Page 2: Historical Events In 1912

Jan 20   Christopher Casson, Irish actor (Zardoz, Educating Rita).   

Jan 21   Konrad Bloch, Germany, biochemist (studied cholesterol-Nobel 1964)   

Jan 23   Ank van der Moer, actress (Verkade, Dutch Comedy)   

Jan 23   The Aermore Manufacturing Company, a Chicago concern, received a patent for the Aermore Exhaust Horn, a multiple-pipe horn powered by engine exhaust that played a chord like a church organ   

Jan 23   The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague.   

Jan 24   Ken Weekes, cricketer (WI batsman v England 1939, 137 at The Oval)   

Jan 25   Lucius E Burch Jr, US lawyer/civil rights leader.   

Jan 26   Cora Baird, NYC, puppeteer (Kukla, Fran and Ollie)   

Jan 27   Lawrence Durrell, Darjeeling, Indian/British writer (Private Country, Alexandria Quartet).   

Jan 28   Jackson Pollock, American painter is born.   

Jan 28   Jackson Pollock, Cody Wyoming, expressionist painter (Lavender Mist).   

Jan 29   "Professor" Irwin Corey, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Car Wash, Doc)   

Jan 29   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

Jan 29   Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence MA   

Jan 29   Martial law declared in textile strike in Lawrence, MA   

Jan 30   Barbara Tuchman, US, historian/author (Pulitzer, Guns of August)   

Jan 31   In Prince William Sound, Alaska one of the Largest Earthquakes inthe United States measured at 7.0   

Feb 02   Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe).   

Feb 02   Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty.   

Feb 03   Jacques Soustelle, French minister of information   

Feb 04   Byron Nelson, Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945)   

Feb 05   Willard Parker, NYC, actor (Kiss Me Kate, What A Woman).   

Feb 06   Eva Braun, mistress (Adolph Hitler)   

Feb 07   Derek Farr, London, actor (8 O'Clock Walk, Doctor at Large).   

Feb 07   In this year, 2nd Dutch 11 city skate (Coen de Koenig claims (11:40).   

Feb 08   1st eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville, Fla.   

Feb 08   inaugural eastbound US transcontinental flight lands in Jacksonville FL.   

Feb 08   Simon Jurovsky, composer   

Feb 09   Hubert William Dean, air armaments specialist   

Feb 09   US Tennis Assn amends rule taking bye away from defending champion   

Feb 10   Hobbs and Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand v Aust at MCG.   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies   

Feb 10   Lord Orr-Ewing.   

Feb 11   Roy Fuller, England, poet/novelist (Lost Season)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)   

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   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)   

Jan 03   In the year 1912 birth of robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston)   

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

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

Jan 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1912.   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies in the year 1912.   

Feb 16   In the year 1912 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

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