Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   In the year 1912 royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF)   

Apr 13   In the year 1912 the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter   

Apr 14   On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

Apr 14   Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

Apr 14   The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on this day in history.   

Apr 14   The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow   

Apr 15   USS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors on this day in history.   

Apr 16   David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship) on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1912 harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel   

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel in the year 1912.   

Apr 17   1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") in the year 1912.   

Apr 17   In the year 1912 isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

Apr 18   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1912 the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.   

Apr 19   16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2 in the year 1912.   

Apr 19   Glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951) in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

Apr 22   On this day in history gavalda Miguel Querol, composer   

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Apr 25   In the year 1912 gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis   

Apr 26   1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) in the year 1912.   

Apr 26   On this day in history a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

Apr 26   In the year 1912 the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 27   Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)   

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)   

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1912.   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 in the year 1912.   

Jan 16   In the year 1912 georg Heym, writer, dies at 24   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   In the year 1912 hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1912 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 in the year 1912.