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Through history64 events, 187 births and 99 deaths in Wikipedia's lists for the date

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A hundred years before

The front pages of November 12, 1926

What American newspapers printed that day, as the Library of Congress keeps them.

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What happened on November 12

The anniversaries Wikipedia's editors chose for the date, oldest first (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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  1. 1330696 years ago

    Led by the voivode Basarab I, Wallachian forces defeated the Hungarian army in an ambush at the Battle of Posada (depicted). · Basarab I of Wallachia

    Photo: Jagić, V. (Vatroslav), 1838-1923; Thallóczy, Lajos, 1854-1916, joint…CC0
  2. 1892134 years ago

    William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player. · Pudge Heffelfinger

  3. 1911115 years ago

    The Corozal (pictured), the most powerful dredger built to that time, was launched in London for service in construction of the Panama Canal.

    Photo: Detroit Publishing Co., publisherPublic domain
  4. 1912114 years ago

    Eight months after perishing during the ill-fated Terra Nova Expedition, the bodies of Robert Falcon Scott (pictured) and his companions were discovered on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

    Photo: Henry Bowers (1883–1912)Public domain
  5. 1920106 years ago

    The Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes signed the Treaty of Rapallo to establish national borders east of the Adriatic Sea. · Kingdom of Yugoslavia

  6. 192898 years ago

    The British ocean liner SS Vestris sank in the western Atlantic Ocean, killing 111 people. · SS Vestris

    Photo: ThciprianiCC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 193294 years ago

    At the request of the Government of Western Australia, the Australian military officially resumed fighting the Emu War after their prior withdrawal. · Australian Defence Force

  8. 194086 years ago

    World War II: Free French forces captured Gabon from Vichy France. · World War II · Free France

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  9. 194284 years ago

    World War II: The Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, the decisive engagement in a series of sea battles between Allied and Japanese forces during the months-long Guadalcanal campaign in the Solomon Islands, began. · World War II · Naval warfare

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  10. 194482 years ago

    Second World War: In Operation Catechism, the Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz (video featured) near Tromsø, Norway, killing about 1,000 sailors on board. · World War II

    Photo: Richard OpitzCC BY-SA 3.0 de
  11. 195670 years ago

    Suez Crisis: During an invasion of Rafah, Israeli soldiers shot and killed an estimated 111 Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants. · 1956 Rafah massacre

    Photo: Fleet Air Arm official photographerPublic domain
  12. 197056 years ago

    The deadliest tropical cyclone in history made landfall on the coast of East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh), killing at least 250,000 people. · 1970 Bhola cyclone

  13. 197056 years ago

    The Oregon Highway Division unsuccessfully attempted to destroy a rotting beached sperm whale near Florence, Oregon, with dynamite. · Oregon Department of Transportation · Exploding whale

  14. 197353 years ago

    The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC.

  15. 199135 years ago

    Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators protesting the occupation of East Timor in the capital Dili, killing at least 250 people. · Santa Cruz massacre · Indonesian occupation of East Timor

  16. 199630 years ago

    A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin Il-76 collided in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349 people, the deadliest such collision in history. · Saudia · 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision

  17. 200125 years ago

    American Airlines Flight 587 crashed into residential buildings shortly after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, killing a total of 265 people.

    Photo: NOAAPublic domain
  18. 200620 years ago

    South Ossetia held a referendum on independence from Georgia, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state. · 2006 South Ossetian independence referendum · List of states with limited recognition

  19. 201115 years ago

    An explosion in the Shahid Modarres missile base led to the deaths of 17 members of the Revolutionary Guards, including Hassan Tehrani Moghaddam, a key figure in Iran's missile program. · Bid Kaneh explosion · Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

  20. 201412 years ago

    The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.

All 64 events Wikipedia lists for November 12, by year

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Born on November 12

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 1866Sun Yat-senChinese physician and politician, 1st President of the Republic of China (died 1925)152 languagesPhoto: 上海波尔照相馆Public domain
  2. 1840Auguste RodinFrench sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker (died 1917)131 languagesPhoto: George Charles BeresfordPublic domain
  3. 1948Hassan RouhaniIranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran123 languages
  1. 1929Grace Kelly, American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco (died 1982)119
  2. 1982Anne Hathaway, American actress113
  3. 1817Bahá'u'lláh, Persian spiritual leader, founded the Baháʼí Faith (died 1892)105
  4. 1842John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1919)95
  5. 1934Charles Manson, American cult leader (died 2017)95
  6. 1961Nadia Comăneci, Romanian gymnast and coach93
  7. 1833Alexander Borodin, Russian composer and chemist (died 1887)92
  8. 1980Ryan Gosling, Canadian actor, producer and singer90
  9. 1915Roland Barthes, French philosopher, theorist, and critic (died 1980)84
  10. 1945Neil Young, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer80
  11. 1815Elizabeth Cady Stanton, American activist (died 1902)79
  12. 1651Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexican nun, poet, and scholar (died 1695)75
  13. 1929Michael Ende, German author and fiction writer (died 1995)73
  14. 1998Jules Koundé, French footballer58
  15. 1729Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French admiral and explorer (died 1811)57
  16. 1988Russell Westbrook, American basketball player55
  17. 1943Wallace Shawn, American actor, comedian and playwright53
  18. 1995Thomas Lemar, French footballer51
  19. 1922Kim Hunter, American actress (died 2002)50
  20. 1934Vavá, Brazilian footballer and manager (died 2002)50
  21. 1961Enzo Francescoli, Uruguayan footballer50
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Died on November 12

The best-known first, counted by the Wikipedia languages with an article on each.

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  1. 2018Stan LeeAmerican comic book writer, editor, and publisher (born 1922)99 languagesPhoto: Edward LiuCC BY-SA 2.0
  2. 1035Cnut the Great, Danish-English king (born c.995)78 languages
  3. 1981William HoldenAmerican actor (born 1918)73 languagesPhoto: Studio PublicityPublic domain
  1. 607Pope Boniface III72
  2. 1865Elizabeth Gaskell, English author (born 1810)68
  3. 1916Percival Lowell, American astronomer, mathematician, and author (born 1855)65
  4. 1969Liu Shaoqi, Chinese politician, 2nd Chairman of the People's Republic of China (born 1898)62
  5. 1994Wilma Rudolph, American sprinter and educator (born 1940)57
  6. 1793Jean Sylvain Bailly, French astronomer, mathematician, and politician, 1st Mayor of Paris (born 1736)46
  7. 2010Henryk Górecki, Polish composer (born 1933)46
  8. 2007Ira Levin, American novelist, playwright, and songwriter (born 1929)44
  9. 2015Jihadi John, terrorist (born 1988)43
  10. 1990Eve Arden, American actress and comedian (born 1908)42
  11. 1094Duncan II of Scotland (born 1060)41
  12. 1948Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (born 1867)41
  13. 1976Mikhail Gurevich, Russian engineer, co-founded Mikoyan (born 1893)40
  14. 1955Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the Grand Hotel Aranybika (born 1878)38
  15. 2003Jonathan Brandis, American actor (born 1976)38
  16. 1202Canute VI of Denmark (born 1163)36
  17. 1671Thomas Fairfax, English general and politician (born 1612)36
  18. 1955Tin Ujević, Croatian poet and translator (born 1891)36
  19. 1595John Hawkins, English admiral and shipbuilder (born 1532)35
  20. 2008Mitch Mitchell, English drummer (born 1947)34
  21. 2013John Tavener, English composer and educator (born 1944)33
Everyone else died on November 12: 75 more, by year

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Observed on November 12

Holidays, feast days and observances, as Wikipedia lists them for the date.

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