Page 6: Historical Events In November - 12

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

1952  On November - 12 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  Ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed on this day in history.   

1955  On November - 12 1st West German officers sworn in   

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  On November - 12 largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted   

1956  Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1957  On this day in history fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78   

1958  On November - 12 bob Turley of Yankees wins Cy Young Award   

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

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  On this day in history john Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies   

1961  On November - 12 olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

1962  On this day in history alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

1964  Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg on November - 12.   

1965  On this day in history venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus   

1965  On November - 12 ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines   

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  Quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69 on November - 12.   

1967  On this day in history margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic   

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 November - 12.   

1969  On November - 12 louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77   

1970  Charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris on November - 12.   

1972  Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 on November - 12.   

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

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

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

1528  Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588) was born on November - 12.   

1547  On this day in history birth of claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)   

1606  On November - 12 birth of jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673)   

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

1651  On this day in history birth of juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno)   

1676  Giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer was born on November - 12.   

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

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

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

1094  On this day in history death of king Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)   

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

1434  On November - 12 death of king Louis III of Naples   

1555  On this day in history stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65   

1558  On this day in history shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies   

1567  Anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74 on this day in history.