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  David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel on November - 12.  

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 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 this day in history.  

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  White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history mercury-Redstone 1 test launch fails  

1960  Coup against South Vietnam pres Ngo Dinh Diem fails on November - 12.  

1960  On November - 12 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  On this day in history train crash in Japan, kills 164  

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

1965  Ferdinand Marcos elected president of Philippines on November - 12.  

1966  High schooler Robert Smith kills 7 for fame on November - 12.  

1966  On this day in history dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ  

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  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  On November - 12 rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92  

1974  Charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50 on November - 12.  

1975  Anthony Ross, TV host (Telltale Clue), dies at 69 on November - 12.  

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

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

1547  Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1729  On November - 12 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 November - 12.  

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 November - 12.