The World is Flat--Class of 1491 (August 12th)

The World is Flat--Class of 1491is my saying for today (August 12th)!

Quote of the day: "Be true to your teeth and they won't be false to you." by Soupy Sales

Word of the day: xat - noun: a carved totem pole

August 12th is the 224th day of the year (225th in a leap year) and there are 141 days left until the end of the year.

If today is your Birthday, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

Some other Famous People who were born on August 12th!If you would like your birthday or a family member or even a friends included In, my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!

In 1503, Christian III of Denmark and Norway (d. 1559)

In 1566, Infanta Isabella Clara Eugenia of Spain (d. 1633)

In 1604, Japanese shogun,Tokugawa Iemitsu (d. 1651)

In 1629, Tsar Alexei I of Russia (d. 1676)

In 1643, King Afonso VI of Portugal (d. 1683)

In 1644, Bohemian composer, Heinrich Ignaz Biber (d. 1704)

In 1647, German writer, Johann Heinrich Acker (d. 1719)

In 1686, English philosopher, John Balguy (d. 1748)

In 1696, English composer, Maurice Greene (d. 1755)

In 1720, German actor, Konrad Ekhof (d. 1778)

In 1762, King George IV of the United Kingdom (d. 1830)

In 1774, English poet and biographer, Robert Southey (d. 1843)

In 1831, Russian theosophist, H. P. Blavatsky (d. 1891)

In 1856, American financier, "Diamond Jim" Brady (d. 1917)

In 1859, American poet, Katharine Lee Bates (d. 1929)

In 1866, Spanish writer and Nobel laureate, Jacinto Benavente (d. 1954)

In 1867, German-born, American classicist, Edith Hamilton (d. 1963)

In 1872, Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein (d. 1956)

In 1876, American author, Mary Roberts Rinehart (d. 1958)

In 1880, British author, Radclyffe Hall (d. 1943)

In 1880, American baseball player, Christy Mathewson (d. 1925)

In 1881, American film director, Cecil B. DeMille (d. 1959)

In 1883, American actress, Pauline Frederick (d. 1938)

In 1883, American actress, Marion Lorne (d. 1968)

In 1885, French physicist, Jean Cabannes (d. 1959)

In 1886, Australian journalist and newspaper owner, Sir Keith Murdoch (d. 1952)

In 1887, Austrian physicist and Nobel laureate, Erwin Schrödinger (d. 1961)

In 1889, American writer and educator, Zerna Sharp (d. 1981)

In 1891, English philosopher and broadcaster, C.E.M. Joad (d. 1953)

In 1892, American actor, Alfred Lunt (d. 1977)

In 1897, Guyanese West Indies cricketer, Maurice Fernandes (d. 1981)

In 1899, Trinidadian West Indies cricketer, Ben Sealey (d. 1963)

In 1902, Vice President of Indonesia 1945-1956, Mohammad Hatta (d. 1980)

In 1904, Son of Emperor Nicholas II of Russia, Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich (d. 1918)

In 1906, Australian-born tennis player, and coach, Harry Hopman (d. 1985)

In 1906, American animator, Tedd Pierce (d. 1972)

In 1907, American actor and comedian, Joe Besser (d. 1988)

In 1907, second President of Singapore, Benjamin Henry Sheares (d. 1981)

In 1909, American director, Richard Bare

In 1910, American actress, Jane Wyatt (d. 2006)

In 1910, First President of Singapore, Yusof bin Ishak (d. 1970)

In 1911, Mexican actor, Cantinflas (d. 1993)

In 1912, American film director, Samuel Fuller (d. 1997)

In 1914, Gerd Buchdahl, German philosopher (d. 2001)

In 1914, Canadian pianist and composer, Ruth Lowe (d. 1981)

In 1915, American choreographer, Michael Kidd (d. 2007)

In 1918, British aviator who was awarded Victoria Cross, Guy Gibson (d. 1944)

In 1923, Jamaican West Indies cricketer, John Holt (d. 1997)

In 1924, English cricketer, Derek Shackleton (d. 2007)

In 1924, Leader of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (d. 1988)

