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  Phila A's pitcher Bobby Shantz wins AL MVP on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history david Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel   

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  On November - 12 ellis Island, immigration station in NY Harbor, closed   

1955  1st West German officers sworn in on November - 12.   

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

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

1956  On November - 12 largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, 1st sighted   

1956  On this day in history gerhard Alexander, actor (One Zomerzotheid), dies at 49   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  On November - 12 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 this day in history.   

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 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  On this day in history charles de Gaulle is buried in Paris   

1972  Rudolf Friml, Czech/US composer (Bohemian suite), dies at 92 on November - 12.   

1974  On this day in history charles Quinlivan, actor (7 Guns to Mesa), dies at 50   

1975  On November - 12 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 November - 12 birth of claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)   

1606  Jeanne Mance, French Canadian settler (d. 1673) was born on this day in history.   

1615  Richard Baxter, English clergyman (d. 1691) was born on this day in history.   

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

1676  On November - 12 birth of giovanni Antonio Pollarolo, composer   

1729  Louis Antoine de Bougainville, French explorer (d. 1811) was born on November - 12.   

0607  Boniface III, Italian Pope (607), dies on November - 12.   

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

1094  On this day in history death of king Duncan II of Scotland (b. 1060)   

1202  Knut VI, king of the Denen/Turn (1182-1202), dies at about 39 on this day in history.   

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

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  On November - 12 anne Pierre Adrien duke of Montmorency, marshal of France, dies at 74