August 12th, 1911

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Born on August 12th, 1911 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 12th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 12th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1911)

Born on August 12th, 1911

Weekday

Saturday

August 12th, 1911 was a Saturday.

Age

112

People born on August 12th, 1911 will turn 113 this year (2024), in exactly 108 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1911 - August 23rd, 1911

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 834 days, exactly on August 8th, 2026, people who were born on August 12th, 1911 will be 42,000 days old!

41,166 Days

5,880 Weeks

1,352 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 12th?

August 12th, 2016

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

August 12th, 2000

Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise with 118 lives lost.

August 12th, 1990

Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).

August 12th, 1985

Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.

August 12th, 1969

The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.

August 12th, 1952

Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.

August 12th, 1945

An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

August 12th, 1944

World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.

August 12th, 1914

World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of the country.

August 12th, 1883

The last known quagga (colourised example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.

August 12th, 1881

Franco-American children as young as seven years old commenced a strike against Cabot Mill of Brunswick, Maine. The Mill had to shut down operations for three days.

August 12th, 1099

Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.

August 12th, 1323

The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.

August 12th, 1164

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

August 12th, 1121

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 12th

Born on August 12th, 1911

Cantinflas

Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911-1993)

*August 12th, 1911, Mexico City †April 20th, 1993, Mexico City

James Newill

American actor (1911-1975)

*August 12th, 1911, Pittsburgh †July 31st, 1975, Thousand Oaks

Hubert Armbruster

German judge

*August 12th, 1911, Baden-Baden †April 4th, 1995, Munich

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 12th?

François Hollande

President of France from 2012 to 2017

*August 12th, 1954, Rouen

Lee Yang

Taiwanese badminton player

*August 12th, 1995, Taipei

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

George Soros

Hungarian-American investor and philanthropist (born 1930)

*August 12th, 1930, Budapest

Jean Nouvel

French architect (b.1945)

*August 12th, 1945, Fumel

Samuel Fuller

American screenwriter, actor and film director (1912–1997)

*August 12th, 1912, Worcester †October 30th, 1997, Hollywood

Dana Ivey

American actress

*August 12th, 1941, Atlanta

Andrea Dakó

Badminton player

*August 12th, 1972, Budapest

Toby Penty

English badminton player

*August 12th, 1992, Walton-on-Thames

Lucy Salani

Italian LGBT rights activist and antifascist (1924–2023)

*August 12th, 1924, Fossano †March 21st, 2023, Bologna

Michael Kidd

American film choreographer (1915-2007)

*August 12th, 1915, Brooklyn †December 23rd, 2007, Los Angeles

Józef Bielawski

Polish Islamic scholar (1910-1997)

*August 12th, 1910, Stara Wieś †September 19th, 1997, Warsaw

Ralph Nelson

American film and television director

*August 12th, 1916, Queens †December 21st, 1987, Santa Monica

Richard Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*August 12th, 1977, Georgsmarienhütte

Khris Middleton

American basketball player

*August 12th, 1991, Charleston

Bruno Leuschner

German politician (East Germany) (1910-1965)

*August 12th, 1910, Neukölln †February 10th, 1965, Berlin

Tanita Tikaram

British singer-songwriter

*August 12th, 1969, Münster

Boy Charlton

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder

*August 12th, 1907, North Sydney Council †December 10th, 1975, Avalon Beach

Pete Sampras

American tennis player

*August 12th, 1971, Washington, D.C.

Same year
Born in 1911

Ronald Reagan

President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 and actor

*February 6th, 1911, Tampico †June 5th, 2004, Bel Air

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

Val Guest

English actor and director

*December 11th, 1911, London †May 10th, 2006, Palm Springs

Arne Tollbom

Swedish fencer (1911-1971)

*March 20th, 1911, Helsinki †November 16th, 1971, Stockholm

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

Johannes Beeskow

*May 21st, 1911, Berlin †June 14th, 2005, Bad Neuenahr

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

Richard Arlt

German Resistance member

*May 5th, 1911, Witoszyn Górny †August 25th, 1999

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

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Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

Rudolf Raftl

Austrian association football player (1911-1994)

*February 7th, 1911, Vienna †September 5th, 1994

Georges Pompidou

President of France from 1969 to 1974

*July 5th, 1911, Montboudif †April 2nd, 1974, 4th arrondissement of Paris

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

Naguib Mahfouz

Egyptian writer (1911–2006)

*December 11th, 1911, Cairo †August 30th, 2006, Giza Governorate

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 12th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 12th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XII.VIII.MCMXI

12.8.1911

Legend

M = 1000

CM = 900

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1911

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August 12th, 1911

Born on August 12th, 1911

Weekday

Saturday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 41,000 days old!

41,166 Days

5,880 Weeks

1,352 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 12th?

The state-owned Taedonggang Brewing Company inaugurated the first beer festival in North Korea.

Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during a military exercise with 118 lives lost.

Near Faith, South Dakota, American paleontologist Sue Hendrickson found one of the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons, nicknamed Sue (pictured).

Japan Air Lines Flight 123 crashed into Mount Takamagahara in Gunma Prefecture, killing 520 of 524 people on board in the world's worst single-aircraft aviation disaster.

The Troubles: Riots erupted in the neighbourhood of Bogside in Derry, and spread across much of Northern Ireland.

Thirteen Jewish poets were executed in Moscow for espionage based on false confessions.

An official administrative history of the Manhattan Project, written by American physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released to the public days after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

World War II: In Sant'Anna di Stazzema, Italy, the Waffen-SS and the Brigate Nere murdered about 560 local villagers and refugees and burned their bodies.

World War I: Belgian troops won a victory at the Battle of Halen, but were ultimately unable to stop the German invasion of the country.

The last known quagga (colourised example pictured), a subspecies of the plains zebra, died at Natura Artis Magistra, a zoo in Amsterdam.

Franco-American children as young as seven years old commenced a strike against Cabot Mill of Brunswick, Maine. The Mill had to shut down operations for three days.

Crusades: Fatimid forces under al-Afdal Shahanshah began retreating to Egypt after the Battle of Ascalon, concluding the First Crusade.

The Treaty of Nöteborg between Sweden and Novgorod Republic is signed, regulating the border between the two countries for the first time.

Battle of Harim: Nur ad-Din Zangi defeats the Crusader armies of the County of Tripoli and the Principality of Antioch.

Battle of Didgori: The Georgian army under King David IV wins a decisive victory over the famous Seljuk commander Ilghazi.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 12th

Born on August 12th, 1911

Mexican comic film actor, producer, and screenwriter (1911-1993)

American actor (1911-1975)

German judge

Same Day Who's birthday is on August 12th?

Same year Born in 1911

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 12th

Euplius

Eusebius of Milan

Herculanus of Brescia

Pope Innocent XI

Jænberht

Muiredach (or Murtagh)

Porcarius II

August 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Glorious Twelfth (United Kingdom)

HM the Queen Mother's Birthday and National Mother's Day (Thailand)

International Youth Day (United Nations)

Russian Air Force Day (Russia)

Russian Railway Troops Day (Russia)

Sea Org Day (Scientology)

World Elephant Day (International)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

12.8.1911

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 41,000 days old!

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 12th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 12th?

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Born in 1911

Calendar
August 1911

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31		1	2	3	4	5	6
32	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
33	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
34	21	22	23	24	25	26	27
35	28	29	30	31