Neil Young
b. 1945
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
On This Day · The 316th day of the year
November 12
A look at November 12 through the almanac — historic events, famous birthdays including Neil Young and Luguelín Santos, and the day's notable deaths and observances.
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Events
10 notable moments- 2011
Bid Kaneh explosion
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.
2011 explosion in Tehran, - 2001
American Airlines Flight 587
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.
2001 aviation accident in - 1996
Saudia
A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 in the deadliest mid-air collision to date.
Flag carrier of Saudi - 1991
Santa Cruz massacre
Santa Cruz massacre: The Indonesian Army open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
1991 massacre in Indonesian-occupied - 1990
Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web.
English computer scientist (born - 1970
1970 Bhola cyclone
The 1970 Bhola cyclone makes landfall on the coast of East Pakistan, becoming the deadliest tropical cyclone in history.
North Indian Ocean cyclone - 1970
Oregon Department of Transportation
The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous "exploding whale" incident.
Department of the state - 1956
Suez Crisis
In the midst of the Suez Crisis, Palestinian refugees are shot dead in Rafah by Israel Defense Force soldiers following the invasion of the Gaza Strip.
1956 British–French–Israeli invasion of - 1940
World War II
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.
1939–1945 global conflict - 1892
Pudge Heffelfinger
Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid game for the Allegheny Athletic Association.
American football player and
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Famous birthday twins
Born on November 12Luguelín Santos
b. 1992
Dominican sprinter
Grace Kelly
b. 1929
American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco
Sun Yat-sen
b. 1866
Chinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China
Auguste Rodin
b. 1840
French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker
Nadia Comăneci
b. 1961
Romanian gymnast and coach
Anne Hathaway
b. 1982
American actress
Loriot
b. 1923
German humorist, actor, and director
Deaths
- 1994Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter and educator
- 1972Rudolf Friml, Czech-American pianist and composer
- 1971Hanna Neumann, German mathematician
- 1969Liu Shaoqi, Chinese politician, 2nd Chairman of the People's Republic of China
- 1742Friedrich Hoffmann, German physician and chemist
- 973Burchard III, Duke of Swabia, Frankish nobleman (born c.915)
Holidays & observances
- —Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Republic of China)
- —Christian feast day: Arsatius
- —Christian feast day: Astrik (or Anastasius) of Pannonhalma
- —Christian feast day: Cumméne Fota
- —Christian feast day: Cunibert
- —Christian feast day: Emilian of Cogolla
- —Christian feast day: Imerius of Immertal
- —Christian feast day: Josaphat Kuntsevych (Roman Catholic Church, Greek Catholic Church)
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