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What happened in history on this day: November 12?
On November 12 in ...
- 1936 - The BBC airs the world's first televised gardening show, In Your Garden with Mr. Middleton.
- 1946 - RKO Radio Pictures releases Disney's animated and live-action feature film Song of the South to theaters. Its premiere is held at Loew's Grand theater in Atlanta, Georgia. The film is based on the book Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Chandler Harris.
- 1949 - NBC begins airing the Kukla, Fran, and Ollie puppet children's TV show.
- 1991 - The 100th episisode of US TV show Full House airs.
- 2019 - Disney launches the Disney+ video streaming service in the US, Canada, and the Netherlands. Cost is $6.99 per month.
Births on November 12
- 1903 - Birth of Lewis Delaney Offield AKA Jack Oakie in Sedalia, Missouri, USA; actor (Benzino Napaloni - The Great Dictator, The Real McCoys, Bonanza, 1974 Photoplay Award) (dies 1978).
- 1920 - Birth of Richard Quine in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actor/director (The Mickey Rooney Show, Clay Pigeon, Hec Ramsey, Project UFO, How to Murder Your Wife, Bell Book and Candle, Sex and the Single Girl).
- 1922 - Birth of Kim Hunter AKA Janet Cole in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, Academy award), Planet of the Apes, Lilith, Playhouse 90, The Edge of Night, All My Children, The Education of Max Bickford).
- 1923 - Birth of Richard Venture; actor (Law and Order, Days and Nights of Molly Dodd, Street Hawk).
- 1929 - Birth of Grace Kelly; Monaco princess/actress (Philadelphia Story, Rear Window).
- 1932 - Birth of Mary Louise Wilson; actress (One Day at a Time, The Thorns, All My Children).
- 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).
- 1935 - Birth of Jerry Douglas; actor (John - The Young and the Restless).
- 1937 - Birth of Ina Balin; actress (Danger in Paradise).
- 1943 - Birth of Wallace Shawn; Actor-playwright (Gossip Girl, Crossing Jordan, Clueless).
- 1944 - Birth of Al Michaels in Brooklyn, New York, USA; sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football).
- 1958 - Birth of Megan Mullally; actress (Will and Grace).
- 1963 - Birth of Sam Lloyd; actor (Scrubs, Desperate Housewives).
- 1964 - Birth of Alex Carter in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; actor (CSI, Black Harbour).
- 1973 - Birth of Melanie Gaffin in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Cheryl - Whiz Kids).
- 1974 - Birth of Angela Watson; actress (Step by Step).
- 1974 - Birth of Tamala Jones; actress (Castle, One on One, Veronica's Closet).
- 1975 - Birth of Angela Watson; actress (Karen Foster - Step by Step).
- 1978 - Birth of Ashley Williams; actress (Good Morning Miami, How I Met Your Mother).
- 1979 - Birth of Cote de Pablo in Chile; actress (NCIS).
- 1980 - Birth of Ryan Gosling in London Ontario, Canada; actor (Young Hercules, Breaker High).
- 1982 - Birth of Anne Hathaway; actress (Get Real).
- 1989 - Birth of twins Ryan and Paul Jessup; actors (Mikie - Baby Talk).
- 1992 - Birth of Macey Cruthird; actress (Hope and Faith).
Deaths on November 12
- 1962 - Death of Sid Tomack at age 55 of a heart ailment; actor (Gillis - Life of Riley, Al - My Friend Irma).
- 1975 - Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at age 69.
- 1990 - Death of Eve Arden AKA Eunice Quedens at age 82 of arteriosclerotic heart disease; actress (Our Miss Brooks radio and TV shows).
- 1990 - Death of Dave Willock at 81 from complications of a stroke; actor (Tugwell - Jack Carson Show radio show, Boots and Saddle TV show, The Beautiful Phyllis Diller Show).
- 1992 - Death of Eddie Mayehoff at age 81; actor, bandleader, radio comedy writer, television emcee (Dad - That's My Boy movie, "Jarring" Jack Jackson - That's My Boy TV series).
- 2003 - Death of Jonathan Brandis at age 27 by hanging himself; actor (SeaQuest DSV).
- 2003 - Death of Penny Singletonat age 95 after a stroke; actress (Blondie in the movies and on radio, voice of Jane Jetson - The Jetsons), labor activist.
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