Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 12

1900  Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany, 1st chess champ (1866-1894) was born on August - 12.   

1903  Frances Clode, CEO (WRVS) was born on August - 12.   

1904  On August - 12 birth of aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II [OS=July 30]   

1904  Frank Ervin, harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 66) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On August - 12 birth of kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children)   

1905  Joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen) was born on August - 12.   

1906  On this day in history birth of harry Hopman, Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985)   

1906  Tedd Pierce, American animator (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history birth of james Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop   

1907  On August - 12 birth of joe Besser, American actor and comedian (d. 1988)   

1908  Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of maurice Heath, air marshal   

1909  On August - 12 birth of richard Bare, American director   

1910  On August - 12 birth of baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women)   

1910  On this day in history birth of heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet)   

1910  On August - 12 birth of jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)   

1910  On this day in history birth of yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970)   

1911  Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of jane Wyatt, Campgaw NJ, actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek)   

1912  Samuel Fuller, Worchester Mass, actor (Return to Salem's Lot) was born on August - 12.   

1913  Kurt Kaszner, Vienna Austria, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants) was born on August - 12.   

1914  [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool) was born on August - 12.   

1914  Gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001) was born on August - 12.   

1914  Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 12 birth of alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center (Lions, Eagles)   

1915  On August - 12 birth of michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. 2007)   

1917  On August - 12 birth of douglas Gunsekera, banker   

1918  Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944) was born on August - 12.   

1919  Michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros) was born on this day in history.   

1919  Peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright was born on August - 12.   

1919  Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Percy Mayfield, US singer (Please Send Me Someone to Love) was born on August - 12.   

1920  On August - 12 birth of peter West, British sports commentator   

1921  Marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley) was born on August - 12.   

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0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on this day in history.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.   

1350  On August - 12 philip VI, king of France, dies   

1424  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

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  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.