Historical Events In 1912

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

Apr 13   On this day in history the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter  

Apr 14   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Pan American Union forms in the year 1912.  

Apr 14   The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink in the year 1912.  

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   On this day in history a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow in the year 1912.  

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

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

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel on this day in history.  

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

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

Apr 17   Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer on this day in history.  

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

Apr 18   The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City on this day in history.  

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

Apr 19   On this day in history glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)  

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

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   In the year 1912 gavalda Miguel Querol, composer  

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

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

Apr 26   On this day in history 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)  

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

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

Apr 27   On this day in history franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)  

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Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole  

Jan 01   Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of andre Ameller, composer  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer  

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

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

Jan 16   In the year 1912 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   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.