January 12, 1910 Patsy Kelly, Bkln, actress (Rosemary's Baby, North Ave Irregulars) January 12, 1909 Mauritz Hugo, Sweden, actor (Atomic Blonde, Road Agent) January 12, 1908 Ben Seijes, Dutch historian (WW II) January 12, 1908 Jose Limon, Mexican/US dancer (I, Odysseus) January 12, 1907 Britain grants responsible government to former colony of Transvaal January 12, 1907 Sergei Korolev, scientist January 12, 1906 1st time Dow Jones closes above 100 January 12, 1906 Football rules committee legalizes forward pass January 12, 1906 Henny Youngman, England, comedian (Take my wife please...) January 12, 1906 Tex Ritter, Texas, country singer (5 Star Jubilee, Wayward Wind) January 12, 1904 Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist January 12, 1904 Southwest-Africa uprising under Samuel Maherero against German garison January 12, 1903 Harry Houdini performs at Rembrandt theater, Amsterdam January 12, 1903 Igor V Kurtshatov, Russian nuclear physicist (1st Rus nuclear bomb) January 12, 1903 Rhodes Opera House burns in Boyertown Pa, killing 170 January 12, 1902 Ibn Abdul-Aziz Saud, Kuwait, king (Saudi Arabia) January 12, 1902 Ray Teal, Grand Rapids Mich, actor (Sheriff Roy Coffee-Bonanza) January 12, 1902 Simon H Spoor, Dutch gen/intelligence officer for Gen MacArthur January 12, 1901 Kurt Jooss, Wurtemburg, Germany, ballet choreographer January 12, 1900 Freeland Colony founded in US