The Davesfunstuff Today in History CD Returns!

The Davesdatebook and Davesfunstuff CDs have returned as a TWO-CD set!

''The DFS Today in History/DFS Web Stuff'' TWO CD set contains Mega versions of ''Today in History'' and ''The Event Chronology'' as well as content from all of the active websites, plus stuff that used to be published on the web!

Purchasers of the 2-CD set get to join the private Today in History mailing list for celebrity birthday and event updates for one full year!

Don't be left out in the cold! Order the DFS Today in History CD NOW!

Please Click Here to Purchase the DFS 2-CD Set!

Today In History Basic Datebook-August 12th

For The Weekday Of: Tuesday in 2008, Wednesday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
E-Mail: Add/Correct Facts!

People on August 12th: birthdates

Casey Affleck: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Actor, Ben's brother
Rod Bernard: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Guitarist, Radio Disc Jock, NN:Hot Rod
Michael Ian Black: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Actor, Ed's Philip 'Phil' Washington Stubbs
Stephen Brooks: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Actor, The Nurses, The FBI's Special Agent Jim Rhodes, The Interns
Dale L. Bumpers: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Senator, Governor
Marsha Clark: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Days of Our Lives' Judge Karen Fitzpatrick
Kid Creole: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Pop Singer, RN:August Darnell Browder; with The Cocoanuts
Jurgen Dehmel: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Bassist, Songwriter, German, of Nena
Albie Donnelly: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Saxophonist, Flautist, Singer, British, sessioned for Boomtown Rats and Graham Parker, and with Supercharge
Rebecca Gayheart: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Soap Actress, TV Actress, the Noxzema Girl; Loving's Hannah Mayberry, 90210's Antonia "Toni" Marchette McKay
William Goldman: 1931 (is 77 in 2008, 78 in 2009)
Author, Screen/Scriptwriter, Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, b. in Chicago, IL; screenplays: Marathon Man, The Princess Bride, All the President's Men, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Chaplin
Bruce Greenwood: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV Actor, St. Elsewhere's Dr. Seth Griffin, Knots Landing's Pierce Lawton, Nowhere Man's Thomas Veil, Double Jeopardy; ET says b. 1959
Imani Hakim: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Actress, Everybody Hates Chris's Tanya Rock
George Hamilton: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Memphis, TN; The Tan Man; The Survivors, Roots' Stephen, Dynasty's Joel Abrigore, Love at First Bite, Zorro the Gay Blade; Godfather III
Roy Hay: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Keyboardist, English, of Culture Club
Sam J. Jones: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Flash Gordon; some say b. Aug 24
Mark Knopfler: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Music Producer, Songwriter, Scotish, Dire Straits lead; hits include "Sultans Of Swing" and "Money For Nothing" which "Weird Al" parodied into a song about Jed Clampett and the Beverly Hillbillies
Peter Krause: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Actor, Sports Night's anchor Casey McCall, We Don't Live Here Anymore
Valerie Landsburg: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
Actress, Alan's daughter; Fame's Doris Schwartz, Hotel's Cheryl Dolan, You Again's Pam; some say b. 1959
Eja Lange: 2001 (is 7 in 2008, 8 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Shania Twain and Robert's son
Maggie Lawson: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Actress
Ron Mael: 1948 (is 60 in 2008, 61 in 2009)
New Wave Musician, Pianist, Singer, RN:Ronald Day; of Sparks
Alan Peter Marshall: 1938 (is 70 in 2008, 71 in 2009)
Movie Producer, British, Midnight Express, Fame
Ann M. Martin: 1955 (is 53 in 2008, 54 in 2009)
Children's Author, The Babysitter's Club
Timothy Matheson: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Megan & Tim's son
Maggie Elizabeth McGraw: 1998 (is 10 in 2008, 11 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Faith Hill and Tim's daughter
Pat Metheny: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Guitarist, Composer, Rock-Jazz Performer
Donna Michele: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Actress, Playmate, Dec 1963 playmate, Beach Blanket Bingo
John Poindexter: 1936 (is 72 in 2008, 73 in 2009)
Military Leader, Government Official, ex-National Security Adviser
Danny Shirley: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer, of Confederate Railroad
Sir Mix-A-Lot: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Rap Performer, The Watcher, Baby Got Back
Bruce Solomon: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Actor, Mary Hartman Mary Hartman's Sgt. Dennis Foley, Lanigan's Rabbi's Rabbi David Small
Taylor Stanley: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Actress, Spin City's Karen, Another World's Remy Woods
James "Jim" Storm: yr unknown
TV/Soap Actor, Young & the Restless' Neil Fenmore, Dark Shadows' Gerard Stiles, Bold & the Beautiful's William "Bill" Spencer
Carl Sturken: yr unknown
Rhythm and Blues Performer, of Rythm Syndicate
Dominque Swain: 1980 (is 28 in 2008, 29 in 2009)
Actress
Bill Uechi: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Modern Rock Musician, of Save Ferris
Jennifer Warnes: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Pop Singer, Right Time of the Night, Up Where We Belong [w/Joe Cocker], (I've Had) The Time of My Life [w/Bill Medley]
Jennifer Warren: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Actress, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour reg, Paper Dolls

