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In the year 1912
855 Notable birthdays
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chinese-american experimental physicist.
Born May 31st, 1912 in Taicang. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (watershed stroke).
Glenn T. Seaborg
American chemist (1912–1999).
Born April 19th, 1912 in Ishpeming.
Died February 25th, 1999 at 86 years old in Lafayette (stroke).
Deokhye, Princess of Korea
The korean empire's last princess.
Born May 25th, 1912 in Changdeokgung.
Died April 21st, 1989 at 76 years old in Changdeokgung (disease).
David Packard
American electrical engineer, businessman, and philanthropist.
Born September 7th, 1912 in Pueblo.
Died March 26th, 1996 at 83 years old in Stanford.
Jacques Ellul
French sociologist, technology critic, and christian anarchist.
Born January 6th, 1912 in Bordeaux.
Died May 19th, 1994 at 82 years old in Pessac.
Martin Gabel
American actor (1912-1986).
Born June 19th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died May 22nd, 1986 at 73 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Richard Brooks
American screenwriter, film director and producer (1912-1992).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]
Died March 11th, 1992 at 79 years old in Studio City (heart failure). [ref]
Winthrop Rockefeller
Governor of arkansas (1912-1973).
Born May 1st, 1912 in New York City.
Died February 22nd, 1973 at 60 years old in Palm Springs (pancreatic cancer).
Lightnin' Hopkins
American country blues singer, songwriter and guitarist (1912-1982).
Born March 15th, 1912 in Centerville.
Died January 30th, 1982 at 69 years old in Houston (esophageal cancer).
Hugh Griffith
Welsh actor (1912-1980).
Born May 30th, 1912 in Marian-glas. [ref]
Died May 14th, 1980 at 67 years old in London (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Pierre Boulle
French novelist (1912–1994).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Avignon.
Died January 30th, 1994 at 81 years old in Paris.
Hedwig Potthast
Private secretary and mistress of heinrich himmler.
Born February 5th, 1912 in Cologne.
Died September 22nd, 1994 at 82 years old in Baden-Baden.
Archibald Cox
American prosecutor.
Born May 12th, 1912 in Plainfield.
Died May 29th, 2004 at 92 years old in Brooksville.
Studs Terkel
American author, historian and broadcaster (1912-2008).
Born May 16th, 1912 in New York City. [ref]
Died October 31st, 2008 at 96 years old in Chicago (fall). [ref]
Richard Carlson
American actor, television and film director, and screenwriter.
Born April 29th, 1912 in Albert Lea. [ref]
Died November 25th, 1977 at 65 years old in Encino (cerebral hemorrhage).
John Amery
British nazi collaborator (1912–1945).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Chelsea.
Died December 19th, 1945 at 33 years old in HM Prison Wandsworth (hanging to death).
Ghazi of Iraq
King of the hashemite kingdom of iraq (1912-1939) (ruled 1933-1939).
Born March 21st, 1912 in Mecca. [ref]
Died April 4th, 1939 at 27 years old in Baghdad (cranial trauma, single-vehicle accident). [ref]
Henry Martin Jackson
American politician (1912-1983).
Born May 31st, 1912 in Everett.
Died September 1st, 1983 at 71 years old in Everett (aortic aneurysm).
Henry Brandon
German-american character actor (1912-1990).
Born June 8th, 1912 in Berlin.
Died February 15th, 1990 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Maria Mandl
Austrian holocaust perpetrator and convicted war criminal (1912–1948).
Born January 10th, 1912 in Münzkirchen.
Died January 24th, 1948 at 36 years old in Kraków (hanging to death).
Odette Hallowes
French resistance member (1912-1995).
Born April 28th, 1912 in Amiens.
Died March 13th, 1995 at 82 years old in Walton-on-Thames.
Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu
South african anti-apartheid activist and member of the african national congress (1912-2003).
Born May 18th, 1912 in Transkei.
Died May 5th, 2003 at 90 years old in Johannesburg (Parkinson's disease).
Byron Nelson
American golfer (1912–2006).
Born February 4th, 1912 in Waxahachie.
Died September 26th, 2006 at 94 years old in Roanoke.
Francis Schaeffer
American theologian and writer (1912-1984).
Born January 30th, 1912 in Germantown.
Died May 15th, 1984 at 72 years old in Rochester.
Reta Shaw
American actress (1912-1982).
Born September 13th, 1912 in South Paris.
Died January 8th, 1982 at 69 years old in Encino (pulmonary emphysema).
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