Page 6: 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 in the year 1912.   

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   In the year 1912 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 in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) on this day in history.   

Apr 15   On this day in history titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   On this day in history 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   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow in the year 1912.   

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

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 in the year 1912.   

Apr 16   On this day in history harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel   

Apr 17   1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") on this day in history.   

Apr 17   On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

Apr 18   In the year 1912 john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer   

Apr 18   The Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City in the year 1912.   

Apr 19   In the year 1912 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2   

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens in the year 1912.   

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1912 justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81   

Apr 25   On this day in history 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   Franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux) on this day in history.   

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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   On this day in history birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)   

Jan 02   Andre Ameller, composer was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 02   Anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

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

Jan 16   On this day in history georg Heym, writer, dies at 24   

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

Jan 29   In the year 1912 hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54   

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   In the year 1912 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57