Page 5: Historical Events In May - 12
Sunday, 16 February 2025
1903 Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway) on May - 12.
1906 On May - 12 william M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist
1907 On May - 12 katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond)
1907 On May - 12 j K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59
1908 On this day in history george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married" premieres in London
1908 On May - 12 wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield
1908 On this day in history george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London
1908 Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.
1909 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8 on May - 12.
1910 2nd NAACP conference (NYC) on this day in history.
1910 On May - 12 dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)
1912 Marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet on May - 12.
1913 On May - 12 harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2)
1914 On this day in history bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer
1915 Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250 on this day in history.
1915 On May - 12 franklin K Mathiews, presents the idea of "Book Week"
1916 On this day in history ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer
1917 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4 on this day in history.
1917 Andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor on May - 12.
1918 Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City) on May - 12.
1919 On this day in history yanks & Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15
1921 National Hospital Day first observed on this day in history.
1921 National Hospital Day 1st observed on this day in history.
1921 On this day in history edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer
1921 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies on May - 12.
1922 On this day in history barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter
1923 49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6 on this day in history.
1923 On this day in history ewart G Abner, record company executive
1924 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2 on May - 12.
1924 Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician on this day in history.
1924 On May - 12 charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82
1925 On this day in history uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics
1925 John Simon, theater critic (NY Times) on May - 12.
1925 On this day in history alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71
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