Famous Birthdays
- (Wilbur) "Buck" Clayton, American jazz trumpet player (Count Basie; Billie Holiday; Lester Young), and bandleader, born in Parsons, Kansas (d. 1991)
- Luc Estang [Lucien Bastard], French writer (Stigmates), born in Paris, France (d. 1992)
- Pennar Davies, Welsh poet, author and theologian, born in Mountain Ash, Wales (d. 1996)
About November 12, 1911
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 112 years, 5 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio
