Historical Events In 1912

Aug 17   On this day in history edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop  

Aug 19   Alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1912.  

Aug 19   On this day in history percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres  

Aug 20   Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) in the year 1912.  

Aug 20   On this day in history plant Quarantine Act goes into effect  

Aug 20   William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer in the year 1912.  

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen first chancellor of Univ of British Columbia in the year 1912.  

Aug 22   In the year 1912 edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist  

Aug 22   England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament in the year 1912.  

Aug 22   Pope Gregory IX, dies in the year 1912.  

Aug 23   In the year 1912 gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)  

Aug 23   The birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history alaska becomes a U.S. territory.  

Aug 24   Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) in the year 1912.  

Aug 24   NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians on this day in history.  

Aug 24   On this day in history territory of Alaska organized  

Aug 24   US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1912 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin  

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) in the year 1912.  

Aug 26   32nd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats W F Johnson (36 26 62 64 62) in the year 1912.  

Aug 27   Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes on this day in history.  

Aug 27   In the year 1912 edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"  

Aug 27   Peter Gretton, British vice admiral on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)  

Aug 29   In the year 1912 barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)  

Aug 30   On this day in history edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)  

Aug 30   On this day in history st Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1  

Aug 31   On this day in history ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone  

Sep 01   On this day in history sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62  

Sep 02   Johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism) in the year 1912.  

Sep 03   Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres on this day in history.  

Sep 03   World's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy, they use lead toseaal the cans!! on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 01   Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   In the year 1912 georg Heym, writer, dies at 24  

Jan 28   In the year 1912 death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)  

Jan 29   In the year 1912 hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54  

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

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.