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In the year 1912

748 Notable birthdays

Tillie Olsen

American writer.

Born January 14th, 1912 in Omaha. [ref]

Died January 1st, 2007 at 94 years old in California. [ref]

Saul Chaplin

American composer and musical director (1912-1997).

Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]

Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (fall). [ref]

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 (ballistic trauma).

Kurt Bolender

Holocaust perpetrator.

Born May 21st, 1912 in Duisburg.

Died October 10th, 1966 at 54 years old in Hagen (hanging).

Ulrich de Maizière

German general.

Born February 24th, 1912 in Stade.

Died August 27th, 2006 at 94 years old in Bonn.

Harry Callahan

American photographer.

Born October 22nd, 1912 in Detroit. [ref]

Died March 15th, 1999 at 86 years old in Atlanta. [ref]

Karl Deutsch

Czech political scientist.

Born July 21st, 1912 in Prague.

Died November 1st, 1992 at 80 years old in Cambridge.

Jiří Trnka

Czech animator, illustrator, painter, director, scriptwriter, scenographer, sculptor and university educator (1912-1969).

Born February 24th, 1912 in Plzeň. [ref]

Died December 30th, 1969 at 57 years old in Prague. [ref]

Ray Eames

American designer.

Born December 15th, 1912 in Sacramento. [ref]

Died August 21st, 1988 at 75 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

David Raksin

American composer (1912-2004).

Born August 4th, 1912 in Philadelphia. [ref]

Died August 9th, 2004 at 92 years old in Van Nuys. [ref]

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