1912 in History

1912

Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (died 1995)

Ted Drake, English footballer and manager (died 1995)

1912

Otto Ernst Remer, German general (died 1997)

Otto Ernst Remer, German general (died 1997)

1912

Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (died 1958)

Herb Narvo, Australian rugby league player, coach, and boxer (died 1958)

1912

John H. Michaelis, American general (died 1985)

John H. Michaelis, American general (died 1985)

1912

Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1995)

Toe Blake, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 1995)

1912

Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1996)

Gene Kelly, American actor, singer, and dancer (died 1996)

1912

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (died 2008)

Igor Troubetzkoy, Russian aristocrat and race car driver (died 2008)

1912

Erich Honecker, German politician (died 1994)

Erich Honecker, German politician (died 1994)

1912

John Tinniswood, British supercentenarian (died 2024)

John Tinniswood, British supercentenarian (died 2024)

1912

Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (died 1980)

Gloria Guinness, Mexican journalist (died 1980)

1912

Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (died 2002)

Sohn Kee-chung, South Korean runner (died 2002)

1912

Barry Sullivan, American actor (died 1994)

Barry Sullivan, American actor (died 1994)

1912

Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (died 2016)

Wolfgang Suschitzky, Austrian-English cinematographer and photographer (died 2016)

1912

Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)

1912

Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (died 2011)

Nancy Wake, New Zealand-English captain (died 2011)

1912

Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (died 1967)

Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (died 1967)

1912

Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (died 2004)

Syd Hoff, American author and illustrator (died 2004)

1912

Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1999)

Alexander Liberman, Russian-American publisher, painter, photographer, and sculptor (died 1999)

1912

John Cage, American composer and theorist (died 1992)

John Cage, American composer and theorist (died 1992)

1912

Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (died 2001)

Kristina Söderbaum, Swedish-German actress and photographer (died 2001)