Page 6: Historical Events In November - 12

1951  "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances on November - 12.   

1952  Phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP on this day in history.   

1953  David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history 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.   

1954  Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed on November - 12.   

1955  1st West German officers sworn in on this day in history.   

1956  Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted on this day in history.   

1956  Morocco, Sudan, and Tunista join the United Nations on this day in history.   

1956  Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted on November - 12.   

1956  On this day in history gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49   

1957  Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1958  On this day in history bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award   

1959  White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP on this day in history.   

1960  On this day in history mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails   

1960  Coup against South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem fails on this day in history.   

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

1961  On November - 12 olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

1962  Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68 on November - 12.   

1963  On November - 12 train crash in Japan, kills 164   

1964  On November - 12 paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH   

1964  Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg on this day in history.   

1965  Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus on November - 12.   

1965  On November - 12 ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines   

1966  High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame on November - 12.   

1966  Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ on this day in history.   

1966  On November - 12 quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69   

1967  On November - 12 margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic   

1967  On this day in history herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58   

1968  KSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting on November - 12.   

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  Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 on this day in history.   

1974  Charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50 on November - 12.   

1975  On November - 12 anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69   

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1493  Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560) was born on this day in history.   

1528  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1615  On November - 12 birth of richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691)   

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  Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811) was born on this day in history.   

0607  Boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies on November - 12.   

1035  Canute "The Great", King of the Danes (1016-1035), dies at 41 on this day in history.   

1094  Death of King Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060) on November - 12.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74