songwriter (The Fall, The Adult Net)
1962 - Mariella Frostrup, Norwegian born journalist and television presenter
1963 - Susumu Terajima, Japanese actor
1964 - David Ellefson, American musician (Megadeth)
1965 - David M. Kopp, American Professor
1965 - Lex Lang, American voice actor
1967 - Michael Moorer, American boxer
1967 - Grant Nicholas, British singer (Feeder)
1968 - Glenn Gilberti, American professional wrestler
1968 - Aya Hisakawa, Japanese voice actress/singer
1968 - Sammy Sosa, Dominican Major League Baseball player
1968 - Aaron Stainthorpe, British singer (My Dying Bride)
1969 - Ian Bremmer, American political scientist
1969 - Jason Cundy, English footballer and broadcaster
1969 - Johnny Gosch, American kidnap victim
1969 - Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter
1970 - Donna Adamo, American female professional wrestler
1970 - Tonya Harding, American figure skater
1970 - Craig Parker, New Zealand actor
1970 - Harvey Stephens, British child actor
1972 - Vassilis Tsiartas, Greek footballer
1973 - Mayte Garcia, American dancer
1973 - Radha Mitchell, Australian actress
1973 - Tara Strong, Canadian voice actress
1974 - Tamala Jones, American actress
1975 - Nina Brosh, Israeli model and actress
1975 - Angela Watson, American actress
1975 - Jason Lezak, American Swimmer
1976 - Tevin Campbell, American R&B musician
1976 - Judith Holofernes, German singer (Wir sind Helden)
1976 - Mirosław Szymkowiak, Polish footballer
1977 - Dalene Kurtis, American Playboy model
1977 - Benni McCarthy, South African footballer
1978 - Andrew Kinlochan, English singer and musician
1978 - Alexandra Maria Lara, German Romanian actress
1978 - Ashley Williams, American actress
1979 - Matt Cappotelli, American professional wrestler
1979 - Corey Maggette, American professional basketball player
1979 - Cote de Pablo, Chilean actress
1980 - Trent Acid, American professional wrestler
1980 - Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor
1981 - DJ Campbell, English football player
1982 - Anne Hathaway, American actress
1982 - Mikele Leigertwood, English footballer
1983 - Carlton Cole, football player
1984 - Omarion, American R&B musician
1984 - Sandara Park, South Korean actor
1984 - Conrad Rautenbach, Zimbabwean rally driver
1986 - Evan Yo, Taiwanese pop singer
1987 - Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player

Deaths

607 - Pope Boniface III
1035 - Canute the Great
1094 - King Duncan II of Scotland (b. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Wayne Burkle (born November 12, 1952 in Pomona California) is an American Business magnate. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vasilis Karras (Greek Βασίλης Καρράς (born Vasilis Kesoglidis November 12 1953) is a Greek folk singer specializing in Greek folk songs about Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nick Stellino (b November 12, 1958 in Palermo, Sicily) is an Italian-American television Chef and Author. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is a four- time Golden Globe nominee a four-time SAG - and two-time Emmy Award -winning The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vincent Irizarry (born November 12 1959 in Queens New York) is an American actor Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nadia Elena Comăneci (originally Comăneci /komə'neʧʲ/ born November 12 1961 is a Romanian gymnast, winner of five Olympic gold medals Enzo Francescoli Uriarte (born November 12, 1961 in Montevideo) is a former Uruguayan football player, who retired in 1997 Award winning film director Jonathan Nossiter, son of Washington Post and New York Times foreign correspondent Bernard Nossiter, was born in the United Michaela Paetsch Neftel ( November 12, 1961) is an American Violinist who was born in Colorado Springs. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naomi Wolf (born 12 November 1962 is an American author political consultant and public intellectual Neal Shusterman (born 1962) is an American Author of Young-adult fiction, and a Screenwriter. Mark William Hunter (born November 12 1962 in Petrolia Ontario) is a retired former NHL Ice hockey player Brix Smith (born November 12, 1962 as Laura Elisse Salenger) is an American Singer and Guitarist, best known for being The Fall are an English Post-punk band formed in Prestwich, Greater Manchester in 1976 The Adult Net was a Rock band led by Brix Smith, an American Singer and Guitarist best known as a member of the British Mariella Frostrup (born 12 November, 1962 in Oslo, Norway) is a Journalist and Television presenter, well known on Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Profile Height Marital status Single Hobbies Travel driving photography Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. David Warren Ellefson (born November 12, 1964 in Jackson, Minnesota) is a Bass guitar player who is best known as a former Megadeth is an American heavy metal band led by founder front man guitarist and songwriter Dave Mustaine. