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TODAY - Nov 12, 2025

Thought of the Day

Meeting the deadline is not good enough, Beating the deadline is my expectation.

Today's Birthday

Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Social Activist, American(1815)

An American social activist who worked for the early women's rights movement.

 
Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin Sculptor, French(1840)

A French sculptor.

 
Neil Percival Young
Neil Percival Young Singer, Canadian(1945)

A Canadian singer-songwriter widely regarding as one of the most influential musicians of his generation.

 
Nadia Comaneci
Nadia Comaneci Gymnast, Romanian(1961)

A Romanian gymnast who became the first person to score a maximum 10 points in Olympic competition, at the age of 14.

 
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly Actress, American(1921)

An American actress and Princess Grace of Monaco.

This day in History

1847

Sir James Simpson, Professor of Midwifery at the University of Edinburgh, today gave the first public demonstration of a new anaesthetic.

1852

The world's first video recorder was developed by Charles P. Ginsburg at the Ampex Corporation in America.

1971

President Richard Nixon proclaims the end of the U.S. offensive role in the Vietnam War and withdraws 45,000 troops.

1980

Voyager I come within 78,000 miles of Saturn.

1988

In Sydney, West Indies cricket captain Viv Richards scores his 100th century.

Man who made the difference

Grace Kelly (1929-1982)

Grace Kelly

An American actress and Princess Grace of Monaco, was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. In New York City, She attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and in 1949, at the age of 20 in the Broadway production of The Father by August Strindberg, she made her stage debut. In 1954 her film Mogambo won an Academy Award nomination and Golden Globe Award. In this film her performance appreciated a lot by the audience and thus she gained stardom. Fourteen Hours (1951) was her first motion picture. In the western High Noon she starred with Gary Cooper. For her role in The Country Girl she won an Academy Award in 1954. Her roles including High Noon (1952), Dial M for Murder (1954) and To Catch a Thief (1955) and High Society (1956) and The Swan. At the age of 26, she retired from films and marries Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She was killed in a car accident near Monaco in 1982. She died on September 14, 1982, in Monte Carlo.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal