Historical Events In 1912

Jan 01   Sun Yat-sen forms Chinese Republic.   

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer.   

Jan 03   Canadian Pacific leases Dominion Atlantic Railway Company, Nova Scotia   

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77.   

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston)   

Jan 03   South Pacific RR offers to bring Liberty Bell to Exposition, free.   

Jan 04   Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356375 km center-to-center.   

Jan 04   Smallest earth-moon distance this century, 356375 km center-to-ctr   

Jan 05   1st National Hockey Assn game (Victoria)   

Jan 05   Frank Pace Jr, US Secretary of Army (1950-53)   

Jan 06   New Mexico is recorded as becoming 47th state   

Jan 06   New Mexico is recorded as becoming 7th American state   

Jan 07   Charles Addams, cartoonist (New Yorker, Addams Family)   

Jan 08   Jose Ferrer, American actor is born   

Jan 08   The African National Congress is founded   

Jan 09   Ralph Tubbs, architect   

Jan 09   US marines invade Honduras.   

Jan 10   Caillaux government in France steps down.   

Jan 10   Caillaux govt in France steps down.   

Jan 10   World's inaugural flying boat's maiden flight, (Glenn Curtiss in NY).   

Jan 11   Donald Barry, Houston Tx, actor (Mr Gallo-Mr Novak).   

Jan 12   -47°F (-44°C), Washta, Iowa (state record).   

Jan 12   -47ºF (-44ºC), Washta IA (state record)   

Jan 13   -40°F (-40°C), Oakland, Maryland (state record).   

Jan 13   -40ºF (-40ºC), Oakland MD (state record).   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant and Epigones), dies at 71   

Jan 14   Raymond Poincaré is recorded as becoming premier of France.   

Jan 16   Franz Tumler, Austria, author/novelist (Cloak, Aufruf).   

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24.   

Jan 17   English explorer Robert F. Scott is inaugural to reach the South Pole.   

Jan 17   Robert Scott expedition arrives at South Pole, 1 month after Amundsen.   

Jan 18   Charles Moeller, Belgian theologist (Humanism et saintete)   

Jan 18   English explorer Robert F Scott and his expedition reach South Pole, only to discover that Roald Amundsen had gotten there before.   

Jan 19   Francis David Charteris, earl of Wemyss and March/Scottish landowner.   

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Jan 01   Kim philby: British spy/soviet mole   

Jan 01   Victor reuther: Wheeling wv, labor leader   

Jan 01   Boris vladimirovich gnedenko: Russian mathematician    

Jan 02   Andre ameller: Composer   

Jan 02   Anna lee: Ightham england, actress (scruples, lila-general hospital)   

Jan 02   Barbara pentland: Winnipeg canada, composer   

Jan 02   Renato guttuso: Italian painter (flight from etna, crucifixion)   

Jan 03   Robert flemyng: Liverpool eng, actor (windom's way, young winston)   

Jan 03   Felix dahn: Writer,   

Jan 14   Otto liebmann: German philosopher (kant & epigones),    

Jan 16   Georg heym: Writer,   

Jan 28   Gustave de molinari: Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   Hermann bang: Writer,   

Feb 10   Joseph lister: 1st baron lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic),    

Feb 16   Edgar evans: British explorer (antarctica),   

Feb 17   Aloys von aerenthal: Foreign minister (austria-hungary),