People on August 12th: birth anniversaries

Edward Ashley: 1906=d.May 5, 2000 (was 93)
Movie Actor, RN: Edward Cooper
Katharine Lee "Kathie" Bates: 1859=d.Mar 28, 1929 (was 69)
Author, Editor, Poet, Educator, America the Beautiful lyricist
Jacinto Benavente y Martinez: 1866=d.Jul 14, 1954
Dramatist/Playwright, Spanish, wrote over 170 plays
Vincent Bendix: 1882=d.Mar 27, 1945 (was 62)
Inventor, Founder, Automobile self starter, Bendix Corp.
Joe Besser: 1907=d.Mar 1, 1988 (was 80)
Comedian, TV/Stage/Radio Actor, b. in St. Louis, MO; The Three Stooges' Joe 1956-59; Abbott & Costello Show's Stinky, Joey Bishop's Mr. Jillson
Thomas Bewick: 1753=d.Nov 8, 1828 (was 75)
Author, Artist, Illustrator, Engraver, for reviving the art of wood engraving and establishing it as a major printmaking technique.
"Diamond Jim" Brady: 1856?=d.1917
Financier, Philanthropist, FN:James B.; some say b. Apr 13, 1856
Kay Campbell: 1904=d.May 27, 1985 (was 80)
Soap Actress, All My Children's Kate Martin
Cantinflas: 1911=d.Apr 20, 1993 (was 81)
Movie Actor, Comedian, Bullfighter, Acrobat, Clown, Mexican, b. in Mexico City; RN:Mario Moreno August; Mexican superstar
Earl Coleman: 1925=d.Jul 12, 1995 (was 69)
Jazz Singer, with Charlie Parker among other bands
Dan Curtis: 1927=d.Mar 27, 2006 (was 78)
TV Producer/Director, Dark Shadows creator
Cecil B. De Mille: 1881=d.Jan 21, 1959 (was 77)
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, b. in Ashfield, MA; The Greatest Show On Earth, King of Kings, Cleopatra, Ten Commandments, Union Pacific, Reap the Wild Wind
John Derek: 1926=d.May 22, 1998 (was 71)
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, b. in Hollywood, CA; The Ten Commandments; Dolores Johnson & Lawson Harris' son; Married to Patti Behrs, Ursula Andress, then Linda Evans, now Bo Derek; RN:Derek Harris
Pauline Frederick: 1885=d.Aug 19, 1938 (was 53)
Movie Actress
Samuel Fuller: 1911=d.Oct 30, 1997 (was 86)
Movie Director, Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter
Oscar Homolka: 1898=d.Jan 27, 1978 (was 79)
Movie/Stage Actor, Austrian, I Remember Mama; some say b. 1903
Joe Jones: 1926=d.Nov 27, 2005 (was 79)
Singer, Pianist, hit: You Talk Too Much
Kurt Kasznar: 1913?=d.Aug 6, 1979
TV/Stage Actor, Austrian, Sound of Music, Land of the Giants' Cmdr. Alexander Fitzhugh; some say b. Aug 13, 1913
Michael Kidd: 1915=d.Dec 23, 2007 (was 92)
Choreographer, Ballet Dancer, RN:Milton Greenwald; Guys & Dolls, Hello Dolly, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers; some say b. 1917 or b. 1925 or b. 1919
King George IV Of Great Britian: 1762=d.Jun 26, 1830 (was 67)
King, British, ruled 1820-30
Thomas Andrew Knight: 1759=d.May 11, 1838 (was 78)
Scientist, British, Horticulturist
Marion Lorne: 1886=d.May 9, 1968 (was 81)
TV/Stage Actress, Mr. Peepers' Mrs. Gurney, Garry Moore Show, Bewitched's Aunt Clara; was 80 or 82?
Conrad Malte-Brun: 1775=d.Dec 14, 1826 (was 51)
Author, French, a founder of the first modern geographic society.
