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Three events, two births, and a death: December 12

Events:

1098 - First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan - Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to cannibalism.

1531 - Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in Mexico City.

2000 - The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore

Births:

1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French writer (d. 1880)

1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian expressionist painter (d. 1944)

Death:

1976 - Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (b. 1890)




	Tropism Tim Pratt's Journal Home Get Email Updates Email Me Admin Password Remember Me 2803076 Curiosities served Share on Facebook				2006-04-08 3:31 PM Memething Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (0) Three events, two births, and a death: December 12 Events: 1098 - First Crusade: Massacre of Ma'arrat al-Numan - Crusaders breach the town's walls and massacre about 20,000 inhabitants. After finding themselves with insufficient food, they resort to cannibalism. 1531 - Apparition of Our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego in Mexico City. 2000 - The United States Supreme Court releases its decision in Bush v. Gore Births: 1821 - Gustave Flaubert, French writer (d. 1880) 1863 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian expressionist painter (d. 1944) Death: 1976 - Vinko Zganec, Croatian ethnomusicologist (b. 1890) Read/Post Comments (0) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top