Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) in the year 1912.   

Apr 13   On this day in history the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter   

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

Apr 14   On this day in history pan American Union forms   

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

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   On this day in history a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki   

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

Apr 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow on this day in history.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 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   Harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel on this day in history.   

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

Apr 17   In the year 1912 isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

Apr 18   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer in the year 1912.   

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

Apr 20   On this day in history bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64   

Apr 20   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 20   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

Apr 22   On this day in history gavalda Miguel Querol, composer   

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 in the year 1912.   

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) 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   The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) in the year 1912.   

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 in the year 1912.   

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of andre Ameller, composer   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history georg Heym, writer, dies at 24   

Jan 28   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died on this day in history.   

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

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