Page 2: Famous Personalities Born In August - 12

1854  On August - 12 birth of johannes P Kelly, Dutch [Kellij], actor/operetta writer   

1856  On this day in history birth of "Diamond Jim" Brady, American financier (d. 1917)   

1859  Katharine Lee Bates, US, author (America the Beautiful) was born on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history birth of jacinto Benavente y Martínez, Spanish playwright (Nobel 1922)   

1867  Edith Hamilton, US, writer (Mythology) was born on August - 12.   

1868  On August - 12 birth of frederick JNT lord Chelmsford, viceroy of British-India (1916-21)   

1872  On August - 12 birth of princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1956)   

1875  Ettore Panizza, composer was born on this day in history.   

1875  Mezio Agostini, composer was born on this day in history.   

1876  On August - 12 birth of mary Roberts Rinehart, mystery writer (Miss Pinkerton)   

1880  Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908) was born on August - 12.   

1880  On August - 12 birth of marguerite "John" Radclyffe-Hall, author   

1881  Cecil B deMille, Mass, directed God (10 Commandments, Cleopatra) was born on August - 12.   

1881  On August - 12 birth of vaclav Vackar, composer   

1883  On August - 12 birth of jan Schouten, Dutch co-founder (Daily Trouw)/chairman (ARP)   

1883  On August - 12 birth of pauline Frederick, American actress (d. 1938)   

1884  Frank Arthur Swinnerton, England, novelist (Summer Storm, Sanctuary) was born on August - 12.   

1885  On this day in history birth of alexander Albrecht, composer   

1885  Jean Cabannes, French physicist (d. 1959) was born on August - 12.   

1885  Marion Lorne, American actress (d. 1968) was born on this day in history.   

1886  Sir Keith Murdoch, Australian journalist and newspaper owner (d. 1952) was born on August - 12.   

1887  Erwin Schrödinger, Austrian physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (d. 1961) was born on August - 12.   

1888  Marion Lorne, Phila, actress (Strangers on a Train, Girl Rush) was born on August - 12.   

1888  Willem Vogt, Dutch radio pioneer/founder (AVRO) was born on August - 12.   

1889  Zerna Sharp, American writer and educator (Dick and Jane) (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

1890  On August - 12 birth of al Goodman, Nikopol Russia, orch leader (NBC Comedy Hour)   

1893  On August - 12 birth of howard Smith, Attleboro Mass, actor (Harvey Griffin-Hazel)   

1897  On this day in history birth of manuel Blancafort, composer   

1897  On August - 12 birth of otto (von) Struve, German/US dir (Yerkes/MacDonald observatory)   

1897  On this day in history birth of ramon Gonzalez Barron, composer   

1898  On this day in history birth of oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama)   

1899  On August - 12 birth of alfred Kantorowicz, German historian (Spanish Diary)   

1899  On this day in history birth of ben Sealey, West Indian cricketer (d. 1963)   

1900  Jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer was born on August - 12.   

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0030  On this day in history death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

1158  On this day in history anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies   

1350  On this day in history philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  On August - 12 death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  On this day in history death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)