CoM Moderators Posted November 12 Posted November 12 Historical Events 1912 - Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas y Méndez is assassinated by an anarchist book shopping in Madrid 1933 - Hugh Gray takes the first known photo of the so-called Loch Ness monster 1946 - A branch of the Exchange National Bank in Chicago, Illinois opens the first ten drive-up teller windows 1960 - Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails at 10 cm altitude 2019 - Israeli forces kill senior commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group in the Gaza Strip with Palestinian militants setting off retaliatory rockets at Israel More Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1929 - Michael Ende, German fantasy and children's writer (The Neverending Story), born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria (d. 1995) 1936 - Ruth Jessen, American golfer (11 LPGA Tour wins, 3-time major runner-up), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2007) 1949 - Arthur "Pooch" Tavares, American RandB musician (Taveres - "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), born in New Bedford, Massachusetts 1964 - Erik Howard, American NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets), born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1975 - Tevin Jermod Campbell, American rapper, born in Dallas, Texas More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1202 - Canute VI, King of Denmark (1182-1202), assassinated at about 39 1720 - Peter Tordenskjold, Norwegian naval hero, dies at 30 1722 - Adriaen van der Werff, Dutch painter, engraver and architect, dies at 63 1994 - Katherine Elliott, British physician (oral rehydration therapy), dies at 75 1997 - William Matthews, American poet, dies at 55 More Famous Deaths »
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