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 on this day in history.  

Apr 14   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on this day in history.  

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   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   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   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 off Newfoundland as band plays on in the year 1912.  

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

Apr 16   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep")  

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   In the year 1912 glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)  

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

Apr 20   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.  

Apr 21   Feike P Asma, Dutch organist in the year 1912.  

Apr 22   In the year 1912 gavalda Miguel Querol, composer  

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history birth of victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader  

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   On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)  

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   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   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   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died in the year 1912.  

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

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies in the year 1912.  

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

Feb 17   On this day in history aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57