Page 12: 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   In the year 1912 percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres   

Aug 20   Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on this day in history.   

Aug 20   Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect on this day in history.   

Aug 20   William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies in the year 1912.   

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 22   Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist in the year 1912.   

Aug 22   England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1912 pope Gregory IX, dies   

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1912 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.   

Aug 24   On this day in history durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)   

Aug 24   NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians in the year 1912.   

Aug 24   Territory of Alaska organized in the year 1912.   

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   On this day in history erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany)   

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   Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes" in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 28   Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75) in the year 1912.   

Aug 29   Barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man) in the year 1912.   

Aug 30   Edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952) on this day in history.   

Aug 30   In the year 1912 st Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1   

Aug 31   Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone in the year 1912.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism)   

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!! in the year 1912.   

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of andre Ameller, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston)   

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1912.   

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

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 in the year 1912.   

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

Jan 29   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies in the year 1912.   

Feb 17   In the year 1912 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57