August 12
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| + | == Events == | ||
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| + | * [[1099]] – The [[Crusaders]] defeat the [[Fatimids]] at the [[Battle of Ascalon]]. | ||
| *[[30 BC]] - [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]] commits suicide after her defeat and Mark Antony's defeat at the battle of Actium. | *[[30 BC]] - [[Cleopatra VII of Egypt|Cleopatra]] commits suicide after her defeat and Mark Antony's defeat at the battle of Actium. | ||
| ==Births== | ==Births== | ||
| + | *[[1800]] - [[ Jean-Jacques Ampère]], French writer and translator (d. [[1864]]) | ||
| + | *[[1848 ]] - [[ Marcellus Emants]], Dutch writer. (d. [[1923]]) | ||
| *[[1880]] - [[Radclyffe Hall]], British author (d. [[1943]]) | *[[1880]] - [[Radclyffe Hall]], British author (d. [[1943]]) | ||
| *[[1881]] - [[Cecil B. DeMille]], American director (d. [[1959]]) | *[[1881]] - [[Cecil B. DeMille]], American director (d. [[1959]]) | ||
| - | *[[1912]] - [[Samuel Fuller]], American film director (d. [[1997]]) | + | *[[1912]] - [[Samuel Fuller]], American film director (d. 1997) |
| + | *[[1940]] - [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]], Nigerian musician (d. 2020) | ||
| + | *[[1950]] - [[August Darnell]], Canadian musician | ||
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| *[[1988]] - [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], Haitian-American artist (b. [[1960]])) | *[[1988]] - [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]], Haitian-American artist (b. [[1960]])) | ||
| *[[1992]] - [[John Cage]], American composer (b. [[1912]]) | *[[1992]] - [[John Cage]], American composer (b. [[1912]]) | ||
| - | + | *[[2001]] - [[ Pierre Klossowski]], French writer (b. [[1905]]) | |
| - | == Notes == | + | *[[2003]] - [[Walter Ong]] American philologist (b. [[1912]]). |
| - | *[[ Marcellus Emants]] (Voorburg, August 12 1848 – Baden (Switzerland), October 14 1923) was a Dutch writer. | + | *[[2005]] - [[Teruo Ishii]], Japanese film director (b. [[1924]]) |
| - | *[[ Pierre Klossowski]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Jean-Jacques Ampère]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Teruo Ishii]] | + | |
| - | *[[ Tony Allen (musician)]] | + | |
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Events
- 1099 – The Crusaders defeat the Fatimids at the Battle of Ascalon.
- 30 BC - Cleopatra commits suicide after her defeat and Mark Antony's defeat at the battle of Actium.
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Births
- 1800 - Jean-Jacques Ampère, French writer and translator (d. 1864)
- 1848 - Marcellus Emants, Dutch writer. (d. 1923)
- 1880 - Radclyffe Hall, British author (d. 1943)
- 1881 - Cecil B. DeMille, American director (d. 1959)
- 1912 - Samuel Fuller, American film director (d. 1997)
- 1940 - Tony Allen, Nigerian musician (d. 2020)
- 1950 - August Darnell, Canadian musician
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Deaths
- 30 BC - Cleopatra (b. 69 BC)
- 1827 - William Blake, English poet and artist (b. 1757)
- 1955 - Thomas Mann, German writer, Nobel laureate (b. 1875)
- 1964 - Ian Fleming, English novelist (James Bond) (b. 1908)
- 1988 - Jean-Michel Basquiat, Haitian-American artist (b. 1960))
- 1992 - John Cage, American composer (b. 1912)
- 2001 - Pierre Klossowski, French writer (b. 1905)
- 2003 - Walter Ong American philologist (b. 1912).
- 2005 - Teruo Ishii, Japanese film director (b. 1924)
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