On this day: 12 November

Selected events and births on 12 November, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1892 – William Heffelfinger was paid $500 by the Allegheny Athletic Association, becoming the first professional American football player. Read more: Pudge Heffelfinger Allegheny Athletic Association American football
• 1911 – The Corozal, the most powerful dredger built to that time, was launched in London for service in construction of the Panama Canal. Read more: Corozal (dredger) Panama Canal
• 1920 – The Kingdom of Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes signed the Treaty of Rapallo to establish national borders east of the Adriatic Sea. Read more: Kingdom of Italy Kingdom of Yugoslavia Treaty of Rapallo (1920)
• 1973 – The first episode of Last of the Summer Wine, the longest-running television sitcom in history, premiered on the BBC. Read more: Last of the Summer Wine BBC
• 2006 – Although the Georgian government declared it illegal, South Ossetia held a referendum on independence, with more than 99 percent of voters in favour of preserving the region's status as a de facto independent state. Read more: South Ossetia 2006 South Ossetian independence referendum List of states with limited recognition

Born on this day

• 1948 – Hassan Rouhani, Iranian lawyer and politician; 7th President of Iran Read more: Hassan Rouhani President of Iran
• 1973 – Ethan Zohn, American pro soccer player and Survivor: Africa winner Read more: Ethan Zohn United States Soccer Federation Survivor: Africa
• 1995 – Thomas Lemar, French footballer Read more: Thomas Lemar
• 1995 – xQc, Canadian online streamer Read more: XQc
• 1997 – Dexter Lawrence, American football player Read more: Dexter Lawrence
• 1998 – Jules Koundé, French footballer Read more: Jules Koundé
• 1998 – Elias Pettersson, Swedish ice hockey player Read more: Elias Pettersson
• 1999 – Choi Yoo-jung, South Korean singer, dancer, rapper, and actress Read more: Choi Yoo-jung (singer)
• 2001 – Raffey Cassidy, English actress Read more: Raffey Cassidy
• 2002 – Paolo Banchero, Italian-American basketball player Read more: Paolo Banchero
• 2002 – Tino Livramento, English footballer Read more: Tino Livramento
• 2007 – Leonardo Puglisi, Australian journalist Read more: Leonardo Puglisi

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