Percy Mayfield: 1920=d.Aug 11, 1984 (was 63)
Soul Singer, Blues Singer, Composer/Songwriter, Pianist, wrote "Hit The Road, Jack"
Norris McWhirter: 1925=d.Apr, 2004 (was 78)
Publisher, British, Brewer; Ross' twin; Guiness Book of World Records
Ross McWhirter: 1925=d.Nov 27, 1975 (was 50)
Publisher, British, Brewer; Norris' twin; Guiness Book of World Records
Robert Mills: 1781=d.Mar 3, 1855 (was 73)
Architect, Engineer, Washington Mounument
Gloria Monty: 1921=d.Mar 30, 2006 (was 84)
Producer, ex-ex-ex-General Hospital executive producer
Buck Owens: 1929=d.Mar 25, 2006 (was 76)
HALL OF FAMER, Country/Western Performer, Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Saxophonist, Trumpeter, b. in Sherman, TX; Hee Haw host 1969-86; RN:Alvis Edgar Owens Jr.; Backing group: The Buckaroos; in 60s, 19 of his 30 Top 10 songs hit #1 in country charts; in Country Music Hall of Fame
Marjorie Reynolds: 1921=d.Feb 1, 1997 (was 75)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Buhl, Idaho; RLN:Moore; The Life of Riley's Peg Riley; Holiday Inn movie
Mary Roberts Rinehart: 1876=d.Sep 22, 1958 (was 82)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, originator of the phrase "The butler did it."
Julius Rosenwald: 1862=d.Jan 6, 1932 (was 69)
Merchant, Philanthropist, Sears Co. prez
Erwin Schrodinger: 1887=d.Jan 4, 1961 (was 73)
Physicist, Austrian, theoretical physicist who contributed to the wave theory of matter and to other fundamentals of quantum mechanics.
Zerna Sharp: 1889=d.????
Teacher, Dick & Jane readers
Howard Smith: 1893=d.Jan 10, 1968 (was 74)
TV Actor, The Aldrich Family's Mr. Brown, Peter Loves Mary, Hazel's Harvey Griffin
Robert Southey: 1774=d.Mar 21, 1843 (was 68)
Author, Poet, English
Otto Struve: 1897=d.Apr 6, 1963 (was 65)
Astronomer, Russian, known for his contributions to stellar spectroscopy, notably the discovery of the widespread distribution of hydrogen and other elements in space.
Abbott Thayer: 1849=d.????
Painter, created camoflage, a combination of colors for military uniforms that are hard to see in combat; Stan Ridgeway sang about a marine with the name Camouflage
Vivien Tobin: 1902=d.Aug 2, 2002 (was 99)
Movie Actress, Genvieve Tobin's sister
Larry Troutman: 1944=d.Apr 25, 1999 (was 54)
Rhythm and Blues Musician, of Roger and Zapp
Gus Van: 1887=d.Mar 12, 1968 (was 80)
Comedian, Singer, Stage Actor, with Joe Schenck
Porter Wagoner: 1927=d.Oct 28, 2007 (was 80)
Country Singer, Variety Show Host, Songwriter, b. in West Plains, MO; Porter Wagoner Show '60-80, Ozark Jubilee; some say 1930 or '32; discovered Dolly Parton
Deborah Walley: 1943=d.May 10, 2001 (was 57)
Actress, 60's Beach bunny (Gidget movie star, Beach Blanket Bingo, etc.); The Mothers in Law's Susie Hubbard Bell
Doc West: 1915=d.1951
Jazz Performer, Drummer
Jane Wyatt: 1910=d.Oct 20, 2006 (was 96)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Campgaw, NJ; Star Trek's Mr. Spock's mother, Father Knows Best's Margaret Anderson; Not Ronald Reagan's ex-wife!!!; many say b. 1911

