- 1002 - King Ethelred II ordered the massacre of all Danes in England.
- 1954 - Great Britain defeated France at the Parc des Princes in Paris to win the first Rugby League World Cup.
- 1970 - The Bhola tropical cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C. was dedicated.
- 1985 - The volcano Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried Armero, Colombia and killed approximately 23,000 people.
Recent days: November 12 – November 11 – November 10
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- 1002 - King Ethelred II ordered the massacre of all Danes in England.
- 1954 - Great Britain defeated France at the Parc des Princes in Paris to win the first Rugby League World Cup.
- 1970 - The Bhola tropical cyclone hit the densely populated Ganges Delta in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing an estimated 500,000 people.
- 1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C. was dedicated.
- 1985 - The volcano Nevado del Ruiz (pictured) erupted, causing a volcanic mudslide that buried Armero, Colombia and killed approximately 23,000 people.
Recent days: November 12 – November 11 – November 10
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