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In the year 1912
855 Notable birthdays
Jiří Trnka
Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).
Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]
Tillie Olsen
American writer (1912–2007).
Born January 14th, 1912 in Omaha.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 94 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Lucille Fletcher
American playwright and screenwriter (1912–2000).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died August 31st, 2000 at 88 years old in Langhorne.
Virginia Prince
American transgender activist (1912–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (falling from height).
Kurt Bolender
Holocaust perpetrator.
Born May 21st, 1912 in Duisburg.
Died October 10th, 1966 at 54 years old in Hagen (hanging).
Said Akl
Lebanese poet.
Born July 4th, 1912 in Zahlé. [ref]
Died November 28th, 2014 at 102 years old in Beirut. [ref]
Georges Franju
French filmmaker (1912–1987).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Fougères.
Died November 5th, 1987 at 75 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris.
Martha Griffiths
American politician (1912-2003).
Born January 29th, 1912 in Pierce City.
Died April 22nd, 2003 at 91 years old in Armada.
Isidro Lángara
Spanish footballer (1912-1992).
Born May 25th, 1912 in Pasaia.
Died August 21st, 1992 at 80 years old in Andoain.
Keisuke Kinoshita
Japanese film director (1912-1998).
Born December 5th, 1912 in Hamamatsu.
Died December 30th, 1998 at 86 years old in Tokyo.
Bill Brown
Australian cricketer (1912-2008).
Born July 31st, 1912 in Toowoomba.
Died March 16th, 2008 at 95 years old in Brisbane. [ref]
Annibale Bugnini, CM.
Italian vincentian and archbishop (1912-1982).
Born June 14th, 1912 in Umbria. [ref]
Died July 3rd, 1982 at 70 years old in Rome. [ref]
György Sárosi
Hungarian footballer (1912–1993).
Born September 16th, 1912 in Budapest.
Died June 20th, 1993 at 80 years old in Genoa.
Dave O'Brien
American actor and director (1912-1969).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Big Spring. [ref]
Died November 8th, 1969 at 57 years old in Santa Catalina Island (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Francis Durbridge
British writer (1912–1998).
Born November 25th, 1912 in Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 11th, 1998 at 85 years old in London.
Yi U
Prince of korea (1912–1945).
Born November 15th, 1912 in Seoul.
Died August 7th, 1945 at 32 years old in Hiroshima (atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki).
Irene Manning
Actress, singer (1912-2004).
Born July 17th, 1912 in Cincinnati.
Died March 2nd, 2006 at 93 years old in San Carlos (heart failure).
Aklilu Habte-Wold
Ethiopian prime minister (1912-1974).
Born March 12th, 1912 in Addis Ababa.
Died November 23rd, 1974 at 62 years old in Addis Ababa.
Burton Lane
American composer and lyricist (1912-1997).
Born February 2nd, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City.
Stylianos Pattakos
Greek military officer.
Born November 8th, 1912 in Agia Paraskevi Amari Rethimno.
Died October 8th, 2016 at 103 years old in Athens. [ref]
Philibert Tsiranana
First president of madagascar (1959-1972).
Born October 18th, 1912 in Ambarikorano. [ref]
Died April 16th, 1978 at 65 years old in Antananarivo. [ref]
Gwynfor Evans
Welsh politician (1912-2005).
Born September 1st, 1912 in Barry.
Died April 21st, 2005 at 92 years old in Pencarreg. [ref]
Renato Guttuso
Italian painter (1911–1987).
Born January 2nd, 1912 in Bagheria. [ref]
Died January 19th, 1987 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Gholam Reza Azhari
Iranian military leader and prime minister (1912-2001).
Born February 18th, 1912 in Shiraz.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 89 years old in Fairfax County (cancer).
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