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In the year 1912
923 Notable birthdays
Conlon Nancarrow
American composer (1912–1997).
Born October 27th, 1912 in Texarkana.
Died August 10th, 1997 at 84 years old in Mexico City.
Christopher Hill
British historian (1912–2003).
Born February 6th, 1912 in York.
Died February 23rd, 2003 at 91 years old in Oxfordshire (disease). [ref]
Lucie Aubrac
French resistance member (1912-2007).
Born June 29th, 1912 in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died March 14th, 2007 at 94 years old in Hôpital suisse de Paris. [ref]
Kaneto Shindō
Japanese film director, screenwriter, film producer, and author. (1912–2012).
Born April 22nd, 1912 in Hiroshima.
Died May 29th, 2012 at 100 years old in Tokyo. [ref]
Prince Alexander Ferdinand of Prussia
(1912-1985); only son of prince august wilhelm of prussia and princess alexandra victoria of schleswig-holstein-sonderburg-glücksburg.
Born December 26th, 1912 in Potsdam.
Died June 12th, 1985 at 72 years old in Wiesbaden.
Sara Berner
American actress (1912-1969).
Born January 12th, 1912 in Albany.
Died December 19th, 1969 at 57 years old in Van Nuys.
Ted Drake
English footballer and manager (1912–1995).
Born August 16th, 1912 in Southampton.
Died May 30th, 1995 at 82 years old in London.
Machito
Latin jazz musician (1912-1984).
Born February 16th, 1912 in New York City, Havana.
Died April 19th, 1984 at 72 years old in London (stroke).
Michel Debré
79th prime minister of france (1912-1996).
Born January 15th, 1912 in Paris.
Died August 2nd, 1996 at 84 years old in Montlouis-sur-Loire (Parkinson's disease).
Ray Eames
American artist, designer, and filmmaker (1912–1988).
Born December 15th, 1912 in Sacramento. [ref]
Died August 21st, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles.
Hermann Graf
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1912–1988).
Born October 24th, 1912 in Engen.
Died November 4th, 1988 at 76 years old in Engen (Parkinson's disease).
Nereo Rocco
Italian football manager (1912–1979).
Born May 20th, 1912 in Trieste.
Died February 20th, 1979 at 66 years old in Trieste.
George Devol
American inventor (1912–2011).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Louisville.
Died August 11th, 2011 at 99 years old in Wilton. [ref]
Khin Kyi
Burmese politician and diplomat (1912-1988).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Myaungmya.
Died December 28th, 1988 at 76 years old in Yangon.
Claude Pompidou
Wife of french president georges pompidou (1912–2007).
Born November 13th, 1912 in Château-Gontier.
Died July 3rd, 2007 at 94 years old in 4th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Elsa Morante
Italian novelist (1912–1985).
Born August 18th, 1912 in Rome.
Died November 25th, 1985 at 73 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Stein
American playwright (1912–2010).
Born May 30th, 1912 in The Bronx.
Died October 24th, 2010 at 98 years old in New York City. [ref]
Petar Stambolić
Yugoslav communist politician (1912-2007).
Born July 12th, 1912 in Ivanjica.
Died September 21st, 2007 at 95 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Alexander Mackendrick
American-born scottish film director and screenwriter (1912-1993).
Born September 8th, 1912 in Boston.
Died December 22nd, 1993 at 81 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Kenji Hatanaka
Japanese military officer and conspirator (1912-1945).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Kyoto Prefecture.
Died August 15th, 1945 at 33 years old in Tokyo (gunshot wound).
Khertek Anchimaa-Toka
Tuvan politician, first non-royal female head of state.
Born January 1st, 1912 in Kyzyl-Dag.
Died November 4th, 2008 at 96 years old in Kyzyl. [ref]
John W. Gardner
American politician (1912-2002).
Born October 8th, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died February 16th, 2002 at 89 years old in Palo Alto (cancer).
Peter Capell
German actor (1912-1986).
Born September 3rd, 1912 in Berlin.
Died March 3rd, 1986 at 73 years old in Munich.
Richard Doll
British physician and epidemiologist (1912–2005).
Born October 28th, 1912 in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
Died July 24th, 2005 at 92 years old in Oxford.
Mack David
American lyricist and songwriter (1912-1993).
Born July 5th, 1912 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 1993 at 81 years old in Rancho Mirage.
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The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle