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In the year 1912
845 Notable birthdays
Georg Solti
Hungarian-british conductor (1912–1997).
Born October 21st, 1912 in Budapest.
Died September 5th, 1997 at 84 years old in Antibes (myocardial infarction).
John Cheever
American novelist and short story writer (1912-1982).
Born May 27th, 1912 in Quincy. [ref]
Died June 18th, 1982 at 70 years old in Ossining (kidney cancer). [ref]
Pedro Armendáriz
Mexican actor (1912-1963).
Born May 9th, 1912 in Mexico City.
Died June 18th, 1963 at 51 years old in UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center (ballistic trauma).
Melita Norwood
British civil servant and spy for the soviet union (1912–2005).
Born March 25th, 1912 in Bournemouth.
Died June 2nd, 2005 at 93 years old in London. [ref]
Minoru Yamasaki
American architect (1912–1986).
Born December 1st, 1912 in Seattle.
Died February 7th, 1986 at 73 years old in Bloomfield Hills (stomach cancer). [ref]
Catherine Scorsese
American film actress (1912-1997).
Born April 16th, 1912 in New York City.
Died January 6th, 1997 at 84 years old in New York City (Alzheimer's disease).
Sonja Henie
Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969).
Died October 12th, 1969 at 57 years old in Oslo (chronic lymphocytic leukemia).
Harry Hay
American gay rights activist (1912-2002).
Born April 7th, 1912 in Worthing.
Died October 24th, 2002 at 90 years old in San Francisco (lung cancer).
Don Siegel
American film director (1912–1991).
Born October 26th, 1912 in Chicago.
Died April 20th, 1991 at 78 years old in San Luis Obispo County (cancer).
Alfredo Stroessner
Military dictator of paraguay from 1954 to 1989.
Born November 3rd, 1912 in Encarnación.
Died August 16th, 2006 at 93 years old in Brasília (pneumonia). [ref]
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