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In the year 1912
855 Notable birthdays
Alan Turing
English mathematician and computer scientist (1912–1954).
Born June 23rd, 1912 in Maida Vale. [ref]
Died June 7th, 1954 at 41 years old in Wilmslow (cyanide poisoning). [ref]
Eva Braun
Photographer, longtime companion and later wife of adolf hitler (1912–1945).
Born February 6th, 1912 in Munich.
Died April 30th, 1945 at 33 years old in Führerbunker (poisoning).
Wernher von Braun
German and later american aerospace engineer and space architect (1912–1977).
Born March 23rd, 1912 in Wyrzysk.
Died June 16th, 1977 at 65 years old in Alexandria (liver cancer, pancreatic cancer).
Julia Child
American chef.
Born August 15th, 1912 in Pasadena. [ref]
Died August 13th, 2004 at 91 years old in Santa Barbara (kidney failure). [ref]
Feroze Gandhi
Indian politician and journalist (1912-1960).
Born September 12th, 1912 in Mumbai.
Died September 8th, 1960 at 47 years old in New Delhi (myocardial infarction).
Gene Kelly
American dancer, actor, singer, director, producer and choreographer (1912-1996).
Born August 23rd, 1912 in Pittsburgh. [ref]
Died February 2nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke). [ref]
Jackson Pollock
American painter (1912–1956).
Born January 28th, 1912 in Cody. [ref]
Died August 11th, 1956 at 44 years old in East Hampton (traffic collision). [ref]
Woody Guthrie
American singer-songwriter (1912–1967).
Born July 14th, 1912 in Okemah. [ref]
Died October 3rd, 1967 at 55 years old in New York City (Huntington's disease). [ref]
Mary Anne MacLeod Trump
Mother of donald trump (1912-2000).
Born May 10th, 1912 in Tong. [ref]
Died August 7th, 2000 at 88 years old in New Hyde Park. [ref]
Milton Friedman
American economist, statistician, and writer.
Born July 31st, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 16th, 2006 at 94 years old in San Francisco (heart failure). [ref]
John Paul I
Pope of the catholic church in 1978 (1912–1978).
Born October 17th, 1912 in Canale d'Agordo.
Died September 29th, 1978 at 65 years old in Vatican City (myocardial infarction).
Danny Thomas
American actor, comedian, and humanitarian of lebanese parentage (1912–1991).
Born January 6th, 1912 in Deerfield.
Died February 6th, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (pneumothorax).
Lady Bird Johnson
First lady of the united states from 1963 to 1969.
Born December 22nd, 1912 in Karnack.
Died July 11th, 2007 at 94 years old in Austin. [ref]
Kim Philby
Kgb mole for the soviet union (1912–1988).
Born January 1st, 1912 in Ambala.
Died May 11th, 1988 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
James Callaghan
Former prime minister of the united kingdom (1912–2005).
Born March 27th, 1912 in Copnor.
Died March 26th, 2005 at 92 years old in East Sussex (pneumonia).
Herbert Sobel
American commissioned officer and paratrooper (1912–1987).
Born January 26th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died September 30th, 1987 at 75 years old in Waukegan (malnutrition).
Enoch Powell
British politician (1912-1998).
Born June 16th, 1912 in Birmingham. [ref]
Died February 8th, 1998 at 85 years old in King Edward VII's Hospital Sister Agnes (Parkinson's disease). [ref]
José Ferrer
American actor and director (1912–1992).
Born January 8th, 1912 in Santurce.
Died January 26th, 1992 at 80 years old in Coral Gables (colorectal cancer).
Perry Como
American singer, actor, television personality (1912-2001).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Canonsburg. [ref]
Died May 12th, 2001 at 88 years old in Jupiter Inlet Colony (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]
Kim Il-sung
Supreme leader of north korea from 1948 to 1994.
Born April 15th, 1912 in Mangyongdae District.
Died July 8th, 1994 at 82 years old in Pyongyang (myocardial infarction).
John Cage
American avant-garde composer (1912-1992).
Born October 5th, 1912 in Good Samaritan Hospital. [ref]
Died August 12th, 1992 at 79 years old in New York City (stroke). [ref]
Pat Nixon
First lady of the united states from 1969 to 1974.
Born March 16th, 1912 in Ely.
Died June 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Park Ridge (lung cancer).
Barbara Hutton
American philanthropist and socialite (1912-1979).
Born November 14th, 1912 in New York City.
Died May 11th, 1979 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills (myocardial infarction).
Otto von Habsburg
Head of the house of habsburg-lorraine and german politician.
Born November 20th, 1912 in Villa Wartholz.
Died July 4th, 2011 at 98 years old in Pöcking. [ref]
Bayard Rustin
American civil rights activist (1912–1987).
Born March 17th, 1912 in West Chester.
Died August 24th, 1987 at 75 years old in Manhattan (appendicitis).
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