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What Happened In August 1912 In History

Historical Events for August, 1912

  • 6th » The Progressive Party (United States, 1912) called Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
  • 14th » United States Marine Corps called U.S. Marines invade Nicaragua to support the U.S.-backed government installed there after José Santos Zelaya had resigned three years earlier.
  • 25th » The Kuomintang, the China known as Chinese nationalist party, is founded.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1912

  • 1st » Henry Jones (actor) e.g Henry Jones, American actor (d. 1999)
  • 2nd » Ann Dvorak, American actress and singer (d. 1979)
  • 2nd » Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
  • 2nd » Håkon Stenstadvold, Norwegian painter, illustrator, and critic (d. 1977)
  • 2nd » Vladimir Žerjavić, Croatian economist (d. 2001)
  • 4th » Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, and mountaineer (d. 1999)
  • 4th » David Raksin, American composer and educator (d. 2004)
  • 4th » Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish architect and diplomat (d. 1947)
  • 5th » Abbé Pierre, French priest and humanitarian (d. 2007)
  • 6th » Richard C. Miller, American photographer (d. 2010)
  • 10th » Jorge Amado, Brazilian author (d. 2001)
  • 11th » Eva Ahnert-Rohlfs, German astronomer and academic (d. 1954)
  • 11th » Raphael Blau, American screenwriter (d. 1996)
  • 11th » Thanom Kittikachorn, Thai field marshal and politician, 10th Prime Minister of Thailand (d. 2004)
  • 12th » Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1997)
  • 13th » Claire Cribbs, American basketball player and coach (d. 1985)
  • 13th » Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. 1997)
  • 13th » Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist and academic, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine e.g Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1991)
  • 14th » Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (d. 1985)
  • 15th » Julia Child, American chef and author (d. 2004)
  • 15th » Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. 2003)
  • 15th » Amir Khan (singer) e.g Amir Khan, Indian singer (d. 1974)
  • 16th » Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (d. 1995)
  • 18th » Otto Ernst Remer, German general (d. 1997)
  • 19th » Austin Dobson, English race car driver (d. 1963)
  • 20th » John H. Michaelis, American general (d. 1985)
  • 21st » Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (d. 1995)
  • 23rd » Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 1996)
  • 25th » Erich Honecker, German politician (d. 1994)
  • 27th » Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (d. 1980)
  • 29th » Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (d. 2002)
  • 29th » Barry Sullivan (actor) e.g Barry Sullivan, American actor and director (d. 1994)
  • 29th » Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer

Famous Deaths for August 1912

  • 7th » François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss limnologist (b. 1841)
  • 13th » Jules Massenet, French composer (b. 1842)
  • 20th » William Booth, English preacher, co-founded The Salvation Army (b. 1829)
  • 31st » Jean, duc Decazes, French sailor (b. 1864)

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