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12 November 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2014 - The European Space Agency's lander Philae touched down on 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, becoming the first spacecraft to land on a comet.European organisation dedicated to space exploration
Anniversary
2011 - 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.2011 explosion in Tehran, Iran
Anniversary
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.Partially recognised state in the South Caucasus
Anniversary
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.2001 aviation accident in New York
Anniversary
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.National airline of Saudi Arabia
Historical events
History
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.American heavy bomber aircraft
History
2021 - The Los Angeles Superior Court formally ends the 14-year conservatorship to pop singer Britney Spears.Trial court in California
History
2017 - The 7.3 Mw Kermanshah earthquake shakes the northern Iran–Iraq border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). At least 410 people are killed and over 7,000 are injured.Fatal 7.3 Mw earthquake near the Iran–Iraq border
History
2015 - Two suicide bombers detonate explosives in Bourj el-Barajneh, Beirut, killing 43 people and injuring over 200 others.Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
History
2014 - The Philae lander, deployed from the European Space Agency's Rosetta probe, reaches the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.Robotic European Space Agency lander that accompanied the Rosetta spacecraft
History
2014 - An Armenian Mil Mi-24 attack helicopter is shot down by Azerbaijani forces, killing all three people on board.Family of assault and attack helicopters
History
2011 - Silvio Berlusconi tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy, effective November 16, due in large part to the Euro area crisis.Italian media tycoon and politician (1936–2023)
History
2011 - 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, Iran
History
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.2003–2011 conflict in Iraq
Notable births
Born
2007 - Leonardo Puglisi, Australian journalistAustralian journalist (born 2007)
Born
2002 - Paolo Banchero, Italian-American basketball playerItalian and American basketball player (born 2002)
Born
1999 - Choi Yoo-jung, South Korean singer, dancer, rapper, and actressSouth Korean singer and actress (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey playerSwedish ice hockey player (born 1998)
Born
1997 - Dexter Lawrence, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Roy Haynes, American drummer and composer (born 1925)American jazz drummer and group leader (1925–2024)
Died
2024 - John Horgan, Canadian politician and diplomat, 36th Premier of British Columbia (born 1959)Premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022
Died
2024 - Song Jae-rim, South Korean actor and model (born 1985)South Korean actor and model (1985–2024)
Died
2024 - Thomas E. Kurtz, American computer scientist and educator (born 1928)American computer scientist and educator (1928–2024)
Died
2023 - Don Walsh, American oceanographer (born 1931)American oceanographer (1931–2023)
Died
2021 - Chung-Yun Hse, wood scientist (born 1935)Taiwanese American wood scientist (1935–2021)
Died
2018 - Stan Lee, American comic book writer, editor, and publisher (born 1922)American comic book writer (1922–2018)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
83.6% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.8 days
Sun zodiac
Scorpio
20.60 degrees
Constellation: Libra
Moon zodiac
Aries
3.40 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.