Historical Events In 1912

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

Aug 19   Alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

Aug 20   Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 21   On this day in history bruce Trent, singer   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist   

Aug 22   In the year 1912 england defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament   

Aug 22   In the year 1912 pope Gregory IX, dies   

Aug 23   On this day in history 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   Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin   

Aug 25   On this day in history erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany)   

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

Aug 27   On this day in history edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes.   

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)   

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

Aug 30   St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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Jan 01   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history birth of andre Ameller, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1912.   

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   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   In the year 1912 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

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