Page 8: Historical Events In 1912

May 18   Georg von Opel, German auto manufacturer   

May 18   Maurits Binger establishes 2 Dutch movie companies.   

May 19   AL Pres Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball.   

May 19   American League president Ban Johnson tells Tigers if they continue protest of Ty Cobb's suspension, they will be banned from baseball   

May 19   Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster.   

May 20   Joseph Proce, 3rd victim of NYC's Zodiac killer (survives)   

May 22   Hendrik Koekoek, Dutch MP (Farmers Party).   

May 23   David Barran, CEO (Midland Bank, England).   

May 24   Joan Hammond, British operatic soprano   

May 25   Eddie Maxwell, singer (Yes We Have No Bananas).   

May 26   Jan Blockx, Belgian opera composer (Bride of the Sea), dies at 61   

May 26   Janos Kádár, premier Hungary (1956-58).   

May 27   John Cheever, writer (Wapshot Chronicle).   

May 28   Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Aust v S Africa   

May 28   Jackie Matthews takes 2 cricket hat-tricks same day Australia vs South Africa.   

May 28   Leslie Monson, diplomat.   

May 29   15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break.   

May 29   15 young women fired by Curtis Publishing for dancing the "Turkey Trot" during their lunch break   

May 29   John B M R "John" Hanlo, Dutch poet (Go to the Mosque).   

May 30   Alexander Langsdorf, physicist   

May 30   Wilbur Wright, US aviation pioneer, dies   

May 31   Barbara Pepper, NYC, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres, Rogue Tavern).   

May 31   US marines land on Cuba.   

Jun 01   Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden   

Jun 03   Richard D'Aeth, president (Hughes Hall Cambridge).   

Jun 04   Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses.   

Jun 04   Massachusetts passes inaugural US minimum wage law   

Jun 04   Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures).   

Jun 05   Eric Hollies, cricketer (England leggie, bowled Bradman).   

Jun 05   US marines invade Cuba (3nd time).   

Jun 06   The eruption of Novarupta in Alaska begins. It is the second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century   

Jun 07   St Pius X encyclical "On Indians of South America".   

Jun 07   St Pius X encyclical "On the Indians of South America"   

Jun 07   US army tests the inaugural machine gun mounted on a plane.   

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Jan 01   Kim philby: British spy/soviet mole   

Jan 01   Victor reuther: Wheeling wv, labor leader   

Jan 01   Boris vladimirovich gnedenko: Russian mathematician   

Jan 02   Andre ameller: Composer   

Jan 02   Anna lee: Ightham england, actress (scruples, lila-general hospital)   

Jan 02   Barbara pentland: Winnipeg canada, composer   

Jan 02   Renato guttuso: Italian painter (flight from etna, crucifixion)   

Jan 03   Robert flemyng: Liverpool eng, actor (windom's way, young winston)   

Jan 03   Felix dahn: Writer,   

Jan 14   Otto liebmann: German philosopher (kant & epigones),    

Jan 16   Georg heym: Writer,    

Jan 28   Gustave de molinari: Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   Hermann bang: Writer,    

Feb 10   Joseph lister: 1st baron lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic),   

Feb 16   Edgar evans: British explorer (antarctica),    

Feb 17   Aloys von aerenthal: Foreign minister (austria-hungary),