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  On this day in history 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 August - 12.   

1904  On August - 12 birth of kay Campbell, [Catherine Hibben], actress (All My Children)   

1905  Joan [Jacobus J] Remmelts, Dutch actor (Jantjes, Twee Vorstinnen) was born on August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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 August - 12.   

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

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

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

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

1911  On this day in history birth of cantinflas, [Mario Moreno], Mexico, actor (Around World in 80 Days)   

1912  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1914  On August - 12 birth of [Hendrik] Jan Bakker, Dutch resistance fighter/journalist (Parool)   

1914  Gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001) was born on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 12 birth of ruth Lowe, Canadian pianist and composer (I'll Never Smile Again) (d. 1981)   

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

1915  Michael Kidd, American choreographer (d. 2007) was born on this day in history.   

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

1918  Guy Gibson, British aviator, awarded Victoria Cross (d. 1944) was born on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history birth of michael Kidd, [Milton Greenwald] choreographer (7 Brides for 7 Bros)   

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

1919  Vikram Sarabhai, Indian physicist (d. 1971) was born on August - 12.   

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 this day in history.   

1921  Marjorie Reynolds, [Goodspeed], Buhl Id, actress (Peggy-Life of Riley) was born on this day in history.   

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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  Death of Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360) on August - 12.   

1484  On this day in history sixtus IV, [Francesco della Rovere], Pope (1471-84), dies   

1546  On this day in history francisco de Vitoria, Spanish theology/lawyer, dies   

1577  Death of Thomas Smith, English diplomat and scholar (b. 1513) on August - 12.