1840CE
Birth
Auguste Rodin Born
A French sculptor generally considered the founder of modern sculpture, famous for iconic works such as 'The Thinker' and 'The Kiss'.
Daily Chronicle
November 12
3 Historical Records
1948CE
Death
Hideki Tojo sentenced to death
An international military tribunal in Tokyo sentenced former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo to death for war crimes. He was held responsible for Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and wartime atrocities.
1980CE
Exploration
Voyager 1 passes Saturn
NASA's Voyager 1 space probe flew within 77,000 miles of Saturn's cloud tops. It provided unprecedented close-up images of the planet's rings and discovered new structural details about its moons.