Historical Events In 1912

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

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

Apr 14   In the year 1912 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher  

Apr 14   Pan American Union forms in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 14   On this day in history 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)  

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   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   On this day in history titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow  

Apr 15   USS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors in the year 1912.  

Apr 16   On this day in history david Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)  

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

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

Apr 20   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 in the year 1912.  

Apr 20   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 25   In the year 1912 gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis  

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

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

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

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

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

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 in the year 1912.  

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born in the year 1912.  

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   In the year 1912 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71  

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.