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   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on  

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 in the year 1912.  

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2  

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 in the year 1912.  

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   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens  

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

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer in the year 1912.  

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   In the year 1912 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)  

Apr 26   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 27   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 28   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died on this day in history.  

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   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies in the year 1912.  

Feb 17   On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57