Page 6: Historical Events In November - 12

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

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

1953  On November - 12 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  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 November - 12 largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted   

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

1957  Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78 on November - 12.   

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 November - 12 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  Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born on November - 12.   

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

1963  Train crash in Japan, kills 164 on November - 12.   

1964  Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH on November - 12.   

1964  On this day in history jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg   

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

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  On November - 12 kSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

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

1970  On November - 12 charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris   

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  On November - 12 birth of bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560)   

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

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  Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

1651  Juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno) was born on November - 12.   

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

1729  Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1094  On November - 12 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  Death of King Louis III of Naples on November - 12.   

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