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Historical events & facts — November 12
What happened on November 12?
On November 12, 1970, General Hafez al-Assad seized power in Syria through a bloodless coup, beginning a dictatorship that would last thirty years and that his son Bashar al-Assad inherited in 2000. The Assad regime, backed by the Baath party, has shaped Syria's recent history, including the devastating civil war that began in 2011.
On November 12, 1927, Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party of the USSR by Stalin, beginning his definitive exile. Trotsky, one of the principal architects of the October Revolution, was deported in 1929 and finally murdered by a Stalinist agent in Mexico in 1940 with an ice axe. His expulsion symbolised Stalin's definitive triumph over Lenin's rivals.
On November 12, 2014, the ESA's Rosetta probe successfully deployed the Philae lander on comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, making it the first time in history that a spacecraft had landed on a comet. Although Philae bounced twice before coming to rest, it transmitted scientifically valuable data.
Notable birthdays — November 12
Famous people born on November 12
Maximilian von Weichs
Maximilian Maria Joseph Karl Gabriel Lamoral Reichsfreiherr von und zu Weichs an der Glonn was a German Generalfeldmarschall in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II.
Kim Hunter
Kim Hunter was an American theatre, film, and television actress. She achieved prominence for portraying Stella Kowalski in the original production of Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire, which she reprised for the 1951 film adaptation, and won both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress.
John McGahern
John McGahern was an Irish writer and novelist.
Mort Shuman
Mortimer Shuman was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as "Le Lac Majeur", "Papa-Tango-Charly", "Sha Mi Sha", "Un Été de Porcelaine", and "Brooklyn by the Sea" which became hits in France and several other European countries.
Björn Waldegård
Björn Lars-Olov Waldegård was a Swedish rally driver, and the winner of the World Rally Championship for drivers in 1979. His Swedish nickname was "Walle".
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