On this day: Actor Henry Fonda dies aged 77 in 1982

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 12: 1922 – Arthur Griffith, first president of the Irish Republic and a founder of Sinn Fein, died. 1955 – German novelist Thomas Mann died; best known for “Death in Venice” and “The Magic Mountain”. 1964 – Ian…

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