Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

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

Apr 13   The British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.   

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

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

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 off Newfoundland as band plays on on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow in the year 1912.   

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

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

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

Apr 16   In the year 1912 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") on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)   

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   On this day in history fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1912 justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81   

Apr 25   Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis in the year 1912.   

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

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) in the year 1912.   

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Jan 01   On this day in history birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole   

Jan 01   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history 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   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 in the year 1912.   

Jan 14   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 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   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 in the year 1912.