In 1925, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, Norris McWhirter (d. 2004)

In 1925, Scottish co-founder of the Guinness Book of Records, Ross McWhirter (d. 1975)

In 1925, American scientist, George Wetherill (d. 2006)

In 1926, John Derek, American actor, (d. 1998)

In 1926, Joe Jones, American R&B singer (d. 2005)

In 1926, Wallace Markfield, American writer (d. 2002)

In 1927, American singer, Porter Wagoner (d. 2007)

In 1928, Australian artist, Charles Blackman

In 1928, American baseball player, Bob Buhl (d. 2001)

In 1928, film and television producer and director, Dan Curtis (d.2006)

In 1929, American singer, Buck Owens (d. 2006)

In 1930, Hungarian-American financier and political activist, George Soros

In 1930, Belgian mathematician, Jacques Tits

In 1931, American screenwriter, William Goldman

In 1932, Former Utah Supreme Court Justice Dallin H. Oaks

In 1932, American game show announcer, Charlie O'Donnell

In 1932, Queen of Thailand, Queen Sirikit

In 1933, American race car driver and team owner, Parnelli Jones

In 1935, American actor, John Cazale (d. 1978)

In 1937, American author, Walter Dean Myers

In 1938, Canadian Mayor of Quebec, Jean-Paul L'Allier

In 1939, American TV/radio baseball announcer, Skip Caray (d. 2008)

In 1939, American actor, George Hamilton

In 1939, Roy Romanow, Canadian politician

In 1939, American politician, Michael D. Antonovich

In 1940, South African cricketer, Eddie Barlow (d. 2005)

In 1941, Canadian novelist and playwright, Réjean Ducharme

In 1943, American actress, Deborah Walley (d. 2001)

In 1944, German tenor, Peter Hofmann

In 1945, American musician, Ron Mael

In 1946, British TV presenter, Terry Nutkins

In 1947, American sportscaster, Sam Rosen

In 1949, Greek politician, Panagiotis Chinofotis

In 1949, English singer-songwriter and guitarist, Mark Knopfler

In 1950, American actor, and writer, Jim Beaver

In 1951, American murderer and rapist, Willie Horton

In 1952, Chinese film director, Chen Kaige

In 1954, American actor, Sam J. Jones

In 1954, American guitarist, Pat Metheny

In 1955, American author, Ann M. Martin

In 1955, American professional wrestler, Terry Taylor

In 1956, Canadian actor, Bruce Greenwood

In 1956, Sri Lankan cricketer, Sidath Wettimuny

In 1958, German bass player, and songwriter, Jürgen Dehmel

In 1959, English actress, Amanda Redman

In 1960, French cyclist, Laurent Fignon

In 1960, England cricketer, Greg Thomas

In 1960, Peruvian artist, Eduardo Tokeshi

In 1961, British guitarist and keyboardist, Roy Hay

In 1961, English musician, Lawrence Hayward

In 1961, New Zealand cricketer, Mark Priest

In 1963, American rapper, Sir Mix-a-Lot

In 1963, Japanese sumo wrestler and professional wrestler, Koji Kitao (Futahaguro Koji)

