12-12-2005, 06:37 AM
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December 12th
1531 ~ Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Mexico City.
1911 ~ The capital of India moved from Calcutta to New Delhi.
1913 ~ Mona Lisa recovered in Florence, 2 years and 3 months after it was stolen.
1915 ~ Birthday of Frank Sinatra, Singer & Actor.
1927 ~ Birthday of Robert Noyce , one of the men credited with the invention of the integrated circuit.
1963 ~ Kenya gained its independence from the UK.
1979 ~ Rhodesia changed its name to Zimbabwe.
1996 ~ Uday Hussein is seriously injured in an assassination attempt.
1999 ~ Death of Joseph Heller, Author.
2003 ~ Death of Keiko, the killer whale in the “Free Willy” movies.
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