November 12

    What happened on November 12 in history

    7 events fall on November 12, from 1035 to 1990. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

    Events on November 12

    1. 1035

      Cnut the Great dies

      The ruler of England, Denmark and Norway dies at Shaftesbury.

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    2. 1035

      Cnut dies

      The king of England, Denmark and Norway dies at Shaftesbury.

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    3. 1927

      Trotsky is expelled from the party

      Stalin removes his last serious rival from the Communist Party.

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    4. 1927

      Trotsky is expelled

      He is thrown out of the Communist Party as Stalin consolidates.

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    5. 1936

      The Bay Bridge opens

      Traffic crosses between San Francisco and Oakland for the first time.

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    6. 1970

      The Bhola cyclone

      The deadliest tropical cyclone on record strikes East Pakistan.

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    7. 1990

      The web gets a proposal

      Berners-Lee and Cailliau circulate the formal WorldWideWeb plan at CERN.

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