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A total solar eclipse occurred on November 12, 1966. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_November_12,_1966

Transit of the Earth and Moon across the Sun's disk as seen from Mars on November 12, 1879
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1879MNRAS..39..513M



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The 1970 Bhola cyclone struck East Pakistan on November 12, 1970
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t39309914/1970-bhola-cyclone/

The Düzce earthquake of 1999 was an earthquake that occurred on 12 November 1999 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%BCzce_earthquake



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The German battleship Tirpitz was sunk by Royal Air Force bombers on 12 November 1944
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Tirpitz



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Voyager 1 raw image showing the Saturnian satellite Epimetheus. The image was taken from 176,000 km one hour before Voyager's closest approach to Saturn, on 12 November 1980.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Epimetheus_moon.jpg

Detail of Voyager 1 image of Saturn's satellite Janus taken on 12 November 1980
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/imgcat/html/object_page/vg1_3494217.html

STS-2 was launched on 12 November 1981.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138797/sts-2/

Hayabusa mini-lander MINERVA was deployed on 12 November 2005
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayabusa#MINERVA_mini-lander



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People

Iris Louise McPhetridge Thaden (November 12, 1905 - November 9, 1979) was an American aviation pioneer, holder of numerous aviation records, and the first woman to win the Bendix trophy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_Thaden

Richard Harrison Truly (born November 12, 1937) is a retired Vice Admiral in the United States Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_H._Truly

Audouin Charles Dollfus (November 12, 1924 - October 1, 2010) was a French astronomer
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138641/audouin-charles-dollfus-1924-2010/

Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 - July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138664/seth-barnes-nicholson-1891-1963/

Yutaka Taniyama (November 12, 1927, Kisai near Tokyo - November 17, 1958, Tokyo) was a Japanese mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yutaka_Taniyama

Sinyan Shen (born 1949) is an American physicist and classical composer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinyan_Shen

John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh, OM (12 November 1842 - 30 June 1919) was an English physicist 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138650/john-william-strutt-1842-1919/

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (November 12, 1815 - October 26, 1902) was an American social activist, 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Cady_Stanton

Nadia Elena Comaneci (born November 12, 1961) is a Romanian gymnast
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nadia_Com%C4%83neci

Qi Jiguang (November 12, 1528 - January 5, 1588) was a Chinese military general
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qi_Jiguang



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The title of director of the Paris Observatory was officially given for the first time to César-François Cassini de Thury by a Royal brevet dated November 12, 1771.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_Observatory#Directors



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Hugh Gray photographed the Loch Ness Monster in 1933
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster#Hugh_Gray.27s_Photograph_.281933.29



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NGC 1562 was discovered by Francis Leavenworth on the 12th November 1885.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t61499501/ngc-1562/

NGC 1730 is a magnitude +12.3 barred spiral galaxy discovered by Francis Leavenworth on the 12th November 1885. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t55565843/ngc-1730/

The Great comet of 1577, seen over Prague on November 12
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Comet_of_1577

Asteroid (77) Frigga was discovered by C. H. F. Peters on November 12, 1862.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t61246969/asteroid-77-frigga/

Asteroid 2007 VK184 was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey on the 12th November 2007.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2007_VK184



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Meteorites

The Verkhne Tschirskaia (H5) meteorite fell in Volgogradskaya oblast', Russia, on the 12th November 1843.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138719/verkhne-tschirskaia-meteorite/

1879 Nov/Dec "It rained stones in Huang-hsiang"
http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu//full/1994Metic..29..864Y/0000868.000.html

The Trenzano (H3/4) meteorite fell in Lombardia, Italy, on the 12th November 1856.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138717/trenzano-meteorite/

The Kamsagar (L6) meteorite fell in Karnataka, India, on the 12th November 1902.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138714/kamsagar-meteorite/

The Kirbyville (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Texas, USA, on the 12th November 1906.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138712/kirbyville-meteorite/

The Isthilart (H5) meteorite fell in Entre Rios, Argentina, on the 12th November 1928.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t46138710/isthilart-meteorite/



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