Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) on this day in history.   

Apr 13   The British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter in the year 1912.   

Apr 14   On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

Apr 14   Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history the liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink   

Apr 14   The Titanic,launched on 31 May 1911, on route from Southampton to New York with 2200 passengers, strikes Iceburg off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and sinks. (1500+ death toll) in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow   

Apr 15   On this day in history uSS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors   

Apr 16   David Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship) on this day in history.   

Apr 16   On this day in history harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel   

Apr 16   On this day in history harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel   

Apr 17   1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") in the year 1912.   

Apr 17   Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer in the year 1912.   

Apr 18   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   In the year 1912 the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.   

Apr 19   16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2 in the year 1912.   

Apr 19   On this day in history glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)   

Apr 20   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   On this day in history david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)   

Apr 20   Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11 in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on this day in history.   

Apr 21   On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Apr 25   Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis on this day in history.   

Apr 26   1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.   

Apr 26   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) in the year 1912.   

Apr 26   In the year 1912 the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 27   Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux) on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1912 hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

Feb 10   On this day in history 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   On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57