Historical Events In 1912

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

Aug 19   On this day in history alfonse Hasselmans, composer, dies at 67   

Aug 19   In the year 1912 percy Aldridge Grainger's "Shepherd's Key," premieres   

Aug 20   Philip Kapleau, founder (Rochester Zen Center in New Haven) on this day in history.   

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

Aug 20   William Booth, English minister/founder (Leader des Heils), dies in the year 1912.   

Aug 21   Bruce Trent, singer on this day in history.   

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

Aug 21   Mr Carter-Cotton chosen first chancellor of Univ of British Columbia in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 22   On this day in history england defeat Australia to win the Triangular Tournament   

Aug 22   Pope Gregory IX, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 23   Gene Kelly, Pitts, dancer/actor (An American in Paris, Going My Way) on this day in history.   

Aug 23   In the year 1912 the birth of Gene Kelly, Hollywood song and dance man, also producer/director   

Aug 24   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.   

Aug 24   In the year 1912 territory of Alaska organized   

Aug 24   US passes Anti-gag law, federal employees right to petition the govt in the year 1912.   

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

Aug 25   Erich Honecker, Germany, Pres (East Germany) in the year 1912.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 st Louis Brown Earl Hamilton no-hits Detroit Tigers, 5-1   

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   Johan Daisne, [Herman Thiery], Belgian writer (magic realism) in the year 1912.   

Sep 03   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "Funf Orchesterstucke," premieres   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1912.   

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

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

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   In the year 1912 georg Heym, writer, dies at 24   

Jan 28   In the year 1912 death of gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819)   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 16   In the year 1912 edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies   

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