Famous Birthdays In August - 12

1900  Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany, 1st chess champ (1866-1894) was born on this day in history.  

1903  On this day in history birth of frances Clode, CEO (WRVS)  

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  Kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children) was born on this day in history.  

1905  On August - 12 birth of joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen)  

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

1906  On August - 12 birth of tedd Pierce, American animator (d. 1972)  

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

1907  Joe Besser, American actor and comedian (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.  

1908  On this day in history birth of lord Renton, QC/British govt minister  

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

1909  On this day in history birth of richard Bare, American director  

1910  On this day in history birth of baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women)  

1910  Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet) was born on August - 12.  

1910  Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006) was born on August - 12.  

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 August - 12.  

1912  On August - 12 birth of jane Wyatt, Campgaw NJ, actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek)  

1912  On this day in history birth of samuel Fuller, Worchester Mass, actor (Return to Salem's Lot)  

1913  Kurt Kaszner, Vienna Austria, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants) was born on this day in history.  

1914  [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool) was born on this day in history.  

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

1914  On August - 12 birth of ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981)  

1915  On this day in history birth of alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center (Lions, Eagles)  

1915  Michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. 2007) was born on August - 12.  

1917  Douglas Gunsekera, banker was born on August - 12.  

1918  Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.  

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

1919  On this day in history birth of peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright  

1919  On this day in history birth of vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971)  

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

1920  On this day in history birth of peter West, British sports commentator  

1921  On this day in history birth of marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley)  

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0030  On August - 12 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  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on August - 12.  

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on this day in history.  

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

1484  Sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies on this day in history.  

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on this day in history.  

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