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Notable anniversaries in history for today: November 12
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Ann Flood in Jamaica, New York, USA; actress (As the World Turns, Edge of Night, All My Children, Search for Tomorrow, One Life to Live).
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Charles Manson [No Name Maddox] in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; criminal (Tate-Labianco).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Al Michaels in Brooklyn, New York, USA; sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football).
- 80th: 1944 - Twelve British Lancaster bombers from Lossiemouth, Scotland, carrying special 12,000-pound bombs, attack German battleship Tirpitz. They score three hits, causing a great explosion, sinking the ship near Tromsö, Norway, off Hakey Island.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Booker T. Jones; organist (Booker T. and the MGs - "Green Onions").
- 70th: 1954 - Ellis Island, immigration station in New York Harbor, closes, after processing more than 12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Alex Carter in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (CSI, Black Harbour).
- 60th: 1964 - Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Angela Watson; actress (Step by Step).
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Tamala Jones; actress (Castle, One on One, Veronica's Closet).
- 40th: 1984 - Space shuttle astronauts snare a satellite; first space salvage.
- 25th: 1999 - In northwest Turkey, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs. At least 894 people killed and 4,948 injured.
- 20th: 2004 - In Redwood City, California, a jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.
- 10th: 2014 - The Rosetta spacecraft's Philae probe successfully lands on Comet 67P, the first time in history that a spacecraft has landed on such an object.
- 5th: 2019 - Disney launches the Disney+ video streaming service in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands. Cost is $6.99 per month.
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