Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 14   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher in the year 1912.  

Apr 14   On this day in history pan American Union forms  

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

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   On this day in history kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94)  

Apr 15   On this day in history titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on  

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

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

Apr 16   On this day in history david Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)  

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel in the year 1912.  

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 18   On this day in history john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer  

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

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   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 20   On this day in history fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11  

Apr 20   Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on this day in history.  

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

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer on this day in history.  

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

Apr 25   Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis in the year 1912.  

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   On this day in history birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole  

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

Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)  

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born in the year 1912.  

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

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   On this day in history georg Heym, writer, dies at 24  

Jan 28   In the year 1912 death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)  

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.  

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