Famous Birthdays In October - 12

1865  Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1940) was born on October - 12.   

1866  Antonie Waldrop, painter/lithographer was born on this day in history.   

1866  On this day in history birth of james Ramsay MacDonald, (L) British PM (1924, 1929-35)   

1872  Ralph Vaughan Williams, Down Amp England, composer (Hugh the Drover) was born on October - 12.   

1874  Jimmy Burke, American baseball player (d. 1942) was born on this day in history.   

1875  Aleister [Edward S] Crowley, (75 pseudonames), British occultist was born on October - 12.   

1878  Karl Buresch, Austria politician was born on October - 12.   

1880  Healey Willan, composer was born on this day in history.   

1880  On October - 12 birth of louis Hémon, French novelist (d. 1913)   

1881  On this day in history birth of carlos Lopez Buchardo, composer   

1881  On this day in history birth of william Nigh, Berlin Wisconsin, director (Ape, Doomed to Die, Mr Wong)   

1882  On October - 12 birth of hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen, German musicologist/composer   

1884  Godfrey Tearle, English/US actor (39 Steps) was born on this day in history.   

1886  On this day in history birth of karl Dane, Copenhagen Denmark, actor (Son of the Sheik)   

1887  Paula von Preradović, Croatian-Austrian poet (d. 1951) was born on this day in history.   

1890  Luis de Freitas Branco, composer was born on this day in history.   

1891  On October - 12 birth of edith Stein, German philosopher   

1892  Gilda dalla Rizza, Italian soprano (d. 1975) was born on October - 12.   

1893  On this day in history birth of pall Isolfsson, composer   

1893  Velvalee Dickinson, American spy (d. 1980) was born on this day in history.   

1894  Charles Hodge, Calif, NYU professor (Answers for Americans) was born on October - 12.   

1894  On this day in history birth of elisabeth A de Vreugd, chambermaid of Dutch queen   

1896  Eugenio Montale, Italy, poet/translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) was born on October - 12.   

1902  Dirk A M Binnendijk, critic (Authoritarian Regimes in Transistion) was born on October - 12.   

1903  Grayson Kirk, Jeffersonville Ohio, educator was born on October - 12.   

1904  Ding Ling, Chinese writer (d. 1986) was born on this day in history.   

1904  On October - 12 birth of lester Dent, American writer (d. 1959)   

1905  Rick Ferrell, baseball Hall of Fame catcher was born on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history birth of edmund Charles Wolf Myers, soldier/engineer   

1906  Joe Cronin, baseball (Pirates, Red Sox, Senators, MVP 1930, AL Pres) was born on this day in history.   

1906  On October - 12 birth of willy Hess, Swiss musicologist, composer and famous Beethoven scholar   

1907  On October - 12 birth of wolfgang Fortner, composer   

1908  Ann Lane Petry, US journalist/author (Street) was born on October - 12.   

1908  On October - 12 birth of paul Engle, American writer (d. 1991)   

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0632  On this day in history death of edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda   

0638  On this day in history honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies   

0642  Johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies on this day in history.   

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on October - 12.   

1095  On this day in history death of margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050)   

1176  On this day in history death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician   

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.   

1343  On October - 12 reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies