November 12 in history
Events on November 12
Notable events that happened on November 12 in past years.
- 2022
A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and a Bell P-63 Kingcobra collide in mid-air over Dallas Executive Airport during an airshow, killing six.
Wikipedia article: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress - 2015
Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.
Wikipedia article: Suicide attack - 2003
Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
Wikipedia article: Iraq War - 1999
The 7.2 Mw Düzce earthquake shakes northwestern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 845 people are killed and almost 5,000 are injured.
Wikipedia article: 1999 Düzce earthquake - 1995
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-74 to deliver the Mir Docking Module to the Russian space station Mir.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle Atlantis - 1981
Space Shuttle program: Mission STS-2, utilizing the Space Shuttle Columbia, marks the first time a crewed spacecraft is launched into space twice.
Wikipedia article: Space Shuttle program - 1975
The Comoros joins the United Nations.
Wikipedia article: Comoros - 1969
Vietnam War: Independent investigative journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam War - 1956
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.
Wikipedia article: Suez Crisis - 1942
World War II: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal between Japanese and American forces begins near Guadalcanal. The battle lasts for three days and ends with an American victory.
Wikipedia article: Naval Battle of Guadalcanal - 1938
Nazi Germany issues the Decree on the Elimination of Jews from Economic Life prohibiting Jews from selling goods and services or working in a trade, totally segregating Jews from the German economy.
Wikipedia article: Economy of Nazi Germany - 1927
Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
Wikipedia article: Leon Trotsky - 1912
First Balkan War: King George I of Greece makes a triumphal entry into Thessaloniki after its liberation from 482 years of Ottoman rule.
Wikipedia article: First Balkan War - 1835
Construction is completed on the Wilberforce Monument in Kingston Upon Hull.
- 954
The 13-year-old Lothair III is crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi as king of the West Frankish Kingdom.
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