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| November 12th |
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| About November 12th is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 49 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. Births 1912 - Tuffy Leemans, Hall of Fame running back 1918 - Claiborne Pell, former U.S. Senator (Rhode Island) 1944 - Ken Houston, Hall of Fame football safety 1949 - Jack Reed, U.S. Senator (Rhode Island) 1979 - Cote de Pablo, actress (NCIS) Deaths 1916 - Percival Lowell, astronomer, helped discover Pluto 1990 - Eve Arden, actress (Our Miss Brooks, Grease) 2007 - Ira Levin, author, dramatist, songwriter (Rosemary's Baby) Events 1954 - Ellis Island closes in New York Harbor after processing over 12 million immigrants since its opening in 1892. 1984 - Madonna releases her second album "Like A Virgin." 1999 - President Bill Clinton signs the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which repeals portions of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933. |
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