In 1965, American actor, Peter Krause

In 1967, Dutch boxer, Regilio Tuur

In 1967, Russian race walker, Andrey Plotnikov

In 1967, Hong Kong actor, and singer, Andy Hui

In 1968, American actor, Andras Jones

In 1969, British singer, Tanita Tikaram

In 1969, Filipino actor, Aga Muhlach

In 1969, Nevisian West Indies cricketer, Stuart Williams

In 1970, American novelist, Anthony Swofford

In 1970, Baseball coach, Jim Schlossnagle

In 1970, British actor, Charles Mesure

In 1971, American comedian, Michael Ian Black

In 1971, American actress, Yvette Nicole Brown

In 1971, American actress, Rebecca Gayheart

In 1971, American tennis player, Pete Sampras

In 1972, Irish footballer, Mark Kinsella

In 1972, Japanese sumo wrestler, Takanohana Koji

In 1972, American singer, Grey DeLisle

In 1972, Indian cricketer, Gyanendra Pandey

In 1972, American hip hop artist, Del tha Funkee Homosapien

In 1973, Spanish cyclist, Joseba Beloki

In 1973, American professional wrestler and executive, Jonathan Coachman

In 1973, American hockey player, Todd Marchant

In 1973, British Islamist terrorist, Richard Reid

In 1973, Iraqi theologian and political leader, Muqtada al-Sadr

In 1973, American voice actress, Grey DeLisle

In 1974, Matt Clement, American baseball player

In 1975, American actor, Casey Affleck

In 1975, American actor, David Filmore

In 1976, Finnish guitarist, Mikko Viljami "Linde" Lindström

In 1976, British children's television presenter, Richard McCourt

In 1976, American basketball player, Antoine Walker

In 1976, American musician, Wednesday 13

In 1976, Canadian hockey player, Brad Lukowich

In 1976, English children's television presenter, Richard McCourt

In 1976, Samoan rugby union footballer, Henry Tuilagi

In 1976, Barbadian West Indies cricketer, Pedro Collins

In 1977, American football player, Plaxico Burress

In 1977, Danish footballer, Jesper Grønkjær

In 1977, South Korean actor, and singer, Park Yong-ha (d. 2010)

In 1978, Canadian hockey player, Hayley Wickenheiser

In 1978, American football player, Chris Chambers

In 1979, American baseball player, D.J. Houlton

In 1979, Canadian speed skater, Cindy Klassen

In 1979, Lithuanian athlete, Austra Skujyte

In 1980, American actress, Maggie Lawson

In 1980, American actress, Dominique Swain

In 1980, Canadian/American musician, Matt Thiessen

In 1980, American singer/songwriter, Jade Villalon

In 1981, Northern Irish footballer, Tony Capaldi

In 1981, French footballer, Djibril Cissé

In 1982, Greek footballer, Alexandros Tzorvas

In 1982, Filipino TV actress, Iza Calzado

In 1983, Dutch footballer, Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

In 1983, Fijian-born Italian rugby player, Manoa Vosawai

In 1984, Filipino actress, Marian Rivera

In 1985, German rugby player, Franck Moutsinga

In 1988, American actor, model, and singer, Justin Gaston

In 1988, American actress, Leah Pipes

In 1990, Italian footballer, Mario Balotelli

In 1993, American actress, Imani Hakim

In 2000, Son of Crown Prince Pavlos, Prince Achileas-Andreas of Greece and Denmark

Famous People who died on August 12th!

In 30 BC, Cleopatra (b. 69 BC)

In 875, Louis II Holy Roman Emperor (b. 825)

In 1424, Yongle, Emperor of China (b. 1360)

In 1484, George of Trebizond, Greek philosopher (b. 1395)

In 1484, Pope Sixtus IV (b. 1414)

In 1512, Italian philosopher, Alessandro Achillini (b. 1463)

In 1577, English diplomat and scholar, Thomas Smith (b. 1513)

In 1588, Italian composer, Alfonso Ferrabosco (I) (b. 1543)

In 1612, Italian composer, Giovanni Gabrieli

In 1633, Italian composer, Jacopo Peri (b. 1561)

In 1638, German writer, Johannes Althusius (b. 1557)

In 1648, Ottoman Sultan, Ibrahim I (b. 1615)

In 1674, French painter, Philippe de Champaigne, French painter (b. 1602)

In 1689, Pope Innocent XI (b. 1611)

In 1778, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, British general and politician, Peregrine Bertie (b. 1714)

In 1809, Russian field marshal, Mikhail Kamensky (b. 1738)

In 1810, French pharmacist and entomologist, Etienne Louis Geoffroy (b. 1725)

In 1822, Viscount Castlereagh, English politician and statesman, Robert Stewart (b. 1769)

In 1827, English poet and artist, William Blake (b. 1757)

In 1829, French royalist general and counter revolutionary, Charles Sapinaud de La Rairie (b. 1760)

In 1848, British locomotive designer, George Stephenson (b. 1781)

