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Thursday, 12 February 2026
1906 Albert Hofmann, Switzerland, chemist (discovered LSD) 
1908 Lionel Stander, NYC, actor (Max-Hart to Hart, Unfaithfully Yours).
1909 Gunnar Johnsen Berg, composer.
1910 Izler Solomon, St Paul, Minn, conductor
1911 Record Alberta low temperature of -61.1C recorded at Fort Vermilion
1912 Donald Barry, Houston Tx, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak)
1913 Bread and Roses Strike begins
1913 The inaugural sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (New York City NY)
1913 1st sedan-type car (Hudson) goes on display at 13th Auto Show (NYC).
1914 Captain Robert Abram Bartlett 1875-1946 sees his Canadian Arctic Expedition ship Karluk crushed by ice near Herald Island, north of Siberia, 300 km short of his destination of Herschel Island; one of three ships of Stefansson expedition; many of the survivors will die before they reach Wrangel Island, 100 km away, where they wait until September before being rescued
1914 Dorothy Jeakins, costume designer
1914 Ambrose Bierce, writer, dies at 71.
1915 Colonel Jacob Ruppert and Colonel Tillinghast Huston purchase Yankees for $460000.
1915 Col Jacob Ruppert and Col Tillinghast Huston purchase Yanks for $460000
1916 French troops capture/Serbian army flees to Corfu.
1916 Bernard Blier, Buenos Aires Argentina, actor (Les Miserables).
1917 Guy Bolton and PG Wodehouse's "Have a Heart," premieres in NYC
1919 3 year old German communist party (Spartacus) crushed
1919 Romania annexes Transylvania
1920 French passenger ship Afrique sinks near La Rochelle; 553 die
1922 Insulin inaugural used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada).
1922 Quebec Catholic bishops pronounce themselves opposed to votes for women
1922 Insulin 1st used to treat diabetes (Leonard Thompson, 14, of Canada)
1923 French and Belgian troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations.
1923 French troops occupy Ruhr to collect reparations.
1923 1st Dutch Dada-evening (Theo Van Doesburg and Kurt Schwitters)
1923 Constantine I, king of Greece (1913-17, 20-22), dies at 54
1924 SS Helgoland, she had sought shelter off the Ards coast but dragged her anchors and stranded at Tara Point, Ulster. The crew climbed the rigging to seek safety but had to remain there all night until they were rescued. During World War One she had been a 'Q' ship, with disguised gunnery for use against enemy submarines
1925 In this year, Franc B Kellogg formally adopts in place of Charles Hughes on as US Secretary of State.
1925 In this year, Franc B Kellogg adopts in place of Charles Hughes on as US Sect of State.
1927 Royale Theater (Golden, CBS Radio Playhouse) opens at 242 W 45th NYC.
1928 Thomas Hardy, novelist (Maddening Crowd), dies near Dorchester at 87
1929 Julio Antonio Mella, Cuban revolutionary, murdered at about 28
1931 Oscar Fetras, composer, dies at 76
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