On This Day for November 12 - Akihito enthroned, Nadia Comăneci is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 12 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Nadia Comăneci READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1990 Akihito enthroned READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2018: American comic book writer Stan Lee—who helped create such iconic characters and teams as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men for Marvel Comics—died at age 95. [ Sort fact from fiction in our comic books quiz.] 2011: As Italy struggled amid the euro-zone debt crisis, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi submitted his letter of resignation; four days later he was succeeded by Mario Monti. [ Take our quiz about notable prime ministers.] 1994: Sprinter Wilma Rudolph , who overcame crippling childhood illnesses to become the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics, died in Tennessee. [Take our quiz about track and field.] 1980: The U.S. space probe Voyager 1 reached the planet Saturn. [ Read our list of 10 places to visit in the solar system.] 1971: Arches National Park—a desert area of sandstone formations in eastern Utah—was established; the region had been designated a national monument in 1929. [ Discover seven wonders of America.] 1970: The Bhola cyclone struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing hundreds of thousands of people in the densely populated Ganges- Brahmaputra delta; it was perhaps the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history and one of the greatest natural disasters. [Take our quiz about disasters of historic proportions.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1934 Charles Manson American criminal and cult leader 1929 Grace Kelly American actress and princess of Monaco 1945 Neil Young Canadian musician and filmmaker 1866 Sun Yat-sen Chinese leader 1943 Wallace Shawn American playwright and actor 1840 Auguste Rodin French sculptor SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help