Famous Birthdays In August - 12

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

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

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

1904  Frank Ervin, harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 66) was born on August - 12.   

1904  On this day in history birth of kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children)   

1905  Joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen) was born on this day in history.   

1906  Harry Hopman, Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985) was born on August - 12.   

1906  On this day in history 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 August - 12 birth of lord Renton, QC/British govt minister   

1909  Maurice Heath, air marshal was born on this day in history.   

1909  Richard Bare, American director was born on this day in history.   

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

1910  On this day in history birth of heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet)   

1910  On this day in history birth of jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006)   

1910  On this day in history birth of yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970)   

1911  On August - 12 birth of cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days)   

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

1912  Samuel Fuller, Worchester Mass, actor (Return to Salem's Lot) was born on August - 12.   

1913  Kurt Kaszner, Vienna Austria, actor (Cmdr Fitzhugh-Land of the Giants) was born on August - 12.   

1914  On this day in history birth of [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool)   

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

1915  On August - 12 birth of michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. 2007)   

1917  Douglas Gunsekera, banker was born on this day in history.   

1918  Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944) was born on August - 12.   

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

1919  On August - 12 birth of peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright   

1919  Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971) was born on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history birth of percy Mayfield, US singer (Please Send Me Someone to Love)   

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

1921  Marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley) was born on August - 12.   

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0030  Death of Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (b. 69 BC) on August - 12.   

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on August - 12.   

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

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

1424  On August - 12 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 August - 12.