Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) in the year 1912.   

Apr 13   In the year 1912 the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter   

Apr 14   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher in the year 1912.   

Apr 14   In the year 1912 pan American Union forms   

Apr 14   The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink in the year 1912.   

Apr 14   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) in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94)   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on in the year 1912.   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   USS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors in the year 1912.   

Apr 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1912 harriet Quimby becomes first woman pilot to cross the English Channel   

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

Apr 17   In the year 1912 isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

Apr 18   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer in the year 1912.   

Apr 18   On this day in history the Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.   

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

Apr 19   Glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 20   On this day in history david Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935)   

Apr 20   On this day in history fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

Apr 22   In the year 1912 gavalda Miguel Querol, composer   

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

Apr 25   In the year 1912 gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis   

Apr 26   On this day in history 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 26   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) in the year 1912.   

Apr 26   On this day in history the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 27   In the year 1912 franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)   

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 01   Victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston)   

Jan 03   In the year 1912 felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 in the year 1912.   

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   In the year 1912 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.