Every yearNovember 12
Everything November 12 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for November 12 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chicken Soup for the Soul DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | National French Dip Day | Food | |
| 03 | Guinness World Records Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | Happy Hour Day | Beer | |
| 05 | World Pneumonia Day | Health | |
| 06 | National Pizza with the Works Except Anchovies Day | Food | |
| 07 | World Usability Day | Tech |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on November 12 in some years.
The Start of Ramadan — 2034
Born on November 12
Historic figures
- Sun Yat-sen1866–1925Chinese physician and politician
- Auguste Rodin1840–1917French sculptor and illustrator, created The Thinker
- Grace Kelly1929–1982American actress, later Princess Grace of Monaco
- Baháʼu'lláh1817–1892Founder of the Baháʼí Faith
- John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh1842–19193rd Baron Rayleigh, English physicist and academic
- Roland Barthes1915–1980French philosopher, theorist, and critic
- Elizabeth Cady Stanton1815–1902American activist
- Juana Inés de la Cruz1651–1695Mexican nun, poet, and scholar
- Michael Ende1929–1995German author and fiction writer
- Louis Antoine de Bougainville1729–1811French admiral and explorer
Celebrities & public figures
- Anne Hathawayb. 1982American actress
- Ryan Goslingb. 1980Canadian actor
- Neil Youngb. 1945Canadian singer-songwriter
- Hassan Rouhanib. 1948Iranian lawyer and politician
- Nadia Comănecib. 1961Romanian gymnast and coach
- Wallace Shawnb. 1943American actor
- Russell Westbrookb. 1988American basketball player
- Jules Koundéb. 1998French footballer
- Tonya Hardingb. 1970American figure skater
- Radha Mitchellb. 1973Australian actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers November 12 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see November 12, 2026.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.