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 November - 12 david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel   

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

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

1956  On November - 12 largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted   

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  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 November - 12.   

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

1959  On this day in history white Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP   

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

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 this day in history olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born   

1962  Alexander Spitzmuller-Harmersbach, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

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

1964  On November - 12 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 this day in history.   

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

1967  Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history kSEL (now KAMC) TV channel 28 in Lubbock, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting   

1969  Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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  On November - 12 charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50   

1975  On this day in history 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  Qi Jiguang, Chinese general (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 November - 12.   

1676  On this day in history birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer   

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 November - 12.   

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 this day in history death of king Louis III of Naples   

1555  Stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65 on November - 12.   

1558  Shalom Shakna ben Joseph, Rabbi (founder of 1st Polish Yeshiva), dies on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74