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In the year 1912
828 Notable birthdays
Yaroslav Stetsko
Prime minister of ukraine (1912–1986).
Born January 19th, 1912 in Ternopil.
Died July 5th, 1986 at 74 years old in Munich.
Daniel Mann
American film and television director.
Born August 8th, 1912 in Brooklyn. [ref]
Died November 21st, 1991 at 79 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [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]
Jure Francetić
Croatian ustasha leader.
Born July 3rd, 1912 in Otočac.
Died December 28th, 1942 at 30 years old in Slunj (killed in action).
Philip Kapleau
American zen buddhist monk.
Born August 12th, 1912 in New Haven.
Died May 6th, 2004 at 91 years old in Rochester.
Buddy Clark
American singer in the 1930s and 1940s.
Born July 26th, 1912 in Dorchester. [ref]
Died October 1st, 1949 at 37 years old in Beverly Boulevard (aviation accident).
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]
Tillie Olsen
American writer (1912–2007).
Born January 14th, 1912 in Omaha.
Died January 1st, 2007 at 94 years old in Oakland. [ref]
Virginia Prince
American transgender activist (1912–2009).
Born November 23rd, 1912 in Los Angeles.
Died May 2nd, 2009 at 96 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Saul Chaplin
American composer and musical director (1912-1997).
Born February 19th, 1912 in Brooklyn.
Died November 15th, 1997 at 85 years old in Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (falling from height).
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