What happened this day in history November 12, 1996

What are the important events that happened on November 12, 1996? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

November 12, 1996: Facts & Myths About This Day

November 12, 1996 is the 317th day of the year 1996 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 49 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is October 30, 1996 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 847,756,800 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectadecaheptagon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 6, then by now that person has accumulated $391.75. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rat is the mythical animal and Fire is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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November 12, 1996 Historical Events

  • 1996
    A Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 and a Kazakh Ilyushin Il-76 cargo plane collide in mid-air near New Delhi, killing 349. The deadliest mid-air collision to date.

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