Page 12: Historical Events In 1912

Aug 17   Edgar Fernhout, Dutch painter/son of Charley Toorop on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres in the year 1912.   

Aug 20   In the year 1912 philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven)   

Aug 20   In the year 1912 plant Quarantine Act goes into effect   

Aug 20   In the year 1912 william Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies   

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer in the year 1912.   

Aug 21   In the year 1912 mr Carter-Cotton chosen 1st chancellor of Univ of British Columbia   

Aug 21   On this day in history mr Carter-Cotton chosen first chancellor of Univ of British Columbia   

Aug 22   Edith Porada, art historian/archaeologist on this day in history.   

Aug 22   England defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament in the year 1912.   

Aug 22   On this day in history pope Gregory IX, dies   

Aug 23   In the year 1912 gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way)   

Aug 23   On this day in history the birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director   

Aug 24   On this day in history alaska becomes a U.S. territory.   

Aug 24   Durward Kirby, Indianapolis Ind, TV announcer (Garry Moore Show) in the year 1912.   

Aug 24   NYC ticker tape parade for Jim Thorpe & victorious US olympians on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Territory of Alaska organized on this day in history.   

Aug 24   US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1912 1st time an aircraft recovers from a spin   

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   32nd US Mens Tennis: M E McLoughlin beats W F Johnson (36 26 62 64 62) on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes Tarzan of the Apes in the year 1912.   

Aug 27   In the year 1912 edgar Rice Burroughs' publishes "Tarzan of the Apes"   

Aug 27   On this day in history peter Gretton, British vice admiral   

Aug 28   In the year 1912 ruurd Faber, mayor of Aalten (1971-75)   

Aug 29   In the year 1912 barry Sullivan, NYC, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Man Called X, Tall Man)   

Aug 30   On this day in history edward M Purcell, US physicist (Nobel 1952)   

Aug 30   St Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history ramon Vinay, operatic tenor/baritone   

Sep 01   In the year 1912 sam[uel E] van Beem, actor (Dollar Princess), dies at 62   

Sep 02   On this day in history johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism)   

Sep 03   Arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres on this day in history.   

Sep 03   In the year 1912 world's 1st cannery opens in England to supply food to the navy, they use lead toseaal the cans!!   

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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   In the year 1912 birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer   

Jan 02   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1912.   

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

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 in the year 1912.   

Jan 28   On this day in history death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

Jan 29   On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 on this day in history.