Historical Events In August - 12

1898  On August - 12 oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama)  

1899  Alfred Kantorowicz, German historian (Spanish Diary) on August - 12.  

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

1900  On August - 12 james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42  

1901  Boer general Kritzinger driven out of Cape colony on this day in history.  

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

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

1905  On this day in history king Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp  

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

1907  James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop on August - 12.  

1908  Ford builds the first Model T on August - 12.  

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

1909  Maurice Heath, air marshal on August - 12.  

1910  Baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women) on this day in history.  

1911  Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days) on August - 12.  

1911  On this day in history jozef Israels, painter, dies  

1912  Jane Wyatt, Campgaw NJ, actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek) on this day in history.  

1913  On August - 12 kurt Kaszner, Vienna Austria, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants)  

1914  On this day in history cavalery battle at Halen, Belgium ("Battle der Zilveren Helmen")  

1914  On August - 12 [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool)  

1914  On this day in history john Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies  

1915  On August - 12 "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, published  

1915  Alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center (Lions, Eagles) on this day in history.  

1916  Picasso, Max Jacob, Kisling, Ortiz & Paquerette photographed in Paris on this day in history.  

1917  Douglas Gunsekera, banker on August - 12.  

1918  On August - 12 prv. Thomas Dinesen (42nd Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France  

1918  On August - 12 sgt. Robert Spall Prices Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France  

1919  On this day in history michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros)  

1922  Dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Wash DC as national shrine on August - 12.  

1922  Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies on this day in history.  

1923  Enrico Tiraboschi is first to swim English Channel westward on August - 12.  

1923  Dutch AR-leader Coair replaces De Geer as minister of finances on August - 12.  

1925  On this day in history kMA-AM in Shenandoah IA begins radio transmissions  

1927  "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens on August - 12.  

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1503  On August - 12 birth of christian III, king of Denmark/Norway (1534-59)  

1566  On this day in history birth of isabella CE, infante of Spain/governess of the Netherlands  

1592  Willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden) was born on this day in history.  

1604  On this day in history birth of tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shogun (d. 1651)  

1620  On August - 12 birth of pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer  

1626  On August - 12 birth of giovanni Legrenzi, composer  

1629  Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676) was born on August - 12.  

1644  On this day in history birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer  

0030  On August - 12 death of cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC)  

0875  On this day in history louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50  

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

1350  Philip VI, king of France, dies on August - 12.  

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 August - 12.  

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.