Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 12

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

1903  Frances Clode, CEO (WRVS) was born on this day in history.   

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

1904  Frank Ervin, harness racer (Hambletonian 1959, 66) was born on this day in history.   

1904  Kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children) was born on this day in history.   

1905  On this day in history birth of joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen)   

1906  On August - 12 birth of harry Hopman, Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985)   

1906  Tedd Pierce, American animator (d. 1972) was born on August - 12.   

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

1907  On August - 12 birth of joe Besser, American actor and comedian (d. 1988)   

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

1909  Maurice Heath, air marshal was born on August - 12.   

1909  Richard Bare, American director was born on August - 12.   

1910  On August - 12 birth of baroness Phillips, pres/general secretary (Natl Assn of Women)   

1910  Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet) was born on August - 12.   

1910  Jane Wyatt, American actress (d. 2006) was born on August - 12.   

1910  Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970) was born on August - 12.   

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

1912  Jane Wyatt, Campgaw NJ, actress (Father Knows Best, Star Trek) was born on August - 12.   

1912  On this day in history birth of samuel Fuller, Worchester Mass, actor (Return to Salem's Lot)   

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

1914  [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool) was born on August - 12.   

1914  On August - 12 birth of gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001)   

1914  Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) was born on August - 12.   

1915  On this day in history birth of alex Wojciechowicz, NFL center (Lions, Eagles)   

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

1917  Douglas Gunsekera, banker was born on August - 12.   

1918  On August - 12 birth of guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944)   

1919  On August - 12 birth of michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros)   

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

1919  On August - 12 birth of vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971)   

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

1920  On August - 12 birth of peter West, British sports commentator   

1921  On August - 12 birth of marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley)   

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

0875  Louis II, king of Italy/emperor of France, dies at about 50 on this day in history.   

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  On August - 12 sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

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.