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In the year 1912
923 Notable birthdays
Prince Bertil, Duke of Halland
Swedish prince (1912-1997); son of gustaf vi adolf and princess margaret of connaught.
Born February 28th, 1912 in Stockholm.
Died January 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Stockholm.
Mirin Dajo
Dutch body piercer (1912-1948).
Born August 6th, 1912 in Rotterdam.
Died May 28th, 1948 at 35 years old in Zurich, Winterthur.
Frank Thomas
American animator (1912-2004).
Born May 12th, 1912 in Santa Monica.
Died September 8th, 2004 at 92 years old in La Cañada Flintridge (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
John Tinniswood
British supercentenarian (1912–2024).
Born August 26th, 1912 in Liverpool. [ref]
Died November 25th, 2024 at 112 years old in Southport. [ref]
J. Posadas
Argentine trotskyist (1912-1981).
Born January 20th, 1912 in Argentina.
Died May 14th, 1981 at 69 years old in Rome.
Robert Doisneau
French photographer (1912–1994).
Born April 14th, 1912 in Gentilly.
Died April 1st, 1994 at 81 years old in Paris.
Joan Davis
American actress and vaudevillian (1907–1961).
Born June 29th, 1912 in Saint Paul.
Died May 23rd, 1961 at 48 years old in Palm Springs (myocardial infarction).
Les Brown
American bandleader (1912–2001).
Born March 14th, 1912 in Reinerton.
Died January 4th, 2001 at 88 years old in Pacific Palisades (lung cancer).
Teddy Wilson
American jazz pianist (1912–1986).
Born November 24th, 1912 in Austin.
Died July 31st, 1986 at 73 years old in New Britain (stomach cancer).
Peter Bull
British actor (1912-1984).
Born March 21st, 1912 in London.
Died May 20th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
Jorge Amado
Brazilian writer (1912-2001).
Born August 10th, 1912 in Itabuna.
Died August 6th, 2001 at 88 years old in Salvador (cardiac arrest).
Nina Mae McKinney
American actress (1912-1967).
Born June 12th, 1912 in Lancaster. [ref]
Died May 3rd, 1967 at 54 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Hamengkubuwono IX
Sultan of yogyakarta, indonesia, first governor of the special region of yogyakarta and 2nd vice president of indonesia (1912-1988).
Born April 12th, 1912 in Yogyakarta.
Died October 3rd, 1988 at 76 years old in Washington, D.C..
Josef Blösche
Ss soldier and war criminal (1912–1969).
Born February 12th, 1912 in Frýdlant.
Died July 29th, 1969 at 57 years old in Leipzig (execution by shooting).
Thomas Stoltz Harvey
American pathologist (1912–2007).
Born October 10th, 1912 in Louisville.
Died April 5th, 2007 at 94 years old in Titusville. [ref]
Leonid Kantorovich
Russian mathematician (1912-1986).
Born January 15th, 1912 in Saint Petersburg. [ref]
Died April 7th, 1986 at 74 years old in Moscow. [ref]
João Marinho Neto
Brazilian supercentenarian.
Born October 5th, 1912 (age 113 years) in Maranguape. [ref]
Abbé Pierre
French catholic priest, founder of the emmaus movement, subject of sexual abuse scandals.
Born August 5th, 1912 in 4th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died January 22nd, 2007 at 94 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris (pneumonia). [ref]
Yusuf Lule
Fourth president of uganda (1912–1985).
Born April 10th, 1912 in Kampala.
Died January 21st, 1985 at 72 years old in London (kidney failure).
Philip Hart
American lawyer and politician (1912–1976).
Born December 10th, 1912 in Bryn Mawr.
Died December 26th, 1976 at 64 years old in Washington, D.C. (melanoma).
Marina Raskova
Founder of three soviet russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 30 years old in Saratov Oblast. [ref]
Maidie Norman
Actress, drama teacher (1912-1998).
Born October 16th, 1912 in Carroll County.
Died May 2nd, 1998 at 85 years old in San Jose (lung cancer).
Jess Barker
American actor (1912-2000).
Born June 4th, 1912 in Greenville.
Died August 8th, 2000 at 88 years old in Los Angeles, North Hollywood (liver cirrhosis).
Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker
German physicist (1912–2007).
Died April 28th, 2007 at 94 years old in Söcking.
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