Wednesday November 12, 2003: Zodiac, Events, Birthdays and Holidays

Historical Events

• Shanghai Transrapid establishes a new speed record for commercial railway systems (501 km/h (311 mph).
• Top-secret intelligence from the CIA warns of growing numbers in Iraqis believing the coalition is defeatable and supporting the resistance. The CIA report warns that other Iraqis will join the resistance if they are exposed to more aggressive counterinsurgency tactics. "Slate magazine" notes that the new anti-insurgency tactics in ampquotpostwar Iraqampquot have made the situation worse.
• Conflict between Israel and Palestine: A new cabinet is approved by the Palestinian parliament, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei.
• The United Kingdom government announced plans to issue identity cards. These cards will eventually be mandatory.
• The Peruvian Congress has approved additional charges against Alberto Fujimori. He is accused of trafficking arms to Colombian guerrillas and sanctioned torture.
• Shanghai Transrapid - Shanghai Transrapid - Shanghai Transrapid - Shanghai Transrapid - 501nbspkm/h (311nbspmph). This is a new record for commercial railway systems.
• Paul Bremer, responding to a leaked report, stated that terrorists are trying to convince the Iraqi people that the United States will not stay the course. According to the CIA, the incipient insurgency has deep roots and is growing quickly. It is not limited to ex-Baathists.
• In Washington, President Bush and his senior advisors discuss how to proceed in Iraq. This is despite the slow progress of Iraqi Governing Council members and the deteriorating political environment as outlined by the CIA report.
• A truck bombing that occurred in Nasiriya in the middle of the morning kills 31 people, most of them members Italian security forces. Italian opposition politicians demand a withdrawal from Iraq.
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See also

What happened on November 12 in history? Find out the list of November 12th major events

What was 2003 famous for? Discover everything about 2003

Other November 12th famous birthdays

• Grace Kelly

  American actress and Princely consort from Monaco (d. 1982).

• Ryan Gosling

  Canadian actor, director and writer.

• Charles Manson

  American ritual cult leader of 5' 2" inches, a psychopath with a group of drug-numbed supporters.

• Anne Hathaway

  American actress, who starred in dramatic films like Brokeback Mountain and Havoc in 2005.

See all famous people born on November 12th

How old am I?

If November 12, 2003 is your birthday you are 19 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on November 12.

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Who died on November 12, 2003?

• Tony Thompson

  American drummer (Chic Power Station).

• Cameron Duncan
• Jonathan Brandis
• Whitfield Cook
• Penny Singleton
• Anthony T. « Tony » Thompson
• Penny Singleton (Marianna Dorothy Agnes Letitia McNulty
• Kay E Kuter

  American actor (Born 1925).

Other November 12th famous deaths

• William Holden

  American actor (Born 1918).

• H R Haldeman

  Former White House Chief Of Staff (Watergate figure).

• Albert Hague

  American actor and songwriter born in Germany (Born 1920).

• Chester Himes

  American-Spanish author (d. 1984).

See all famous people who died on November 12th

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Scorpio

Scorpio personality

Who should a Scorpio marry?

Babies born in November are either Scorpio or Sagittarius. People born before November 21st are Scorpio, while people born from November 22nd have the sign of Sagittarius

Personality of November born

Chinese Zodiac

Sign: Goat

Element: Water

Goat personality

Get your Eastern Astrology Reading on November 12, 2003

Can the numbers in November 12, 2003 reveal something about your future ? Find out

The day of the week was Wednesday.

November 12th marks the 315th day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2003.

There are 49 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

November 2003 calendar

Holidays

• R.C. Saints - Saint Lieven (Leafwini, Lebuin); Josaphat Kuncevyc
• Also see November 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• National Holiday: Sun Yat-Sen (observed in China and Taiwan)
• In the Back To The Future film trilogy, November 12, 1955 is a key date. It is the date of the "famous Hill Valley lightning storm" which sends Marty McFly back to 1985 in his DeLorean time machine, and the date Marty gets his parents together. In Back to the Future Part II, Marty and Doc Brown return to this date to stop Biff Tannen from changing history. Doc Brown hyposthesizes that this date might hold some special significance, being the temporal junction point for the entire space-time
• Bahá'f Faith: Holy Day, Bahá'u'lláh

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Beyonce - Baby Boy
2. Ludacris - Stand Up
3. Chingy - Holidae In
4. YoungBloodZ - Damn!
5. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Fatman Scoop featuring The Crooklyn Clan - Be Faithful
2. Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On
3. Blue - Guilty
4. Kylie Minogue - Slow
5. Busted - Crashed The Wedding

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Ludacris Featuring Shawnna - Stand Up
2. Chingy Featuring Ludacris & Snoop Dogg - Holidae In
3. YoungBloodZ Featuring Lil Jon - Damn!
4. Ashanti - Rain On Me
5. R. Kelly - Step In The Name Of Love

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Luis Miguel - Te Necesito
2. Obie Bermudez - Antes
3. Gloria Estefan - Hoy
4. Sin Bandera - Mientes Tan Bien
5. Chayanne - Un Siglo Sin Ti

Lunar phase

The moon phase for November 12, 2003 is Full Moon.

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Planetary phase

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Liga I

• Maritimo - Benfica : 1 - 1

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $36.10
• Apple AAPL: opens at $21.48
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $25.85
• General Electric GE: opens at $28.12
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $89.45

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 108.76 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.3035 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.3514 CHF
• 1 EUR = 126.59 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6953 GBP