What happened on November 12

62 documented historical events happened on November 12, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Led by the voivode Basarab I, Wallachian forces defeated the Hungarian army in an ambush at the Battle of Posada (depicted). On the same day, in another year: William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 12, including Olev Siinmaa, Maximilian von Weichs, Ben Travers. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

99 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 12, including Livinus, Burchard III of Swabia, Cnut. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

23 observances are celebrated on November 12 around the world: Birth of Sun Yat-Sen, also Doctors' Day and Cultural Renaissance Day. (Republic of China), Christian feast day: Arsatius, Christian feast day: Astrik (or Anastasius) of Pannonhalma, Christian feast day: Cumméne Fota, Christian feast day: Cunibert, Christian feast day: Emilian of Cogolla. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.