Historical Events In August - 12
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1898 On this day in history oscar Homolka, Vienna Austria, actor (I Remember Mama)
1899 On August - 12 alfred Kantorowicz, German historian (Spanish Diary)
1900 On this day in history jose Ignacio Prieto Arrizubieta, composer
1900 On this day in history james E Keeler, US astronomer (rings of Saturn), dies at 42
1901 Boer general Kritzinger driven out of Cape colony on August - 12.
1903 On August - 12 frances Clode, CEO (WRVS)
1904 Aleksei N Romanov, son of tsar Nicolas II [OS=July 30] on August - 12.
1905 King Leopold II opens Central Station Antwerp on this day in history.
1905 On August - 12 joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen)
1907 On this day in history james Herbert Lloyd Morrell, bishop
1908 On August - 12 ford builds the first Model T.
1908 Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister on August - 12.
1909 On this day in history maurice Heath, air marshal
1910 On August - 12 baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women)
1911 Cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days) on this day in history.
1911 On August - 12 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 August - 12 cavalery battle at Halen, Belgium ("Battle der Zilveren Helmen")
1914 [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool) on this day in history.
1914 On August - 12 john Philip Holland, submarine designer, dies
1915 "Of Human Bondage," by William Somerset Maugham, published on this day in history.
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 On August - 12 douglas Gunsekera, banker
1918 Prv. Thomas Dinesen (42nd Cdn. Infanctry Batt.) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France on this day in history.
1918 Sgt. Robert Spall Prices Patricia's Cdn. Light Infantry) wins the Victoria Cross at Parvillers, France on this day in history.
1919 Michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros) on this day in history.
1922 On this day in history dedication of Frederick Douglas' home in Wash DC as national shrine
1922 On this day in history arthur Griffith, Irish nationalist/president (Sinn Fein), dies
1923 Enrico Tiraboschi is first to swim English Channel westward on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history dutch AR-leader Coair replaces De Geer as minister of finances
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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