Historical Events In 1912

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

Aug 19   Alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1912.  

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   In the year 1912 plant Quarantine Act goes into effect  

Aug 20   In the year 1912 william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies  

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer in the year 1912.  

Aug 21   On this day in history mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia  

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   In the year 1912 pope Gregory IX, dies  

Aug 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1912.  

Aug 24   In the year 1912 alaska becomes a U.S. territory.  

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   Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1912.  

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) on this day in history.  

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" in the year 1912.  

Aug 27   In the year 1912 peter Gretton, British vice admiral  

Aug 28   Ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75) in the year 1912.  

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 in the year 1912.  

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   On this day in history johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism)  

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

Sep 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14   On this day in history otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

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

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

Jan 29   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.  

Feb 10   In the year 1912 joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies  

Feb 16   On this day in history edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies  

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.