Historical Events In 1912

Aug 17   Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop in the year 1912.  

Aug 19   On this day in history alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67  

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 in the year 1912.  

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

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer in the year 1912.  

Aug 21   On this day in history mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia  

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

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

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

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

Aug 23   On this day in history gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)  

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

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   In the year 1912 nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians  

Aug 24   In the year 1912 territory of Alaska organized  

Aug 24   On this day in history uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt  

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

Aug 25   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes.  

Aug 27   Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes" in the year 1912.  

Aug 27   On this day in history peter Gretton, British vice admiral  

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) on this day in history.  

Aug 30   In the year 1912 edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)  

Aug 30   St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 in the year 1912.  

Aug 31   In the year 1912 ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone  

Sep 01   Sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62 in the year 1912.  

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

Sep 03   In the year 1912 arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres  

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   On this day in history birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole  

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

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)  

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of andre Ameller, composer  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1912 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1912 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1912 joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies  

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.