Calendar page 2023: November 12
The current calendar page for November 12, 2023:
45th calendar week, 316th day of the year49 days to go until the end of the yearAstrological sign: ScorpioName day: Diégo, Kunibert, Lewin
HISTORICAL DATES
2021 - US singer Britney Spears regains her freedom after 13 years under guardianship. A court in Los Angeles lifts all conditions.
2018 - CSU leader Horst Seehofer announces in Bautzen that he will step down as party leader at the beginning of 2019. He wants to remain Minister of the Interior for the time being. Bavaria's Minister President Markus Söder runs to succeed him as party leader.
2013 - The triptych "Three Studies of Lucian Freud" by the British-Irish painter Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is auctioned at Christie's in New York for 142.4 million dollars (106 million euros). This makes the painting the most expensive ever sold at auction.
2008 - The EU decides to abolish standards for 26 types of fruit and vegetables, including the infamous curvature of the cucumber.
2003 - The first German geothermal power plant is connected to the grid in Neustadt-Glewe, Mecklenburg.
1996 - The Federal Constitutional Court declares the sentences against GDR politicians and Wall gunmen for the fatal shootings of refugees on the former inner-German border to be constitutional.
1953 - In Berlin, the law on the establishment of a radio station, Sender Freies Berlin (SFB), comes into force. The station begins broadcasting in June 1954.
1938 - The National Socialists issue the "Decree on the Elimination of Jews from German Economic Life". This prohibits them from operating retail businesses and independently running craft businesses.
1908 - Around 350 miners are killed in a firedamp explosion at the Radbod colliery in Hamm (Westphalia). It is one of the worst disasters in the history of the German coal industry.
BIRTHDAYS
1978 - Alexandra Maria Lara (45), German actress ("Downfall", "The Collini Case")
1948 - Hassan Ruhani (75), Iranian politician, Iranian President 2013-2021
1928 - Henry Büttner (95), German cartoonist (works for the magazine "Eulenspiegel" in the GDR)
1923 - Loriot, German author, director and cartoonist (films "Ödipussi" and "Papa ante portas", ARD series "Loriot I-VI"), died 2011
1908 - Hans Werner Richter, German writer ("Thou shalt not kill"), co-founder of the writers' association "Gruppe 47", died 1993
DAYS OF DEATH
2018 - Stan Lee, American comic book author ("Spider-Man"), born 1922
1948 - Umberto Giordano, Italian composer (operas: "Andrea Chénier", "Fedora"), born 1867
Learning about historical events is an important part of understanding the past. For instance, in 2003, the first German geothermal power plant was connected to the grid, marking a significant milestone in renewable energy history. Additionally, studying history can help us appreciate the struggles and achievements of notable figures, such as German cartoonist Henry Büttner, who began his career in 1928.
Source: www.dpa.com
