12 November in history
8 events that happened on 12 November, from 954 to 1970.
✦ Anniversary of the day
954 CE 1,072 years ago
Lothair is crowned king of West Francia at Reims
The 13-year-old Lothair, whose reign as king of West Francia had begun on 10 September, was crowned at the Abbey of Saint-Remi in Reims. The penultimate Carolingian king of West Francia, he ruled until his death in 986.
1028 CE 998 years ago
Zoe becomes Byzantine empress with Romanos III
As her father Constantine VIII lay dying, Zoe was married to Romanos III, who became emperor. She went on to share the throne with three husbands, an adopted son and her sister Theodora.
1330 CE 696 years ago
Basarab I's Wallachians nearly annihilate the Hungarian army at Posada
In the Battle of Posada, fought between 9 and 12 November, Wallachians under the voivode Basarab I ambushed and nearly annihilated the invading army of Charles I of Hungary, ending Hungarian suzerainty in Wallachia.
1912 CE 114 years ago
Searchers find the tent of Scott's polar party
A search party found the snow-covered tent containing the bodies of Robert Falcon Scott and two companions, eight months after their deaths returning from the South Pole. Scott's diary told their story.
1920 CE 106 years ago
Italy and Yugoslavia settle their border in the Treaty of Rapallo
Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes signed the Treaty of Rapallo, settling their post-war border. Italy received Istria, Zara and several islands, the rest of Dalmatia went to the Yugoslav kingdom, and Fiume became a free state.
1970 CE 56 years ago
The Bhola cyclone devastates East Pakistan
A cyclone and storm surge struck the coast of East Pakistan, killing perhaps 300,000 to 500,000 people. Anger at the government's response fed the movement that led to Bangladesh's independence.
Born on 12 November 8
Died on 12 November 4
Dates as the sources give them: in the Julian calendar before 1582, and in some countries for longer (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918). Only people whose day of birth or death the records agree on are listed.