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August 12th
530 Notable birthdays
Sergey Taboritsky
Russian white emigrant, monarchist and nationalist.
Born August 12th, 1897 in Saint Petersburg.
Died October 16th, 1980 at 83 years old in Limburg an der Lahn.
Benjamin Sheares
2nd president of singapore (1907–1981).
Born August 12th, 1907 in Singapore.
Died May 12th, 1981 at 73 years old in Singapore (disease).
Kana Asumi
Japanese voice actress and singer.
Born August 12th, 1983 (age 42 years) in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Parnelli Jones
American racecar driver and team owner (1933–2024).
Born August 12th, 1933 in Texarkana.
Died June 4th, 2024 at 90 years old in Torrance. [ref]
Ann M. Martin
American writer of children's literature.
Born August 12th, 1955 (age 70 years) in Princeton.
Kurt Kasznar
Stage, film, and television actor (1913-1979).
Born August 12th, 1913 in Vienna.
Died August 6th, 1979 at 65 years old in Santa Monica (cancer).
Carlos Mesa
Vice president of bolivia from 2002 to 2003 and president of bolivia from 2003 to 2005.
Born August 12th, 1953 (age 72 years) in La Paz.
Kwesi Appiah
Association football player (born 1990).
Born August 12th, 1990 (age 35 years) in Camberwell.
Gladys Bentley
American blues singer.
Born August 12th, 1907 in Philadelphia.
Died January 18th, 1960 at 52 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).
Dan Curtis
American director and producer of television and film (1927–2006).
Born August 12th, 1927 in Bridgeport.
Died March 27th, 2006 at 78 years old in Brentwood (brain cancer). [ref]
Michael J. McGivney
American roman catholic priest, founder of the knights of columbus and blessed (1852–1890).
Born August 12th, 1852 in Waterbury.
Died August 14th, 1890 at 38 years old in Thomaston (influenza).
Lesley Duncan
English singer-songwriter.
Born August 12th, 1943 in Stockton-on-Tees.
Died March 12th, 2010 at 66 years old in Isle of Mull (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]
Dale Bumpers
American politician (1925–2016).
Born August 12th, 1925 in Charleston.
Died January 1st, 2016 at 90 years old in Little Rock (Alzheimer's disease).
Fatima Meer
South african academic and writer (1928-2010).
Born August 12th, 1928 in Durban.
Died March 13th, 2010 at 81 years old in Durban (stroke). [ref]
Adolf Burger
Jewish slovak typographer, memoir writer, and holocaust survivor (1917–2016).
Born August 12th, 1917 in Veľká Lomnica. [ref]
Died December 6th, 2016 at 99 years old in Prague. [ref]
Michael Kidd
American film choreographer (1915–2007).
Born August 12th, 1915 in Brooklyn.
Died December 23rd, 2007 at 92 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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