Page 6: Historical Events In November - 12

1951  On this day in history "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances   

1952  On this day in history phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP   

1953  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel   

1954  Ellis Island, the U.S. immigration processing center located in New York Harbor, closes today. Since it opened in 1892, it had processed more than 20 million immigrants on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

1955  1st West German officers sworn in on November - 12.   

1956  Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted on November - 12.   

1956  On November - 12 morocco, Sudan, and Tunista join the United Nations.   

1956  On this day in history largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted   

1956  Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 on November - 12.   

1957  On November - 12 fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78   

1958  Bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award on this day in history.   

1959  White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP on November - 12.   

1960  Mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails on November - 12.   

1960  On November - 12 coup against South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem fails   

1960  John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies on November - 12.   

1961  On this day in history olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

1962  On November - 12 alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68   

1963  Train crash in Japan, kills 164 on this day in history.   

1964  On this day in history paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH   

1964  On November - 12 jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg   

1965  Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus on this day in history.   

1965  Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines on November - 12.   

1966  On this day in history high schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame   

1966  On November - 12 dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ   

1966  On this day in history quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69   

1967  Margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic on this day in history.   

1967  On November - 12 herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58   

1968  KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1969  Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77 on November - 12.   

1970  Charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris on this day in history.   

1972  On November - 12 rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92   

1974  On this day in history charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50   

1975  Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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1493  On this day in history birth of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)   

1528  On November - 12 birth of qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588)   

1547  Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575) was born on November - 12.   

1606  Jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673) was born on November - 12.   

1615  Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691) was born on November - 12.   

1651  Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno) was born on this day in history.   

1676  On November - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer   

1729  On this day in history birth of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811)   

0607  On November - 12 boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies   

1035  On November - 12 canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41   

1094  Death of King Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060) on this day in history.   

1202  On this day in history knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39   

1434  Death of King Louis III of Naples on this day in history.   

1555  On November - 12 stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65   

1558  On November - 12 shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies   

1567  On November - 12 anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74