Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

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

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   The liner 'Titanic' strikes an ice berg at 11.40pm, and begins to sink on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1912 a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki   

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) 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 in North Atlantic as the band plays on in the year 1912.   

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   In the year 1912 uSS Chester and USS Salem sailed from MA to assist RMS Titanic survivors   

Apr 16   On this day in history david Langton, Scotland, actor (Quintet, St Joan, Abandon Ship)   

Apr 16   In the year 1912 harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel   

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

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

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

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

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

Apr 19   On this day in history 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   Bram Stoker, Irish theater manager/writer (Dracula), dies at 64 in the year 1912.   

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

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

Apr 20   On this day in history tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer on this day in history.   

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 in the year 1912.   

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

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

Apr 26   A[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1912.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 17   In the year 1912 aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57