Historical Events In 1912

Aug 17   In the year 1912 edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop  

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

Aug 20   Plant Quarantine Act goes into effect in the year 1912.  

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

Aug 21   On this day in history bruce Trent, singer  

Aug 21   In the year 1912 mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 22   Pope Gregory IX, dies on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany)  

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   On this day in history peter Gretton, British vice admiral  

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

Aug 29   On this day in history barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)  

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

Aug 30   In the year 1912 st Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1  

Aug 31   Ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone in the year 1912.  

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

Sep 02   Johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism) in the year 1912.  

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

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   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born in the year 1912.  

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 in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of andre Ameller, composer  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1912.  

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

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.  

Jan 28   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died in the year 1912.  

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   On this day in history edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies  

Feb 17   In the year 1912 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57