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. David M(arshall Kopp (born November 12, 1965 in Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn New York) is an Associate professor and department Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Walter Alexis Lang is an American producer, director, Voice actor, celebrity voice match specialist, Songwriter, Music producer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Michael Lee Moorer (born November 12 1967) is a boxer who has been a world champion in the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions Grant Nicholas (Sometimes AKA Grantley) (born 12 November 1967, Newport, Monmouthshire) is the lead Singer of Feeder are a British rock band formed in Newport, South Wales in 1992 by singer /songwriter/ Guitarist Grant Nicholas Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Gilberti (born November 12, 1968) is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a Right fielder who is currently Aaron Stainthorpe (born November 12 1968 is the vocalist for Doom metal band My Dying Bride. My Dying Bride is a British Doom metal band formed in 1990 Biography My Dying Bride was formed in June 1990 after lead guitarist Andrew Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Bremmer (born November 12, 1969) is an American Political scientist specializing on US foreign policy states in transition and global Jason Cundy (born 12 November, 1969 in Wimbledon, England) is a former football Defender who played for Chelsea John David "Johnny" Gosch (born November 12, 1969) was a 12-year-old Paperboy in West Des Moines, Iowa when he disappeared Kathleen Hanna (born 12 November 1968) is an American Musician, Activist, and Zine writer Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donna Adamo (born November 12 1970 Rizzo died in May 2002 at the age of 34 Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion Craig Parker (born November 12 1970 in Suva, Fiji) is a New Zealand Actor, was based in the United Kingdom for Harvey Spencer Stephens (born 12 November 1970 is an English actor who played the role of Damien Thorn in The Omen. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vassilios Tsiartas ( Greek:Βασίλης Τσιάρτας was born on November 12 1972 in Alexandreia) is a former Greek football Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Mayte Jannell Garcia (born 12 November 1973) better known as simply Mayte is a dancer and singer best known as the former wife of pop-star Radha Rani Amber Indigo Anunda Mitchell (born November 12, 1973) is an Australian actress. Tara Lynn Charendoff Strong (born February 12 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian voice actress and Singer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Tamala R Jones (born November 12, 1974) is an ( African-American & Hispanic-American) Singer, Comedian, Model Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nina Brosh (born November 12, 1975) is an Israeli model and actress. Angela Christine Watson (born November 12, 1975 in Danville Illinois) is an American model and Actress best known for her role on the American Jason Edward Lezak (born November 12, 1975) is an American swimmer. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tevin Jermod Campbell (born November 12, 1976) is a five-time Grammy -nominated American R&B Singer-songwriter. Judith Holofernes (born Judith Holfelder von der Tann, 12 November 1976 in Berlin) is a German musician and lyricist who is most Wir sind Helden ( zɪnt ˈhɛldən}} German for " We are heroes " is a German band from Berlin. Mirosław Szymkowiak (born 12 November 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a retired Polish footballer who played last for Turkish Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Dalene Kurtis (born November 12, 1977 in Apple Valley California Playboy is an American Men's magazine, founded in Chicago Illinois, by Hugh Hefner and his associates which has grown into Playboy Benedict Saul "Benni" McCarthy (born November 12 1977 in Cape Town) is a South African professional footballer, currently Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Kinlochan (born November 12 1978, Hertfordshire, England) is an English pop singer Alexandra Maria Lara (born Alexandra Plătăreanu on November 12, 1978) is an ethnic Romanian actress living in Germany Ashley Williams (born 12 November 1978 in Westchester County, New York, U Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Lee "Matt" Cappotelli (born November 12 1979) is an American professional wrestler, currently working in Ohio Valley Corey Antoine Maggette (born November 12 1979 in Melrose Park, Illinois) is an American professional Basketball player Cote de Pablo (born María José de Pablo Fernández on November 12, 1979) is a Chilean American Actress, raised in and currently Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Michael Verde is an American professional wrestler best known by his Ring name Trent Acid, as part of The Backseat Boyz Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12 1980) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and two-time Screen Actors Guild award-nominated Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Dudley Junior "DJ" Campbell (born 12 November 1981 in London) is a football player currently playing for Leicester City. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Mikele Benjamin Leigertwood (born November 12 1982 in Enfield) is an English footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Carlton Michael Cole Okirie (born November 12, 1983, He made his first senior start three weeks later scoring a goal as Chelsea beat Middlesbrough at the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Omari Ishmael Grandberry (born November 12, 1984, in Inglewood California) better known as Omarion, is an American Grammy -nominated Sandara Park ( Korean: 박산다라 Hanja: 朴- born November 12, 1984 in Busan, South Korea) is a Korean Conrad Rautenbach (born 12 November 1984) is a Rally driver from Zimbabwe. