Page 6: 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   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on this day in history.   

Apr 14   Pan American Union forms on this day in history.   

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   A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow on this day in history.   

Apr 15   USS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors on this day in history.   

Apr 16   In the year 1912 david Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)   

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel on this day in history.   

Apr 16   Harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel in the year 1912.   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 18   On this day in history john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer   

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 19   In the year 1912 glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)   

Apr 20   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

Apr 22   On this day in history gavalda Miguel Querol, composer   

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

Apr 25   Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.   

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   On this day in history 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   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

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

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