In 1861, American inventor,Eliphalet Remington (b. 1793)

In 1864, Japanese reformer, Sakuma Shozan (b. 1811)

In 1865, English botanist, William Jackson Hooker (b. 1785)

In 1891, American poet and essayist, James Russell Lowell (b. 1819)

In 1896, officer of the 20th Maine at the Battle of Gettysburg, Thomas Chamberlain (b. 1841)

In 1900, Austrian chess player, Wilhelm Steinitz (b. 1836)

In 1901, Finnish-Swedish explorer, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (b. 1832)

In 1904, British tennis player, William Renshaw (b. 1861)

In 1914, Irish submarine designer, John Philip Holland (b. 1840)

In 1918, Polish-born actress and singer, Anna Held (b. 1872)

In 1922, President of Ireland, Arthur Griffith (b. 1871)

In 1928, Czech composer, Leoš Janácek (b. 1854)

In 1934, Dutch architect, Hendrik Petrus Berlage (b. 1856)

In 1935, German mathematician, Friedrich Schottky (b. 1851)

In 1941, English cricketer, Bobby Peel (b. 1857)

In 1943, Italian photographer, Vittorio Sella (b. 1859)

In 1944, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915)

In 1948, English inventor, Harry Brearley (b. 1871)

In 1952, Yiddish language writer, David Bergelson (b. 1884)

In 1955, German writer and Nobel laureate, Thomas Mann (b. 1875)

In 1955, American chemist and Nobel laureate, James B. Sumner (b. 1887)

In 1959, Irish-born American baseball player, Mike O'Neill (b. 1877)

In 1964, English novelist, Ian Fleming (b. 1908)

In 1967, American novelist, Esther Forbes (b. 1891)

In 1973, Swiss physiologist and Nobel laureate, Walter Rudolf Hess (b. 1881)

In 1973, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate, Karl Ziegler (b. 1898)

In 1979, German-born biochemist and Nobel laureate, Sir Ernst Boris Chain (b. 1906)

In 1982, American actor, Henry Fonda (b. 1905)

In 1982, Mexican boxer, Salvador Sanchez (b. 1959)

In 1982, Russian writer, Varlam Shalamov (b. 1907)

In 1984, American Jazz Musician, Lenny Breau (b. 1941)

In 1985, Japanese singer, Kyu Sakamoto (b. 1941)

In 1985, German race car driver, Manfred Winkelhock (b. 1951)

In 1988, Haitian-American artist, Jean-Michel Basquiat (b. 1960)

In 1989, American physicist and Nobel laureate, William Shockley (b. 1910)

In 1989, Nigerian footballer, Samuel Okwaraji (b. 1964)

In 1990, American cartoonist, B. Kliban (b. 1935)

In 1990, British-born American actress, Dorothy Mackaill (b. 1903)

In 1992, American composer, John Cage (b. 1912)

In 1996, French Canadian actor, and theatrical director, Robert Gravel (b. 1945)

In 1996, American comic book writer and editor, Mark Gruenwald (b. 1953)

In 1996, Soviet Armenian scientist, Viktor Hambardzumyan (b. 1908)

In 1997, American musician, Luther Allison (b. 1939)

In 1999, Quebec politician, Mayor of Montreal, Jean Drapeau (b. 1916)

In 2000, American actress, Loretta Young (b. 1913)

In 2002, American baseball player, Enos Slaughter (b. 1916)

In 2004, English electrical engineer and inventor and Nobel laureate, Sir Godfrey Hounsfield (b. 1919)

In 2004, British actor, Peter Woodthorpe (b. 1931)

In 2005, Co-founder of the anarcho-punk band CRASS, John Loder (b. 1946)

In 2007, American television host and game show creator, Merv Griffin (b. 1925)

In 2007, American comic book artist, Mike Wieringo (b. 1963)

In 2008, British-Australian pop singer, Christie Allen (b. 1954)

In 2009, American musician, Les Paul (b. 1915)

If you would like your birthday or a family member, or even a friends included In, my "Birthday List", just leave a comment with all the pertinent information like Name, nickname, occupation and date of birth!
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