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   On this day in history philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)  

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

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

Aug 21   In the year 1912 bruce Trent, singer  

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 on this day in history.  

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   Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1912 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   US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on this day in history.  

Aug 25   1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin in the year 1912.  

Aug 25   On this day in history erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany)  

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   In the year 1912 edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"  

Aug 27   Peter Gretton, British vice admiral on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)  

Aug 29   In the year 1912 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   St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 01   In the year 1912 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1912 birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader  

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

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born in the year 1912.  

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   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.  

Jan 03   In the year 1912 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77  

Jan 14   In the year 1912 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 in the year 1912.  

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   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies in the year 1912.  

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies in the year 1912.  

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