August 1912 calendar

Events

• 02 Aug 1912 18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at Country Club - Buffalo, New York
• 04 Aug 1912 United States occupation of Nicaragua: U.S. Marines land from the USS ''Annapolis'' in Nicaragua to support the conservative government at its request.
• 06 Aug 1912 The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
• 07 Aug 1912 Progressive (Bull Moose) Party nominates Theodore Roosevelt for president.
• 12 Aug 1912 Sultan Abd Al-Hafid of Morocco abdicates.
• 14 Aug 1912 2,500 US marines invade Nicaragua; US remains until 1925.
• 20 Aug 1912 Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect.
• 21 Aug 1912 Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of University of British Columbia
• 22 Aug 1912 England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament
• 24 Aug 1912 US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the government.
• 25 Aug 1912 Different nationalities battle with each other in Macedonia
• 26 Aug 1912 32nd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats W F Johnson (36 26 62 64 62)

Famous Birthday

• Abbé Pierre

  French Roman Catholic priest, ordained in 1938.

• Gene Kelly

  American actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at age 83 (born 1912).

• Gene Kelly

  American actor/dancer (Singing in the Rain), dies at age 83 (born 1912).

• Julia Child

  American chef and writer of over nine cookbooks, appearing in more than three hundred television shows.

• Bangalor Venkata Raman
• Léo Marjane

  French singer who reached the peak of her popularity in the late 1930s and early 1940s before her career went into sharp decline after the...

• Raoul Wallenberg

  Swedish humanitarian (exact date of death uncertain) (Born 1912).

• Henry Jones (actor)
• Erich Honecker

  German politician, the President of East Germany from 5/3/1971 to 10/18/1989.

• Jeannine Barbulée
• Nancy Wake

  New Zealand-English captain (d. 2011).

• Jorge Amado

  Brazilian writer whose 32 books were translated into some 50 languages.

• Elsa Morante

  Italian writer whose talent was awarded in 1957 for "Arthur Island.

• Samuel Fuller

  American actor director and screenwriter (d. 1997).

• Jacques Bergier
• Wendy Hiller

  England, United Kingdom -- Actress (Major Barbara, David Copperfield).

• Salvador Luria

  Italian writer, teacher and biologist.

• Rathvon M Tompkins
• Igor Markevitch

  Ukrainian conductor and composer (Born 1912).

• David Raksin

  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- Composer (Modern Times).

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Famous Deaths

• Jules EF Massenet

  French opera Composer (Werther, Manon), dies at 70.

• Alfonse Hasselmans

  Composer, dies at 67.

• Pope Gregory

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• Francois-Alphonse Forel

  Swiss hydrologist (Born 1841).

• William Booth

  British Methodist minister who withdrew from the Church in 1861 to dedicate his life to work among the poor.

• Jules Massenet

  French composer, famed for his lyrical and melancholy operatic arias that pleased the public of his time.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Enrico Caruso & Frances Alda & Marcel Journet - Martha - Quartetto Nocturno (Good Night Quartet)
2. Elizabeth Wheeler & Lyric Quartet - A Girl Like Me
3. Heidelberg Quintet - Under the Love Tree
4. Reed Miller - A Stein Song
5. Columbia Mixed Quartette - Battle Hymn of the Republic