Historical Events In November - 12

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

1952  On November - 12 phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP  

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

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 November - 12.  

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

1955  On this day in history 1st West German officers sworn in  

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

1956  Morocco, Sudan, and Tunista join the United Nations on November - 12.  

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

1956  On November - 12 gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49  

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 November - 12.  

1959  On November - 12 white Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP  

1960  On November - 12 mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails  

1960  On this day in history coup against South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem fails  

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  On November - 12 train crash in Japan, kills 164  

1964  Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH on this day in history.  

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

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

1965  On this day in history 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  Quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69 on November - 12.  

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

1967  Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58 on November - 12.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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

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

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  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  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 this day in history.  

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

0607  On this day in history 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 November - 12 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 this day in history.  

1558  On this day in history 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