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   In the year 1912 pan American Union forms   

Apr 14   The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink in the year 1912.   

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) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94)   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on on this day in history.   

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   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1912.   

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel in the year 1912.   

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

Apr 17   On this day in history 1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep")   

Apr 17   On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

Apr 18   On this day in history john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer   

Apr 18   The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City on this day in history.   

Apr 19   16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   Glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951) in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81   

Apr 25   On this day in history gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis   

Apr 26   1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) in the year 1912.   

Apr 26   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) on this day in history.   

Apr 26   On this day in history the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 27   On this day in history franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)   

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1912.   

Feb 10   On this day in history joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies   

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies on this day in history.   

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