1973 Death David Ben-Gurion, founding father of Israel, dies in Tel Aviv at 87 1965 Event Israeli Mapai-party nominates David Ben-Gurion 1963 Event Levi Eshkol replaces David Ben-Gurion as Israeli PM 1963 Event Israeli premier David Ben-Gurion resigns 1961 Event David Ben-Gurion resigns as premier of Israel 1959 Event Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election 1959 Event Ben-Gurion's Israeli government resigns 1957 Event Israeli government of Ben-Gurion, resigns 1955 Event David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government 1953 Event Israel's Prime Minister Ben-Gurion retires 1953 Event David Ben-Gurion, resigns as premier of Israel 1951 Event David Ben-Gurion forms Israeli government 1951 Event Prime Minister Ben-Gurion orders establishment of Israeli secret service Mossad 1951 Event David Ben-Gurion's Mapai-party wins Israeli parliamentary election 1949 Event 1st Israeli election - Ben-Gurion's Mapai party wins 1942 Event David Ben-Gurion leaves Jewish state in Palestine 1886 Birthday David Ben-Gurion, Plonsk Poland, 1st Prime Minister of Israel, 1948 - 1953, 1955
