Page 8: Historical Events In November - 12

2011  Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis on November - 12.   

2012  Into the Silence by Wade Davis wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize on November - 12.   

2014  On November - 12 european Space Agency's Rosetta lands the Philae probe on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko   

2017  On November - 12 7.3 earthquake hits near Halabjal, Iraq, on border with Iran, killing over 500 people, with 7,000 injured   

2017  On November - 12 for the first time Prince Charles lays the wreath to Great Britain's war dead, replacing Queen Elizabeth   

2017  On this day in history a magnitude 7.3 earthquake strikes the border region between Iraq and Iran leaving at least 530 dead and over 70,000 homeless.   

2018  On this day in history israeli secret operation in Gaza kills eight including one Israeli and an Hamas Commander, igniting tensions with retaliatory rocket attack from Gaza   

2018  Former US First lady Michelle Obama publishes her memoir "Becoming" on November - 12.   

2019  On November - 12 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak - the founder of Sikhism celebrated in India and Pakistan   

2020  On this day in history hong Kong pro-democracy lawmakers resign en masse, in response to four lawmakers' disqualification made by the government.   

2021  LA judge rules to end Britney Spears ' conservatorship, which had controlled almost all aspects of her life for 14 years on November - 12.   

2021  On November - 12 taylor Swift releases her directorial debut the short film "All Too Well" alongside her re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)"   

2024  Justin Welby announces his resignation as Archbishop of Canterbury following the publication of a report critical of his handling of the abuse of children within the Church of England by John Smyth on November - 12.   

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

1528  On November - 12 birth of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)   

1547  On November - 12 birth of claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)   

1606  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 November - 12.   

1035  On this day in history canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41   

1094  On November - 12 death of king Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)   

1202  Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 on November - 12.   

1434  On this day in history death of king Louis III of Naples   

1555  Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on November - 12.   

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