434 Historic Events for February 12
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| 1899 |
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1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in US begins, MSG, NYC
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| 1899 |
Birth |
Albert Huybrechts, composer
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Ferenc K”rmendy, Hungarian/US author (Budapest Kaland)
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Fred Emney, London England, actor (Let the People Sing, Lilac Domino)
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| 1901 |
Event |
Dutch Penitentiary children's law proclaimed
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| 1901 |
Death |
Ram¢n de Campoamor bon Campoosorio, Spanish poet (Col¢n), dies at 83
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| 1902 |
Birth |
William D Revelli, Spring Gulch Colorado, band leader
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Ted Mack, Denver Colo, TV host (Original Amateur Hour)
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| 1905 |
Death |
Marcel Schwob, French writer/journalist (Coeur double), dies
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Harry Bellaver, actor (Sgt Arcaro-Naked City)
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| 1906 |
Event |
George Cohans musical "George Washington," premieres in NYC
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| 1908 |
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NY to Paris auto race (via Alaska and Siberia) begins in NYC George Schuster wins after 88 days behind the wheel
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| 1908 |
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Anna Jeanes bequeaths $1,000,000 to Swarthmore to become all female
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| 1909 |
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National Assn for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) forms
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| 1909 |
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Netherlands' SDAP suspends Marxist Tribune group (Gorter and Wijnkoop)
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| 1909 |
Birth |
Barry Wood, New Haven Ct, vocalist (Your Hit Parade)
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| 1909 |
Event |
Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6)
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Forsyth Hardy, documentary film pioneer
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Lee Byung Chull, Korean industrialist/founder (Samsung Business)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Sylvstre A Guzman Fernandez, president (Dominican Republic)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Frank Hercules, writer
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1936)
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| 1912 |
Event |
Last Ch'ing (Manchu) emperor of China, Hsuan T'ung, abdicates
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| 1912 |
Event |
China adopts Gregorian calendar
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Eddie J Bush, golf professional
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