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Evan Yo ( (born November 12, 1986) is a Taiwanese Mandopop singer Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Bryan Little (born November 12, 1987 in Edmonton, Alberta -- Raised in Cambridge, Ontario) is a professional Ice hockey Events By Place Europe Ceolwulf of Wessex fights the South Saxons. For the Boniface III count of Montferrat see Boniface of Montferrat Boniface III was Pope from February 19 to } Canute the Great, also known as Cnut in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, or Knut ( Old Norse: Knútr inn ríki, Norwegian Donnchad mac Maíl Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: Donnchadh mac Mhaoil Chaluim) anglicised as Duncan II (before c 1060)
1434 - King Louis III of Naples
1555 - Stephen Gardiner, English statesman
1567 - Anne de Montmorency, Constable of France (b. Louis III (1403 &ndash 12 November 1434) was titular King of Naples 1417&ndash1426 Count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont For the British architect see Stephen Gardiner (architect. Stephen Gardiner (c Anne de Montmorency duc de Montmorency, KG ( March 15, 1493 &ndash November 12, 1567) was a French soldier statesman The Constable of France (connétable de France from Latin comes stabuli for " Count of the stables" as the First Officer of the Crown was one 1493)
1595 - John Hawkins, English shipbuilder and trader (b. Admiral Sir John Hawkins (also spelled as John Hawkyns) ( Plymouth 1532 &ndash November 12 1595) was an English shipbuilder 1532)
1606 - St. Nicholas Owen (martyr), one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
1667 - Hans Nansen, Danish statesman (b. Nicholas Owen may refer to Nicholas Owen (martyr - One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales Nicholas Owen (journalist The term martyr ( Greek μάρτυς martys "witness" is most commonly used today to describe an individual who sacrifices their life (or personal freedom The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales are a group of Christian martyrs who were canonized on 25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI to represent the Hans Nansen ( November 28, 1598 – November 12, 1667) was a Danish Statesman. 1598)
1671 - Thomas Fairfax, English Civil War general (b. Thomas Fairfax 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 &ndash 12 November 1671 was a general and parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War. 1612)
1742 - Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Another Friedrich Hoffmann poet (1627- 1673 was a rector at the Elbing gymnasium 1660)
1757 - Colley Cibber, English poet (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Colley Cibber (ˈkɒli ˈsɪbɚ (11 June 1671 &ndash 12 November 1757 was a British actor-manager playwright and Poet Laureate. 1671)
1836 - Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Juan Ramón González de Balcarce ( March 16, 1773 - November 12, 1836) was an Argentine military leader and politician 1773)
1865 - Elizabeth Gaskell, English novelist (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson 29 September 1810 &ndash 12 November 1865 often referred to simply as Mrs 1810)
1916 - Percival Lowell, American amateur astronomer, founder of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona (b. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Percival Lawrence Lowell ( March 13, 1855 – November 12, 1916) was a businessman author mathematician and Astronomer who fueled 1855)
1939 - Norman Bethune, Canadian doctor and humanitarian (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Henry Norman Bethune ( March 4, 1890 &ndash November 12, 1939) was a Canadian Physician and medical innovator 1890)
1941 - Abe "Kid Twist" Reles, American mobster (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abe "Kid Twist" Reles (1906 &ndash 12 November, 1941) was a New York mobster who was widely considered the most feared hitman for Murder 1907)
1944 - Otto Blumenthal, German mathematician (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ludwig Otto Blumenthal ( July 20, 1876 – November 12, 1944) was a German Mathematician and professor at RWTH Aachen 1876)
1948 - Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Umberto Menotti Maria Giordano ( August 28, 1867 &ndash November 12, 1948) was an Italian composer mainly of Opera. 1867)
1955 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Alfréd Hajós ( February 1, 1878 &ndash November 12, 1955) was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. 1878)
1965 - Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra Spiritual Leader (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Taher Saifuddin was the fifty-first Dā‘ī l-Muṭlaq and led the Dawoodi Bohras community from 1915 to 1965 1888)
1972 - Rudolf Friml, Czech composer of operettas (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rudolf Friml ( December 7, 1879 - November 12, 1972) was a Composer of Operettas musicals and songs as well 1879)
1976 - Walter Piston, American composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Hamor Piston Jr ( January 20, 1894 &ndash November 12, 1976) was an American composer and music theorist 1894)
