American actor, producer, and humanitarian (born 1914)

Danny Thomas

Amos Muzyad Yaqoob Kairouz, known professionally as Danny Thomas, was an American entertainer, producer, and philanthropist. After launching his career in the 1940s in radio and cinema, he created and starred in the 1953–1964 television sitcom Make Room for Daddy / The Danny Thomas Show, and went on to produce a number of successful television programs. In 1962, he leveraged his celebrity status to establish St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, a leading center in pediatrics research and treatment, with a focus on pediatric cancer.

Born

1912

January 6

Died

1991

Era

1910s

Country

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About

Danny, in brief

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Key dates

1912 Born
1991 Died

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What else happened on this day, through history

1066 Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will eventually lead to the Norman conquest of England.
1205 Philip of Swabia undergoes a second coronation as King of the Romans.
1322 Stephen Uroš III is crowned King of Serbia, having defeated his half-brother Stefan Konstantin in battle. His son is crowned "young king" in the same ceremony.
1355 Charles IV of Bohemia is crowned with the Iron Crown of Lombardy as King of Italy in Milan.

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The world in 1912

When Danny arrived

april 10 RMS Titanic sets sail from Southampton, UK, on her maiden and only voyage.
april 14 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic and begins to sink.
april 15 The British passenger liner RMS Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,224 passengers and crew on board survive.
april 16 Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an airplane across the English Channel.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on January 6

A. R. Rahman 1967– Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, and philanthropist Alexander Scriabin 1872–1915 Russian pianist and composer (born 1872) Carl Sandburg 1878–1967 American poet and historian (died 1967) Charles Sumner 1811–1874 American lawyer and politician (died 1874) Debbie Mathers 1955–2024 Mother of Eminem (born 1955) Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (died 1720) 1655– Gaspar de Guzmán 1587–1645 Count-Duke of Olivares (died 1645) Gustave Doré 1832–1883 French engraver and illustrator (born 1832) Heinrich Schliemann 1822–1890 German archaeologist, businessman and author (born 1822)

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1912

Arsenio Lacson 1912–1962 Filipino journalist and politician, Mayor of Manila (born 1912) Chien-Shiung Wu 1912–1997 Chinese-American physicist and academic (born 1912) David Brower 1912– American environmentalist, founder of the Sierra Club Foundation (died 2000) Eleanor Powell 1912–1982 American actress and dancer (born 1912) Erich Honecker 1912–1994 German politician (died 1994) Georg Solti 1912–1997 Hungarian-English conductor and director (died 1997) Habib Elghanian 1912– Iranian businessman (died 1979) Jackson Pollock 1912–1956 American painter (born 1912) Jacques Ellul 1912–1994 French philosopher and critic (died 1994)

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