Historical Events In 1912

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

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

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

Aug 20   Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) in the year 1912.  

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

Aug 20   On this day in history william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies  

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer in the year 1912.  

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history england defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament  

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

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

Aug 23   In the year 1912 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   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   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   On this day in history 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin  

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) in the year 1912.  

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

Aug 27   Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes 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 peter Gretton, British vice admiral  

Aug 28   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 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   Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone on this day in history.  

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

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   In the year 1912 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   Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader was born in the year 1912.  

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

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)  

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 03   In the year 1912 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   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   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died on this day in history.  

Jan 29   On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54  

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.