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

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

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

1957  On November - 12 fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

1961  On November - 12 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  Jean becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg on November - 12.   

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

1965  Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines on this day in history.   

1966  High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame on this day in history.   

1966  Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ on November - 12.   

1966  Quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

1969  On this day in history louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77   

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  On this day in history 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  Bartolomeo Bandinelli, Italian sculptor (d. 1560) was born on November - 12.   

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  On this day in history birth of jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673)   

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

1651  On November - 12 birth of juana Ines de La Cruz, Mexico, poet/nun/feminist (Primero Sueno)   

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 this day in history boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies   

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

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

1202  Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 on November - 12.   

1434  Death of King Louis III of Naples on November - 12.   

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

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