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   In the year 1912 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher  

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 in the year 1912.  

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   In the year 1912 a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki  

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) on this day in history.  

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on in the year 1912.  

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on in the year 1912.  

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 on this day in history.  

Apr 16   David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship) on this day in history.  

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

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

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   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer on this day in history.  

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   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   In the year 1912 david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)  

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

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

Apr 21   Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.  

Apr 22   In the year 1912 gavalda Miguel Querol, composer  

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

Apr 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 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) on this day in history.  

Apr 27   In the year 1912 franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)  

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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 in the year 1912.  

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 in the year 1912.  

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

Jan 28   On this day in history death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)  

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

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies in the year 1912.  

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.