Page 6: 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 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 this day in history.   

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

1956  Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted on this day in history.   

1956  On November - 12 morocco, Sudan, and Tunista join the United Nations.   

1956  Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted on this day in history.   

1956  Gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

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 November - 12.   

1959  On this day in history 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  John Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies on this day in history.   

1961  Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born on this day in history.   

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

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  On November - 12 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 November - 12.   

1966  Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history quincy Porter, US composer, dies at 69   

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

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

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  Charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris on November - 12.   

1972  On November - 12 rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92   

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

1528  On this day in history 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 November - 12.   

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  On November - 12 birth of louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811)   

0607  Boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies on this day in history.   

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  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  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