November 12th, 1922

Born on November 12th, 1922

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 37,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 951 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on November 12th, 1922 will be 38,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 1922

28

Tadeusz Borowski

Polish writer and journalist (1922-1951)

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

79

Kim Hunter

American actress (1922-2002)

*November 12th, 1922, Detroit †September 11th, 2002, Greenwich Village

70

William Lanteau

American actor (1922-1993)

*November 12th, 1922, St. Johnsbury †November 3rd, 1993, Los Angeles

69

Manuel Ulloa Elias

Politician and businessman

*November 12th, 1922, Lima †August 9th, 1992, Madrid

82

Charlotte MacLeod

Novelist

*November 12th, 1922, New Brunswick †January 14th, 2005, Lewiston

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Who's birthday is on November 12th?

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

71

Bernd Fritz

German author

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

20

Daria Bujnicka

Badminton player

*November 12th, 2003, Łódź

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

51

Ricardo Fernandes

Badminton player

*November 12th, 1972, Funchal

87

Loriot

German humorist, cartoonist, film director and actor

*November 12th, 1923, Brandenburg an der Havel †August 22nd, 2011, Ammerland (Münsing)

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

77

Peter Post

Dutch cyclist (1933–2011)

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

77

Keith Mitchell

Grenadian politician

*November 12th, 1946, Saint George Parish

41

Anne Hathaway

American actress

*November 12th, 1982, New York City

62

Enzo Francescoli

Uruguayan footballer

*November 12th, 1961, Montevideo

53

Tonya Harding

American figure skater

*November 12th, 1970, Portland

52

Ina Balin

American actress (1937-1990)

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

82

Bob Crewe

American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer

*November 12th, 1931, Newark †September 11th, 2014, Scarborough

75

Hassan Rouhani

Former President of Iran, cult leader

*November 12th, 1948, Sorkheh

83

Charles Manson

American criminal and cult leader (1934–2017)

*November 12th, 1934, Cincinnati †November 19th, 2017, Bakersfield

83

Jalal Talabani

Iraqi politician (1933-2017)

*November 12th, 1933, Kelkan †October 3rd, 2017, Berlin

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93

Trude Dothan

Austrian-Israeli archaeologist

*November 30th, 1922, Vienna †January 28th, 2016, Jerusalem

75

Poul Bundgaard

Danish actor and opera singer

*October 27th, 1922, Hellerup †June 3rd, 1998, Gentofte

93

Christopher Lee

English actor and singer (1922–2015)

*May 27th, 1922, Belgravia †June 7th, 2015, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital

47

Judy Garland

American actress and singer (1922–1969)

*June 10th, 1922, Grand Rapids †June 22nd, 1969, Chelsea

58

Hattie Jacques

English comedy actress of stage, radio and screen (1922-1980)

*February 7th, 1922, Sandgate †October 6th, 1980, Eardley Crescent

93

Bernhard Hassenstein

German biologist

*May 31st, 1922, Potsdam †April 16th, 2016, Freiburg im Breisgau

84

Eva Ebner

German actor, screenwriter ans assistant director

*January 14th, 1922, Gdańsk †January 31st, 2006, Berlin

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

97

Doris Day

American actress and singer (1922–2019)

*April 3rd, 1922, Cincinnati †May 13th, 2019, Carmel Valley

98

Carl Reiner

American actor (1922–2020)

*March 20th, 1922, The Bronx †June 29th, 2020, Beverly Hills

95

Stan Lee

American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer (1922–2018)

*December 28th, 1922, Manhattan †November 12th, 2018, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

98

Arthur Ashkin

American physicist (1922-2020)

*September 2nd, 1922, Brooklyn †September 21st, 2020, Rumson

86

Paul Scofield

English actor (1922–2008)

*January 21st, 1922, West Sussex †March 19th, 2008, Sussex

82

Barbara Bel Geddes

American actress (1922–2005)

*October 31st, 1922, New York City †August 8th, 2005, Northeast Harbor

93

Patrick Macnee

English actor (1922–2015)

*February 6th, 1922, Paddington †June 25th, 2015, Rancho Mirage

91

Sid Caesar

American comic actor and writer

*September 8th, 1922, Yonkers †February 12th, 2014, Beverly Hills

78

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales

American actor

*December 7th, 1922, Aguilares †December 15th, 2000, Centinela Freeman Regional Medical Center, Marina Campus

93

Madeleine Sherwood

Canadian actress

*November 13th, 1922, Montreal †April 23rd, 2016, Saint-Hippolyte

85

Maila Nurmi

Finnish American actress (1922-2008)

*December 11th, 1922, Pechenga †January 10th, 2008, Los Angeles

53

Margaret Leighton

British actress (1922–1976)

*February 26th, 1922, Barnt Green †January 13th, 1976, Chichester

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Public holidays on November 12th

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1922 is a normal year and no leap year.

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