February 12 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1924  George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue premieres in New York.   

1924  President Calvin Coolidge makes inaugural presidential radio speech   

1924  George Gershwin's "Rhapsody In Blue" premieres at Carnegie Hall (NYC)   

1925  Estonia forbids Communist Party   

1925  1st federal arbitration law approved by Congress.   

1926  Barendrecht soccer team forms.   

1927  British expeditionary army lands in Shanghai   

1929  Actress Lilly Langtree dies.   

1929  In this year, Karst Leemburg claims Dutch 11 cities skate (11:30).   

1929  Freiherr Albert von Schrenk-Notzing, Ger para-psychologist, dies at 66   

1931  Vatican Radio begins broadcasting with the callsign HVJ.   

1932  Communist Party of Holland forms Unemployed Combat Committees   

1933  In this year, German vice-chancellor von Papen formally claims Catholic aid for Nazis.   

1933  Costa Gavras, Argentinian director is born   

1933  Henri Duparc, French composer, dies at 85   

1934  France hit by a general strike against fascists and royalists.   

1934  Export-Import Bank incorporates.   

1935  Great airship, USS Macon, crashes into Pacific Ocean.   

1937  Cleveland (now Los Angeles) Rams granted an NFL franchise   

1938  Austrian chancellor Schuschnigg visits Hitler in Berchtesgaden   

1938  German troops entered Austria   

1940  The Adventures of Superman serial premieres on the Mutual radio network, featuring Bud Collyer in the title role   

1941  Occupation Police arrest "Jewish Foursome".   

1941  Jewish Council for Amsterdam forms, under Ascher/Cohen   

1942  Three German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany much to the frustration of the Royal Navy.   

1942  3 German battle cruisers escape via Channel to Brest N Germany   

1942  Grant Wood, US painter (American Gothic), dies at 49.   

1943  General Eisenhower departs Algiers to Tebessa.   

1944  Wendell Wilkie (R) enters presidential race.   

1945  San Francisco selected for site of UN Conference   

1945  SF selected for site of UN Conference.   

1945  ... de Jong, Dutch vicar/resistance fighter, executed.   

1946  World War II: Operation Deadlight ends after scuttling 121 of 154 captured U-boats   

1947  Daytime fireball and meteorite fall seen in eastern Siberia.   

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1074  Conrad: King of germany and italy   

1211  Henry vii: Roman catholic german king (1220-35)   

1218  Kujo yoritsune: Japanese shogun   

1438  Adolf van egmond: Duke of gelre/earl of zutphen   

1474  Lorenzo campeggi(o): Archbishop of bologna/diplomat   

1567  Thomas campion: England, composer/poet/physician   

1584  Casparus barleaus: Flemish theologist/poet (muiderkring)   

1585  Caspar bartholin: Malmö , physician, theologian, writer on anatomy   

1128  Death of Toghtekin: Slave/atabek of damascus,   

1242  Death of Hendrik vii: Roman catholics german king (1220-35), commits suicide   

1538  Albrecht altdorfer: German painter,   

1554  Jane grey: Queen of england for 9 days, beheaded at 17   

1571  Nicholas throckmorton: English diplomat and politician (b. 1515)   

1590  Francois hotman/hotomanus: French lawyer/diplomat,   

1595  Death of Archduke ernest of austria: Governor of the spanish netherlands (b. 1553)   

1616  John drusius: Of driesschen, flemish hebraist,