Page 5: Historical Events In August - 12

1898  On this day in history 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 this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42   

1901  On August - 12 boer general Kritzinger driven out of Cape colony   

1903  On August - 12 frances Clode, CEO (WRVS)   

1904  Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II [OS=July 30] on this day in history.   

1905  King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp on August - 12.   

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

1907  James Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 12 ford builds the first Model T.   

1908  Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister on August - 12.   

1909  On August - 12 maurice Heath, air marshal   

1910  Baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women) on August - 12.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, published   

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

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

1917  On August - 12 douglas Gunsekera, banker   

1918  On this day in history prv. Thomas Dinesen (42nd Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France   

1918  On this day in history sgt. Robert Spall Prices Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France   

1919  Michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros) on August - 12.   

1922  On August - 12 dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Wash DC as national shrine   

1922  Arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies on August - 12.   

1923  On August - 12 enrico Tiraboschi is first to swim English Channel westward   

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

1925  KMA-AM in Shenandoah IA begins radio transmissions on August - 12.   

1927  On this day in history "Wings," the only silent film to win an Oscar for best picture, opens   

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1503  On this day in history 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  On August - 12 birth of willem earl of Nassau-Siegen, Dutch gov (Fort Emmerik/Heusden)   

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

1620  Pieter Cuypers, S Neth lawyer was born on this day in history.   

1626  Giovanni Legrenzi, composer was born on this day in history.   

1629  On August - 12 birth of tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)   

1644  On August - 12 birth of georg Christoph Leuttner, composer   

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

0875  On August - 12 louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50   

1158  Anselmus van Havelberg, Brandenburg bshp of Havelberg (1129-55), dies on this day in history.   

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

1424  On this day in history death of yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)   

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

1546  On August - 12 francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on this day in history.