Page 7: Historical Events In November - 12

1976  Walter Hamor Piston, US composer, dies at 82 on November - 12.   

1977  New Orleans elects first black mayor, Ernest (Dutch) Morial on November - 12.   

1978  On November - 12 howard Swanson, composer, dies at 71   

1979  US halts Iranian oil imports &freezes Iranian assets on this day in history.   

1979  Dimitri Tiompkin, composer, dies at 85 on November - 12.   

1980  On this day in history nYC Mayor Ed Koch admits to trying marijuana   

1980  US space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn on November - 12.   

1980  On this day in history alexander "Alex" Nicholas Voormolen, Dutch composer, dies at 85   

1981  2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2) on this day in history.   

1981  On this day in history first balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)   

1981  US space shuttle Columbia, first space vehicle to make a second trip, launched on November - 12.   

1982  On November - 12 yuri Andropov becomes soviet leader, succeeding Mr Brezhnev   

1982  On this day in history yuri V Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader, but not for long   

1983  4 die in a train crash in Marshall Texas on November - 12.   

1984  Paul McCartney releases "We All Stand Together" on November - 12.   

1984  On this day in history space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite first space salvage   

1985  STS 61-B vehicle moves to the launch pad on November - 12.   

1985  The province of Ontario looses its Standard & Poors triple A credit rating on this day in history.   

1987  Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine on November - 12.   

1987  On November - 12 roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75   

1989  On November - 12 brazil holds first free presidential election in 29 years   

1990  Dave Willock, actor (Queen of Outer Space), dies at 81 on November - 12.   

1991  "Full House" 100th episode-The twins are born on this day in history.   

1991  On November - 12 christopher Hayes, dies of heart attack   

1992  On November - 12 charles "Honi" Coles, tap dancer, dies of cancer at 81   

1993  On November - 12 anna Stein, actress (Wedding Night), dies of heart attack at 88   

1994  On November - 12 charles "Honi" Coles, dancer (1983 Tony award), dies at 81   

1995  On this day in history canadian Chris Hadfield flys on the space shuttle as mission specialist   

1995  Curley Fox, fiddler, dies at 85 on November - 12.   

1996  On November - 12 don Kenyon, cricketer, dies at 72   

1997  On this day in history william Matthews, poet, dies at 55   

2005  On this day in history united Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan makes his first visit to Iraq since Gulf War II began and urges Iraqis to embrace a process aiming to reconcile all the country's ethnic and religious groups.   

2006  Gerald Ford surpasses Ronald Reagan as the longest lived President of the United States on November - 12.   

2006  On November - 12 the former Soviet republic of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia.   

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1493  Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.   

1528  Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1547  On this day in history birth of claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)   

1606  On November - 12 birth of jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673)   

1615  Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691) was born on November - 12.   

1651  Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno) was born on November - 12.   

1676  Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer was born on November - 12.   

1729  Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811) was born on November - 12.   

0607  Boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies on this day in history.   

1035  Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41 on November - 12.   

1094  On this day in history death of king Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)   

1202  Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

1434  Death of King Louis III of Naples on November - 12.   

1555  Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on this day in history.   

1558  Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies on November - 12.   

1567  On November - 12 anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74