1976 - Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich, Russian aircraft designer (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mikhail Iosifovich Gurevich (Михаил Иосифович Гуревич ( &mdash November 12, 1976) was a Soviet aircraft designer a partner 1893)
1981 - William Holden, American actor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 William Holden ( April 17, 1918 &ndash November 12, 1981) was an Academy Award -winning American film Actor 1918)
1984 - Chester Himes, American author (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Chester Bomar Himes ( July 29, 1909 – November 12, 1984) was a famous African American Writer. 1909)
1990 - Eve Arden, American actress (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Eve Arden ( April 30, 1908 – November 12, 1990) was an Academy Award -nominated and Emmy -winning American 1908)
1993 - H. R. Haldeman, White House Chief of Staff (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Harry Robbins Haldeman (publicly known as H R Haldeman, and informally as Bob Haldeman) ( October 27, 1926 &ndash November 12, 1926)
1994 - Wilma Rudolph, American runner (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Wilma Glodean Rudolph ( June 23, 1940 &ndash November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and in the 1960 Summer Olympics 1940)
1997 - Carlos Surinach, Spanish composer (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Carlos Surinach (Carles Suriñach ( Barcelona, Spain, March 4, 1915 - New Haven Connecticut, United States, November 1915)
2000 - Leah Rabin, wife of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Leah Rabin (לאה רבין née Schlossberg April 8, 1928 – November 12 2000) was the wife of Israeli Prime The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead 1928)
2000 - Franck Pourcel, French popular orchestra leader (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franck Pourcel ( August 14, 1913 in Marseille - November 12, 2000) was a musician of the lounge or Easy listening genre 1913)
2001 - Tony Miles, English chess player (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Anthony John Miles ( 23 April 1955 in Edgbaston, Birmingham &ndash 12 November 2001 in Harborne, Birmingham 1955)
2003 - Cameron Duncan, New Zealand director (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Cameron Troy Duncan ( April 20, 1986 – November 12, 2003) was a Writer and director from New Zealand. 1986)
2003 - Kay E. Kuter, American actor (b. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Kay Edwin Emmert Kuter ( April 25, 1925 - November 12, 2003) was an American Actor who starred on television and in film 1925)
2003 - Penny Singleton, American actress (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Penny Singleton ( September 15, 1908 &ndash November 12, 2003) was a Hollywood actress best known for her role in the series of motion 1908)
2003 - Tony Thompson, American drummer (Chic, Power Station) (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the R&B vocalist and Hi-Five lead singer see Tony Thompson. Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Power Station was a 1980s supergroup made up of singer Robert Palmer; bassist John Taylor and guitarist Andy Taylor of Duran Duran 1954)
2003 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Gregory Brandis ( April 13, 1976 — November 12, 2003) was an American Actor, director, and Screenwriter 1976)
2004 - John Peel, English DJ and Broadcaster (b. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004 known professionally as John Peel, was an English Disc jockey, radio 1939)
2005 - William G. Adams, former mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William G Adams (1923 &ndash November 12, 2005) born St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, was former Mayor for St St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page 1923)
2006 - General Jacob E. Smart, US Air Force leader World War II (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. General Jacob Edward Smart ( May 31, 1909 - November 12, 2006) was a U World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 1909)
2007 - Khanmohammed Ibrahim, Indian cricketer (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Khanmohammad Cassumbhoy Ibrahim ( January 26, 1919 &ndash November 12, 2007) was a former Indian Cricketer who played 1919)
2007 - Ira Levin, American novelist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ira Levin ( August 27 1929 &ndash November 12 2007) was an American Novelist, Playwright, and Songwriter 1929)

Holidays and observances

Bahá'í Faith: Holy Day, Birth of Bahá'u'lláh
National Holiday: Birth of Sun Yat-Sen (observed in China and Taiwan)

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Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Bahá'í Faith is a Religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in nineteenth-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind The Birth of Bahá'u'lláh is one of nine holy days in the Bahá'í calendar that is celebrated by Bahá'ís and during which work is suspended Sun Yat-sen ( November 12, 1866 &ndash March 12, 1925) was a Chinese Revolutionary and political leader often China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

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