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   In the year 1912 belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

Apr 14   On this day in history pan American Union forms   

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

Apr 15   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow in the year 1912.   

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

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

Apr 16   On this day in history harriet Quimby becomes 1st woman pilot to cross English Channel   

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

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

Apr 17   Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer on this day in history.   

Apr 18   John Lapworth Holt, boat Designer on this day in history.   

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

Apr 19   16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2 on this day in history.   

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   Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history the first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of andre Ameller, composer   

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

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 in the year 1912.   

Jan 03   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71   

Jan 16   Georg Heym, writer, dies at 24 on this day in history.   

Jan 28   Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. 1819) died on this day in history.   

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

Feb 10   On this day in history joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies   

Feb 16   Edgar Evans, British explorer (Antarctica), dies in the year 1912.   

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