Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: November 12
November 12, 2024 is the 317th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 49 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Tuesday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Scorpio is your zodiac sign. Topaz is your modern birthstone. Pearl is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: November 12
- 1028 –Future Byzantine empress Zoe takes the throne as empress consort to Romanus Argyrus.
- 1602 –Sebastian Viscaino lands at and names San Diego, California.
- 1936 –In California, the San Francisco – Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic.
- 1958 –A team of rock climbers led by Warren Harding completes the first ascent of The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite Valley.
- 1970 –The Oregon Highway Division attempts to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the now infamous “exploding whale” incident.
- 1980 –The NASA space probe Voyager I makes its closest approach to Saturn and takes the first images of its rings.
- 1991 –Dili Massacre: Indonesian forces open fire on a crowd of student protesters in Dili, East Timor.
- 1996 –A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.
- 1999 –The Düzce earthquake strikes Turkey with a magnitude of 7.2 on the Richter scale.
- 2001 –In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587, an Airbus A300 en route to the Dominican Republic, crashes minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board and five on the ground.
Who were born on November 12?
- 1896 –Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist (d. 1987)
- 1908 –Harry Blackmun, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1999)
- 1938 –Benjamin Mkapa, Tanzanian politician
- 1950 –Barbara Fairchild, US country music/Gospel singer
- 1953 –Vasilis Karras, Greek singer
- 1958 –Nick Stellino, Italian-born American television chef
- 1970 –Craig Parker, New Zealand actor
- 1972 –Vassilis Tsiartas, Greek footballer
- 1976 –Tevin Campbell, American R&B singer
- 1988 –Russell Westbrook, American basketball player
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