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Born on Friday August 12, 1910
- Adrianus Bliek, Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands († 2001)
- Aagje Heijkoop, Culemborg (GL) († 1911)
- Anna Catharina Elisabeth Michiels, Grevenbicht († 1968)
- Aaltje Zwarthof, Noord, Hoogeveen
- Abraham Kloet, Zierikzee Schouwen-Duiveland Zeeland Nederland
- Adrianus Marinus Hoogerheide, Rotterdam
- Aaltje Vellema, Blija, Friesland, Nederland († 1994)
- Albert Warnderikus Vegter, Oud-Schoonebeek (gem. Emmen)
- adriana de VOS († 1992)
- Adrianus Pieter van der Kruk, 's-Gravenzande, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
Died on Friday August 12, 1910
- August Frederick Bublitz (74), Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin
- Annigje de Borst (82), Papendrecht
- Anna Lewi Amarentia NOIJA (36)
- Anna Annes Nanninga (91), Missaukee, MI, Nederland
- Arnoldus Van Rhijn (78), Woubrugge, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Anna Lewie Amarensia Noija (37), Seba, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesië
- Antje Kleijpoel (73), Hoorn, Gemeente Hoorn, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Cornelis Zijlmans (73), Waspik
- Christina Carolina Roering (64), Almelo
- Antonie Cornelis Goedhart (57), Sprang-Capelle
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 12, 1910 at Delpher
Born on August 12
- 1907 » Benjamin Sheares, Singaporean physician and politician, 2nd President of Singapore († 1981)
- 1907 » Boy Charlton, Australian swimmer († 1975)
- 1907 » Gladys Bentley, American blues singer († 1960)
- 1907 » Joe Besser, American actor († 1988)
- 1909 » Bruce Matthews, Canadian general and businessman († 1991)
- 1910 » Jane Wyatt, American actress († 2006)
- 1910 » Yusof bin Ishak, Singaporean journalist and politician, 1st President of Singapore († 1970)
- 1911 » Cantinflas, Mexican actor, screenwriter, and producer († 1993)
- 1912 » Samuel Fuller, American actor, director, and screenwriter († 1997)
- 1913 » Richard L. Bare, American director, producer, and screenwriter († 2015)
Died on August 12
- 1896 » Thomas Chamberlain, American colonel (b. 1841)
- 1900 » Wilhelm Steinitz, Austrian chess player and theoretician (b. 1836)
- 1901 » Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Finnish-Swedish botanist, geologist, mineralogist, and explorer (b. 1832)
- 1904 » William Renshaw, English tennis player (b. 1861)
- 1914 » John Philip Holland, Irish engineer, designed HMSHolland 1 (b. 1840)
- 1918 » William Thompson, American archer (b. 1848)
- 1921 » Pyotr Boborykin, Russian playwright and journalist (b. 1836)
- 1922 » Arthur Griffith, Irish journalist and politician, 3rd President of Dáil Éireann (b. 1871)
- 1924 » Sándor Bródy, Hungarian journalist and author (b. 1863)
- 1928 » Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and educator (b. 1854)
Names that were popular for boys in 1910
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Adrianus
- Antonius
- Gerrit
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Hendrikus
- Joseph
Names that were popular for girls in 1910
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Anna
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Helena
- Geertruida
- Antonia
- Margaretha
- Marie
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1910
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 5.9 million citizens.
- January 13 » The first public radio broadcast takes place; a live performance of the operas Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci are sent out over the airwaves from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York.
- April 12 » SMSZrínyi, one of the last pre-dreadnought battleships built by the Austro-Hungarian Navy, is launched.
- April 28 » Frenchman Louis Paulhan wins the 1910 London to Manchester air race, the first long-distance aeroplane race in England.
- May 31 » The South Africa Act comes into force, establishing the Union of South Africa.
- July 4 » The Johnson–Jeffries riots occur after African-American boxer Jack Johnson knocks out white boxer Jim Jeffries in the 15th round. Between 11 and 26 people are killed and hundreds more injured.
- November 21 » Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the Minas Gerais, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
The weather on Friday August 12, 1910
The temperature on August 12, 1910 was between 7.9 °C and 18.5 °C and averaged 14.8 °C. There was 1.8 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI