Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In August - 12

1900  Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany, 1st chess champ (1866-1894) was born on August - 12.   

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

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  On August - 12 birth of kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children)   

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

1906  On this day in history birth of harry Hopman, Australian-born tennis player and coach (d. 1985)   

1906  On this day in history birth of tedd Pierce, American animator (d. 1972)   

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

1907  Joe Besser, American actor and comedian (d. 1988) was born on this day in history.   

1908  Lord Renton, QC/British govt minister was born on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history birth of maurice Heath, air marshal   

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  Heinrich Sutermeister, Swiss composer (Romeo & Juliet) was born on this day in history.   

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

1910  On August - 12 birth of yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970)   

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

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

1912  On August - 12 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  On August - 12 birth of [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool)   

1914  Gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001) was born on August - 12.   

1914  Ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981) was born on this day in history.   

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

1919  Michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history birth of peter Ambrose Cyprian Luke, playwright   

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

1920  Percy Mayfield, US singer (Please Send Me Someone to Love) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Peter West, British sports commentator was born on August - 12.   

1921  On this day in history birth of marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley)   

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0030  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1350  On this day in history 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 August - 12.   

1546  Francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies on August - 12.   

1577  On August - 12 death of thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513)