November 12th, 1917

Born on November 12th, 1917

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 38,000 days old!

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What happened on November 12th?

November 12th, 2014

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

November 12th, 2006

Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state.

November 12th, 2001

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

November 12th, 1996

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.

November 12th, 1991

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

November 12th, 1973

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

November 12th, 1970

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

November 12th, 1948

Former Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo was sentenced to death for war crimes alongside generals Iwane Matsui, Akira Mutō and Kenji Doihara.

November 12th, 1945

Sudirman was elected the first commander-in-chief of the Indonesian Armed Forces.

November 12th, 1944

Second World War: The Royal Air Force sank the German battleship Tirpitz on the ninth attempt (video featured), killing about 1,000 sailors on board.

November 12th, 1942

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.

November 12th, 1940

World War II: Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov arrived in Berlin to discuss the possibility of the Soviet Union joining the Axis powers.

November 12th, 1932

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

November 12th, 1928

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

November 12th, 1912

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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 12th

Born on November 12th, 1917

90

Jo Stafford

American singer (1917-2008)

*November 12th, 1917, Coalinga †July 16th, 2008, Los Angeles

93

Djaafar Khemdoudi

French resistance fighter

*November 12th, 1917, Sour El-Ghozlane †July 26th, 2011, 7th arrondissement of Lyon

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80

Dieter Wedel

German director and screenwriter

*November 12th, 1941, Frankfurt †July 13th, 2022, Hamburg

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

28

Tadeusz Borowski

Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951)

*November 12th, 1922, Zhytomyr †July 3rd, 1951, Warsaw

20

Daria Bujnicka

Badminton player

*November 12th, 2003, Łódź

71

Bernd Fritz

German author

*November 12th, 1945, Bechtheim †April 16th, 2017, Bechtheim

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

51

Ricardo Fernandes

Badminton player

*November 12th, 1972, Funchal

49

Lawrence Winters

African-American opera singer (1915-1965)

*November 12th, 1915, Kings Creek †September 24th, 1965, Hamburg

78

Neil Young

Canadian singer, songwriter and filmmaker (born 1945)

*November 12th, 1945, Toronto

76

Patrice Leconte

French film director and screenwriter

*November 12th, 1947, Paris

64

Roland Barthes

French philosopher and essayist

*November 12th, 1915, Cherbourg †March 26th, 1980, 13th arrondissement of Paris

41

Anne Hathaway

American actress

*November 12th, 1982, New York City

77

Keith Mitchell

Grenadian politician

*November 12th, 1946, Saint George Parish

62

Enzo Francescoli

Uruguayan footballer

*November 12th, 1961, Montevideo

53

Tonya Harding

American figure skater

*November 12th, 1970, Portland

77

Peter Post

Dutch cyclist (1933–2011)

*November 12th, 1933, Amsterdam †January 14th, 2011, Amsterdam

52

Ina Balin

American actress (1937-1990)

*November 12th, 1937, Brooklyn †June 20th, 1990, New Haven

62

Ulrich von Hassell

German diplomat and resistance fighter against National Socialism (1881–1944)

*November 12th, 1881, Anklam †September 8th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

75

Hassan Rouhani

Former President of Iran, cult leader

*November 12th, 1948, Sorkheh

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Born in 1917

46

John F. Kennedy

President of the United States from 1961 to 1963

*May 29th, 1917, Brookline †November 22nd, 1963, Parkland Memorial Hospital

87

Wee Chong Jin

Singaporean judge

*September 28th, 1917, Penang †June 5th, 2005, Singapore

66

Indira Gandhi

Prime Minister of India (1966–1977, 1980–1984)

*November 19th, 1917, Prayagraj †October 31st, 1984, New Delhi

72

Ferdinand Marcos

President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986

*September 11th, 1917, Sarrat †September 28th, 1989, Honolulu

53

Bourvil

French actor and singer (1917–1970)

*July 27th, 1917, Prétot-Vicquemare †September 23rd, 1970, Paris

79

Ella Fitzgerald

American jazz singer (1917–1996)

*April 25th, 1917, Newport News †June 15th, 1996, Beverly Hills

88

John Raitt

American singer and actor (1917-2005)

*January 29th, 1917, Santa Ana †February 20th, 2005, Pacific Palisades

84

Katharine Graham

American publisher, editor and author (1917–2001)

*June 16th, 1917, New York City †July 17th, 2001, Boise

89

Barry Nelson

American actor (1917–2007)

*April 16th, 1917, San Francisco †April 7th, 2007, Bucks County

90

Arthur C. Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917-2008)

*December 16th, 1917, Minehead †March 19th, 2008, Colombo

67

Heinrich Böll

German writer (1917–1985)

*December 21st, 1917, Cologne †July 16th, 1985, Langenbroich

103

Vera Lynn

British singer (1917–2020)

*March 20th, 1917, East Ham †June 18th, 2020, Ditchling

91

Robert Anderson

American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer (1917-2009)

*April 28th, 1917, Manhattan †February 9th, 2009, Manhattan

61

Park Chung Hee

Leader of South Korea from 1961 to 1979

*November 14th, 1917, Gumi †October 26th, 1979, Jongno District

49

William Tracy

American actor (1917-1967)

*December 1st, 1917, Pittsburgh †July 18th, 1967, Hollywood

99

Kurt Gossweiler

German historian of modern age (1917-2017)

*November 5th, 1917, Stuttgart †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

92

Carl Ballantine

American entertainer (1917-2009)

*September 27th, 1917, Chicago †November 3rd, 2009, Hollywood Hills

87

Ramanand Sagar

Indian film director (1917-2005)

*December 29th, 1917, Lahore †December 12th, 2005, Mumbai

70

Henry Ford II

American automotive industry executive (1917–1987)

*September 4th, 1917, Detroit †September 29th, 1987, Detroit

91

Helga Tiemann

German painter and sculptor (1917–2008)

*October 11th, 1917, Remscheid †October 13th, 2008, Cologne

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Public holidays on November 12th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1917 is a normal year and no leap year.

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