Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher  

Apr 14   On this day in history pan American Union forms  

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

Apr 14   In the year 1912 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)  

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) in the year 1912.  

Apr 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow on this day in history.  

Apr 15   In the year 1912 uSS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors  

Apr 16   In the year 1912 david Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)  

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

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

Apr 17   1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") on this day in history.  

Apr 17   On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer  

Apr 18   In the year 1912 john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer  

Apr 18   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.  

Apr 20   On this day in history bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64  

Apr 20   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) on this day in history.  

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

Apr 20   Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 22   In the year 1912 gavalda Miguel Querol, composer  

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 in the year 1912.  

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   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) on this day in history.  

Apr 26   The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.  

Apr 27   Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux) in the year 1912.  

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born in the year 1912.  

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

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer  

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1912 birth of robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston)  

Jan 03   On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 in the year 1912.  

Jan 28   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died in the year 1912.  

Jan 29   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 in the year 1912.  

Feb 10   On this day in history joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies  

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.