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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.  

Aug 22   Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist in the year 1912.  

Aug 22   England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament in the year 1912.  

Aug 22   On this day in history pope Gregory IX, dies  

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

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 in the year 1912.  

Aug 24   On this day in history durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show)  

Aug 24   NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians in the year 1912.  

Aug 24   Territory of Alaska organized in the year 1912.  

Aug 24   In the year 1912 uS passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt  

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

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) 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 edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"  

Aug 27   In the year 1912 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) on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1912.  

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

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

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

Sep 03   On this day in history 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   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   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1912 georg Heym, writer, dies at 24  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1912.