Historical Events In November - 12

1951  "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances on November - 12.   

1952  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1955  On November - 12 1st West German officers sworn in   

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

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

1957  Fritz Schulz, German law historian (Classical Roman Law), dies at 78 on November - 12.   

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

1959  White Sox 2B Nellie Fox wins AL's MVP on November - 12.   

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 November - 12 john Trim, cricketer (occasional WI quick 1948-52, 18 wkts), dies   

1961  Olympic gymnast Nadia Comaneci is born on November - 12.   

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 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 November - 12.   

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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 November - 12 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 November - 12.   

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  Death of King Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060) on this day in history.   

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

1434  On this day in history death of king Louis III of Naples   

1555  On this day in history stephen Gardiner, English bishop of Winchester, dies at about 65   

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 this day in history.