Famous Birthdays
Ben Hogan (1912-1997)
American golfer (9-time major title winner; US masters 1951, 53), born in Stephenville, Texas
- Max Croiset, Dutch actor (The Village on the River, Dog of Flanders, Little Ark), born in Blaricum, Netherlands (d. 1993)
- Metten Koornstra, Dutch painter and graphic artist, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1978)
- Rita Johnson, American actress (Honolulu, All Mine to Give), born in Worcester, Massachusetts (d. 1965)
- Salvador Luria, Italian-American microbiologist (Nobel Prize for medicine 1969 genetic structure of viruses), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1991)
- “Big Chief” Russell Moore, Pima-American jazz trombonist (Lionel Hampton; Louis Armstrong), and composer ("Wounded Knee Chant"), born in the Gila River Indian Community, Arizona (d. 1983)
Famous Deaths
Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
French opera composer (Werther; Manon), dies of abdominal cancer at 70
- Octavia Hill, British reformer, leader of open-space movement, dies of cancer at 73
1912 Highlights
About August 13, 1912
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 110 years, 7 months and 17 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Leo