People on August 12th: death anniversaries

Luther Allison: 1997 (was 57)/b.Aug 17, 1939
Blues Singer, Blues Guitarist, formed the Rolling Stones in 1954 (not the Mick Jagger group) with his brother Gran and was renamed the Four Jivers later on; soloist
William Blake: 1827 (was 69)/b.Nov 28, 1757
Poet, Sculptor, Engraver, Mystic, English
Lenny Breaux: 1984 (was 43)/b.Aug 8, 1941
Guitarist, Jazz Musician
John Cage: 1992 (was 79)/b.Sep 5, 1912
Composer, Author, Musician, Poet, Essayist, Painter, Pianist, Gay, Avant-garde; 20th century music revolutionizer with 12-tone scales
Bennett Cerf: 1971 (was 73)/b.May 25, 1898
Publisher, Panelist, Businessperson, What's My Line; Random House Publishers founder
Ernst B. Chain: 1979 (was 73)/b.Jun 19, 1906
Biochemist, Chemist, German, penicillin, Nobel 1945
Gene Cherico: 1994 (was 59)/b.Apr 15, 1935
Jazz Performer, Bassist
Julia Child: 2004 (was 91)/b.Aug 15, 1912
Chef, Teacher, Author, TV Hostess, Pianist, b. in Pasadena, Calif.; Cookbooks; The French Chef; permanently immoralized not only in the Culinary Institute of America's Hall of Fame, but also by Dan Aykroyd parodying her on a Saturday Night Live skit.
Ross Elliott: 1999 (was 82)/b.Jun 18, 1917
Actor, had a recurring role on Lucille Ball's sitcom as Ricky Ricardo's agent.
Ian Lancaster Fleming: 1964 (was 56)/b.May 28, 1908
Author, Columnist, English, b. in London; James Bond creator, also wrote "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
Henry Fonda: 1982 (was 77)/b.May 16, 1905
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Grand Island, NE; MN:Jaynes; Grapes of Wrath, On Golden Pond, The Deputy's Marshal Simon Fry/Narrator, The Smith Family's Det. Sgt. Chad Smith, Roots' Col Warner; Jane & Peter's dad; some say '06; wed 5x's
Merv Griffin: 2007 (was 82)/b.Jul 6, 1925
TV Talk Show Host, TV Producer, Game Show Host, Singer, Roman Catholic, b. in San Mateo, CA; Merv Griffin Show, Play Your Hunch; I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts singer, Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy creator; sung: I've Got A Bunch Of Lovely Coconuts
John Philip Holland: 1914 (was 74)/b.Feb 24, 1840
Inventor, Irish, pioneer in submarine building
Leos Janacek: 1928 (was 74)/b.Jul 3, 1854
Composer
Howard Jarvis: 1986 (was 82)/b.Sep 22, 1903
Politician, Social Reformer, California Tax Protester. Author of prop. 13 in 1978
James Keeler: 1900 (was 42)/b.Sep 10, 1857
Astronomer, Rings of Saturn discoverer; who confirmed that Saturn's ring system is not a solid unit but is composed of a vast swarm of tiny particles.
James Russell Lowell: 1891 (was 72)/b.Feb 22, 1819
Poet, Essayist, Diplomat, Editor, abolitionist
Thomas Mann: 1955 (was 80)/b.Jun 6, 1875
Novelist, Essayist, German, Magic Mountain
Nils Nordenskjold: 1901 (was 68)/b.Nov 18, 1832
Geologist, Explorer, Geographer, Finnish, Mineralogist; sailed from Norway to the Pacific across the Asiatic Arctic, completing the first successful navigation of the Northeast Passage.
Marty Paich: 1995 (was 70)/b.Jan 23, 1925
Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, on Glen Campbell, Sonny & Cher, & Smothers Bros' TV shows; David's dad
Jacopo Peri: 1633 (was 71)/b.Aug 20, 1561
Composer, Italian
Pope Innocent XI: 1689 (was 78)/b.May 19, 1611
Pope, from 1676-1689; d. year?
Pope Sixtus IV: 1484 (was 70)/b.Jul 21, 1414
Religious Leader, pope 1471-84
Eliphalet Remington: 1861 (was 67)/b.Oct 28, 1793
Manufacturer, with his dad manufactured the famous Remington Rifles; b. Oct 27?
Kyu Sakamoto: 1985 (was 44)/b.1941
Singer, Japanese, was 43 or 44; Sukiyaki sgr
Sara Seeger: 1990 (was 76)/b.Jul 1, 1914
TV/Movie Actress, Dennis the Menace's Mrs. John Wilson
Al Shean: 1949 (was 81)/b.May 12, 1868
Movie/Stage Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, RN:Alfred Shoenberg; Marx Brothers' uncle
William B. Shockley: 1989 (was 79)/b.Feb 13, 1910
Scientist, Physicist, Inventor, British, of Transistors; Nobel Prize for physics
George Stephenson: 1848 (was 67)/b.Jun 9, 1781
Inventor, English, the principal inventor of the railroad locomotive.
Loretta Young: 2000 (was 87)/b.Jan 6, 1913
TV/Movie Actress, Variety Show Hostess, b. in Salt Lake City, Utah; RFN:Gretchen; The Farmer's Daughter, The Loretta Young Show, New Loretta Young Show's Christine Massey; some say 1911 or '12; Grant Withers' ex-

Sorry. The 'This Day in Events History' section has expired!

For a full list of events covering 27 categories including the Today in Music, Sports, and Entertainment subjects, please purchase the davesdatebook CD right here.

Please Click Here for information.

Thank you for your patronage.

Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today in History Basic, Today in History, Davesfunstuff