NOVEMBER 12 | Birthdays and Events
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Notable Birthdays for November 12
Thaddeus William Harris (1795-1856) - Entomologist and botanist who is considered a pioneer in the study of insects and agriculture.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) - Activist and leader in the women's rights movement.
Archibald Graham (1876-1965) - MLB outfielder who went by the nickname Moonlight.
DeWitt Wallace (1889-1981) - Co-founder of Reader's Digest.
Louise Thaden (1905-1979) - Pilot and first woman to win the Bendix Trophy.
George Dillon (1906-1968) - Poet who wrote The Flowering Stone (1932).
Buck Clayton (1911-1991) - Trumpet player who was a member of the Count Basie Orchestra.
Joseph Coors (1917-2003) - Former CEO and heir to the Adolph Coors Brewing Company.
Welton Taylor (1919-2012) - Microbiologist who developed the first tests for salmonella.
Kim Hunter (1922-2002) - Actress who played the character Stella Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Grace Kelly (1929-1982) - Actress who left Hollywood to become Princess Grace of Monaco.
Charles Manson (1934-2017) - Cult leader.
Mort Shuman (1938-1991) - Singer-songwriter who co-wrote Viva Las Vegas.
Brian Hyland (1943-Still Living) - Teen idle who sang Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini and Sealed with a Kiss.
Wallace Shawn (1943-Still Living) - Actor most recently known for his role as Dr. John Sturgis in Young Sheldon.
Al Michaels (1944-Still Living) - Sportscaster who gives play-by-play action on Thursday Night Football.
Buck Dharma (1947-Still Living) - Guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult.
Barbara Fairchild (1950-Still Living) - Country singer of the 1973 hit Teddy Bear Song.
Tim Samaras (1957-2013) - Engineer who became well-known on Storm Chasers.
Megan Mullally (1958-Still Living) - Actress best known for her snarky role as Karen on Will and Grace.
David Ellefson (1964-Still Living) - Bass player and vocalist for the hard rock band Megadeath.
Glenn Gilbertti (1967-Still Living) - WCW professional wrestler who went by the name Disco Inferno.
Sammy Sosa (1968-Still Living) - MLB player.
Ian Bremmer (1969-Still Living) - Founder of the Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
Tonya Harding (1970-Still Living) -Former figure skater and reality t.v. star.
Jason Lezak (1975-Still Living) - Olympic gold winning swimmer.
Corey Maggette (1979-Still Living) - NBA player who became a sports analyst for FOX News.
Anne Hathaway (1982-Still Living) - Multi-award winning actress known for her roles in The Princess Diaries (2001) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).
Memorable Events for November 12
1775 - Black troops are forbidden from enlisting in the military.
1799 - Andrew Ellicott makes the known record of a meteor shower observation off the coast of Florida.
1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional football player.
1910 - The first movie stunt is performed when a man jumps from a burning balloon into the Hudson River.
1928 - SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles from VA, killing 110 passengers, primarily women and children.
1936 - The Oakland Bay Bridge (CA) opens to traffic.
1942 - American forces beat Japanese forces at Guadalcanal after a three day battle.
1954 - Operations stop at Ellis Island.
1966 - Buzz Aldrin takes the first space selfie.
1969 - Journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
1971 - President Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of American troops from Vietnam.
1979 - President Carter stops all petroleum imports into the U.S. from Iran in response to the Iran hostage crisis.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of being the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.