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Movie events on the 12th August
Robert Southey is born. (Bristol, England) (Pandaemonium)
Ray Schalk is born. (Harvel, Illinois) (Eight Men Out)
Reuben "Rooster" Cogburn dies. (Jonesboro, Arkansas) (True Grit (2010))
The directors of the Supermarine Aviation Co. host a luncheon at their Works Assembly Shop on the occasion of the Schneider Trophy Race in Naples, Italy. The race is won by the Supermarine Sea Lion II designed by R.J. Mitchell, setting a record speed of 145 mph. Hoping to capitalize on the directors' good spirits, Mitchell approaches Commander Bride with his idea for a revolutionary design - the Spitfire; however, though Bride recognizes his flair for design, he feels Mitchell needs more "practical experience" and assigns him to the assembly shop for "a couple of years". (Southampton, England) (The First of the Few)
Clive Candy places an ad thanking all those who have sent sympathies to him on his irreparable loss. (The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp)
Richie Roberts graduates as a lawyer. (American Gangster)
Jean Michel-Basquiat dies of a heroine overdose. (Manhattan, New York City) (Basquiat)
Julia Powell bones a duck, cooking the 500th and final recipe from Julia Child's cookbook. (Julie & Julia)
Dalton Russell leads a bank robbery on Manhattan Trust Bank. (New York) (Inside Man)
Wikus Van De Merwe hides himself in District 9. (Johannesburg, South Africa) (District 9)