Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki  

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   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 off Newfoundland as band plays on  

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

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

Apr 16   David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship) in the year 1912.  

Apr 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 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   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   In the year 1912 bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64  

Apr 20   On this day in history david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)  

Apr 20   Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11 on this day in history.  

Apr 20   On this day in history tiger Stadium in Detroit opens  

Apr 21   In the year 1912 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   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 in the year 1912.  

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born in the year 1912.  

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

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 in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)  

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   In the year 1912 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 29   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57