Historical Events in November 2012

November2012 Calendar

Nov 1 2 Iranian fighter jets fire on a US General Atomics MQ-1 Predator drone in international air space
Nov 1 22 people are killed and 111 injured after a fuel tanker explodes in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Nov 1 Acid is poured over a 15-year-old girl by her parents after being seen talking to a young man in an "honour killing" in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Nov 1 Google's Gmail becomes the world's most popular email service
Nov 1 Scientists detect evidence of light from the universe's first stars, predicted to have formed 500 million years after the big bang
Nov 1 Yellow fever kills 32 people and sickens 50 more in Darfur, Sudan
Nov 2 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Hightail, Calidoscopio, Flotilla, Beholder, Zagora, Royal Delta
Nov 2 New York City Marathon: cancelled because of the effects of Hurricane Sandy in NYC the week before
Nov 3 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: George Vancouver, Groupie Doll, Tapizar, Mizdirection, Shanghai Bobby, Little Mike, Trinniberg, Wise Dan, Fort Larned
Nov 3 Syrian rebels launch a major assault on Taftanaz airbase
Nov 4 Bishop Tawadros appointed as the 118th Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Nov 4 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Lucie Šafářová beats Jelena Janković of Serbia 6-1, 6-1 to give the home team a 3-1 win in the final
Nov 4 Syrian rebels capture a major oil field in Deir ez-Zor Governorate
Nov 5 50 Syrian military personnel are killed by a suicide car bomb in Hama
Nov 5 Widespread flooding in Nigeria kills 363 people and displaces 2.1 million
Nov 6 5 people are shot at a poultry processing plant in Fresno, California

Nov 6 Green Moon wins the Melbourne Cup race at Flemington

Tammy Duckworth

Nov 6 Tammy Duckworth becomes the first disabled woman and first person born in Thailand to be elected to US Congress, representing Illinois

Nov 7 48 people are killed by a magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Guatemala
Nov 7 Voters in Maine, Maryland and Washington approve measures for same-sex marriage
Nov 9 25 people are killed and 62 injured after a train carrying liquid fuel bursts into flames in Burma
Nov 9 An Algerian C-295 military transport plane crashes near Avignon, France, killing 6 people
Nov 10 17 people are killed in a helicopter crash as a result of bad weather in Turkey
Nov 10 20 Syrian troops are killed by suicide bombings in Daara
Nov 10 22nd College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 21-6 in Chestnut Hill
Nov 10 27 people are killed and dozens injured in a prison conflict in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nov 10 Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum opens at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, designed by Zaha Hadid [1]
Nov 10 Israeli counter strike on Palestinian militants in Gaza kills 5 and injure 30
Nov 10 The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes
Nov 11 12 people are killed by a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in Burma
Nov 12 Into the Silence by Wade Davis wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize

Đoković's Second ATP

Nov 12 Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his second season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title beating 6-time champion Roger Federer 7-6, 7-5 in the final in London. England

Nov 13 3 Syrian tanks enter the demilitarized zone of Golan Heights
Nov 13 Revival of Rupert Holmes' musical "The Mystery of Edwin Drood", based on an unfinished work of Charles Dickens, opens at Studio 54, NYC; runs for 136 performances

Nov 14 A series of protests against austerity measures occur across Europe including Spain, Portugal, and Greece
Nov 14 CFBDSIR 2149-0403 is discovered, the closest rogue planet to earth (100 light-years away)
Nov 15 At least 95 people are killed in Syrian conflicts
Nov 15 Deep Horizon Oil Spill: BP settles for $4.5 Billion
Nov 15 The Eurozone economy returns to recession with a fall of 0.1% in GDP in the third quarter of 2012 following a fall of 0.2% in the previous quarter
Nov 16 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 2' grosses $500 million in 24 hours to become the biggest entertainment launch of all time
Nov 17 50 schoolchildren and a bus driver are killed after a train collides with a school bus in Manfalut, Egypt
Nov 18 101st Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Spain in Prague (3-2)

Nov 18 Brad Keselowski driving for Penske Racing finishes 5th in the Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead Miami Speedway to clinch the Nascar Sprint Cup
Nov 18 Israeli Gaza rocket strikes kill 80 alleged terrorist targets

Nov 19 Plymouth Crown Court clears two farmers of health and safety offenses related to giant hay bale death of ELO cellist Mike Edwards [1]
Nov 20 Toshiba unveils a robot designed to help in nuclear disasters
Nov 21 An Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated
Nov 21 Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Benítez
Nov 22 2 people are killed and 120 injured after a 100-vehicle pile-up in dense fog in Texas
Nov 22 6 attacks across Pakistan kill 37 people and injure 92
Nov 23 JR Tokai unveil a maglev LO train prototype capable of travelling up to 500km per hour
Nov 24 77th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 49-0 in Tuscaloosa
Nov 24 Ernest Bai Koroma is re-elected President of Sierra Leone
Nov 24 Gangnam Style becomes the most viewed Youtube video surpassing 808 million views
Nov 24 The continued NHL lockout results in all games to December 14 being cancelled
Nov 25 100th CFL Grey Cup, Rogers Center, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 35-22; Argos owner David Braley first team boss to win back-to-back Grey Cups with 2 different teams (also 2011 champion BC Lions
Nov 25 11 people are killed and 30 are wounded by twin car bombs hitting a Protestant church in Nigeria
Nov 25 16 people are killed and 44 injured after a wedding party bus plunges 300 ft down a gorge in India
Nov 25 26th Soul Train Music Awards: Miguel, Beyoncé win

Nov 25 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel finishes 4th in season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace to claim his 3rd consecutive F1 World Drivers Championship by 3 points from Fernando Alonso

Nov 26 10 children are killed and 15 people are injured after a Syrian government Jet drops a cluster bomb on a playground
Nov 26 The cost of Hurricane Sandy to New York is announced to be $32 Billion
Nov 27 29 people are killed and 126 are wounded by 8 car bombings across Iraq
Nov 27 The Eurozone announces that it will make loans of 43.7 billion euros to Greece

Nov 28 54 people are killed and 120 are injured by two car bombs in Damascus, Syria
Nov 29 30 people are killed and 100 are wounded by bombs in Hillah and Karbala, Iraq
Nov 29 Luiz Felipe Scolari takes over as Brazilian Football coach
Nov 29 The UN votes to approve Palestine’s status change from an observer to an observer state
Nov 30 At least 32 people are killed in a Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane crash in the Congo

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