Today in History
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1991 Dili massacre
Several pro-independence protesters were shot at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Dili, East Timor by Indo
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1990 Coup in Lesotho
Justin Metsing Lekhanya staged a coup against King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and took over the govern
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1984 First salvage operation in space
Astronauts Dale A. Gardner and Joseph P. Allen aboard space shuttle Discovery performed a series of
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1981 STS-2 launched
The second space shuttle mission by NASA, space shuttle Columbia was launched from NASA's John F. Ke
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1966 First images of a Solar Eclipse taken from space
The crew of Gemini 12 which included Edwin Eugene "Buzz" Aldrin were able to view and take pictures
Births On This Day,
November, 12
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1980 Ryan Gosling
Canadian actor, singer
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1945 Neil Young
Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer
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1934 Charles Manson
American cult leader, murderer
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1866 Sun Yat-sen
Chinese revolutionary, politician, 1st President of the Republic of China
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1840 Auguste Rodin
French sculptor, created The Thinker
Deaths On This Day,
November, 12
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2010 Henryk Górecki
Polish composer
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1969 Iskander Mirza
Pakistani politician, 1st President of Pakistan
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1939 Norman Bethune
Canadian physician
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1757 Colley Cibber
English poet
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1035 Cnut the Great
Danish king
