Births on May 12

Bertus Aafjes

Born on May 12, 1914

Bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet and author (d. 1993)

Lambertus Jacobus Johannes "Bertus" Aafjes (May 12, 1914 – April 23, 1993) was a Dutch poet noteworthy for his poems about resistance to German occupation during World War II.

Aafjes was born in Amsterdam, married and was the father of 3 daughters and 1 son. He died in Venlo.

Aafjes wrote a five-book series featuring Japanese samurai Ōoka Tadasuke. His work is marked by his devout Catholicism, but he also scripted the comics Mannetje Bagatel (1946) and Kleine Isar, de Vierde Koning (1962) for Eppo Doeve

, as well as Peter-kersen-eter (1943) and De Vrolijke Vaderlandse Geschiedenis (1948) for Piet Worm.

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28 Jun

Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo; this is the casus belli of World War I.
26 Jul

Bulgaria
Serbia and Bulgaria interrupt diplomatic relationship.
5 Aug

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In Cleveland, Ohio, the first electric traffic light is installed.
15 Aug

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1 Sep

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St. Petersburg, Russia, changes its name to Petrograd.

Births on May 12

Bertus Aafjes

Born on May 12, 1914

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Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria

Bulgaria

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Frank Lloyd Wright

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