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   In the year 1912 philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

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

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

Aug 21   In the year 1912 bruce Trent, singer   

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 in the year 1912.   

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   Pope Gregory IX, dies on this day in history.   

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

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   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 in the year 1912.   

Aug 24   In the year 1912 territory of Alaska organized   

Aug 24   US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   32nd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats W F Johnson (36 26 62 64 62) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1912.   

Aug 28   Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 30   In the year 1912 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   Sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1912 johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism)   

Sep 03   Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres in the year 1912.   

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   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   Andre Ameller, composer was born in the year 1912.   

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   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   In the year 1912 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

Jan 14   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57