Births on November 12

Jack Oakie

Born on November 12, 1903

Jack Oakie, American actor (d. 1978)

Jack Oakie (born Lewis Delaney Offield; November 12, 1903 – January 23, 1978) was an American actor, starring mostly in films, but also working on stage, radio and television. He portrayed Napaloni in Chaplin's The Great Dictator (1940), receiving a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

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Events on 1903

11 Feb

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)
Anton Bruckner's 9th Symphony receives its first performance in Vienna, Austria.
23 Feb

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Cuba leases Guantánamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity".
19 Jul

1903 Tour de France
Maurice Garin wins the first Tour de France.
1 Oct

Boston Americans
Baseball: The Boston Americans play the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first game of the modern World Series.
13 Oct

Pittsburgh Pirates
The Boston Red Sox win the first modern World Series, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth game.

Births on November 12

Jack Oakie

Born on November 12, 1903

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Events on 1903

Symphony No. 9 (Bruckner)

Guantanamo Bay Naval Base

1903 Tour de France

Boston Americans

Pittsburgh Pirates