Page 12: Historical Events In 1912

Aug 17   Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1912 mr Carter-Cotton chosen first chancellor of Univ of British Columbia   

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   Alaska becomes a U.S. territory on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history nYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians   

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   1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin in the year 1912.   

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   On this day in history peter Gretton, British vice admiral   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 in the year 1912.   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   On this day in history 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   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 in the year 1912.