Page 12: Historical Events In 1912

Aug 19   Percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres.   

Aug 20   Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

Aug 20   Plant Quarantine Act comes into force.   

Aug 20   William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies   

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer   

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia   

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen inaugural chancellor of Univ of British Columbia   

Aug 22   Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist.   

Aug 22   England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament   

Aug 22   Pope Gregory IX, dies.   

Aug 23   Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director is born   

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

Aug 24   Alaska is recorded as becoming a U.S. territory   

Aug 24   Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show).   

Aug 24   NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe and victorious US olympians   

Aug 24   Territory of Alaska organized   

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

Aug 25   1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin   

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany)   

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

Aug 27   In this year, Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes   

Aug 27   In this year, Edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes".   

Aug 27   Peter Gretton, British vice admiral   

Aug 28   Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75).   

Aug 29   Barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)   

Aug 30   Edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)   

Aug 30   St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1   

Aug 31   Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone   

Sep 01   Sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62.   

Sep 02   Johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism).   

Sep 03   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!!   

Sep 04   1st accident (collision) in Londoner Underground: 22 injured person   

Sep 04   Alexander Liberman, editor/painter/photographer (639).   

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Jan 01   Kim philby: British spy/soviet mole   

Jan 01   Victor reuther: Wheeling wv, labor leader   

Jan 01   Boris vladimirovich gnedenko: Russian mathematician    

Jan 02   Andre ameller: Composer   

Jan 02   Anna lee: Ightham england, actress (scruples, lila-general hospital)   

Jan 02   Barbara pentland: Winnipeg canada, composer   

Jan 02   Renato guttuso: Italian painter (flight from etna, crucifixion)   

Jan 03   Robert flemyng: Liverpool eng, actor (windom's way, young winston)   

Jan 03   Felix dahn: Writer,   

Jan 14   Otto liebmann: German philosopher (kant & epigones),    

Jan 16   Georg heym: Writer,    

Jan 28   Gustave de molinari: Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   Hermann bang: Writer,    

Feb 10   Joseph lister: 1st baron lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic),   

Feb 16   Edgar evans: British explorer (antarctica),   

Feb 17   Aloys von aerenthal: Foreign minister (austria-hungary),