Historical Events In May - 12

1903  Lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway) on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history william M Ewing, US geologist/geophysicist   

1907  On May - 12 katharine Hepburn, Hartford CT, actress (Adam's Rib, On Golden Pond)   

1907  J K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59 on May - 12.   

1908  On May - 12 george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married" premieres in London   

1908  On May - 12 wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield   

1908  On this day in history george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London   

1908  Melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1909  On this day in history 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8   

1910  On this day in history 2nd NAACP conference (NYC)   

1910  Dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964) on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history marshall Royal, jazz sax/clarinet   

1913  On May - 12 harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2)   

1914  On May - 12 bertus Aafjes, Dutch poet/writer   

1915  On May - 12 croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250   

1915  Franklin K Mathiews, presents the idea of "Book Week" on this day in history.   

1916  Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer on this day in history.   

1917  42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4 on May - 12.   

1917  Andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor on May - 12.   

1918  On this day in history oscar Beregi Jr, Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City)   

1919  On this day in history yanks & Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15   

1921  On May - 12 national Hospital Day first observed   

1921  On this day in history national Hospital Day 1st observed   

1921  Edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer on May - 12.   

1921  On May - 12 emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies   

1922  Barend Busnac, office clerk/resistance fighter on May - 12.   

1923  49th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6 on May - 12.   

1923  Ewart G Abner, record company executive on this day in history.   

1924  50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2 on this day in history.   

1924  Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician on May - 12.   

1924  Charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82 on May - 12.   

1925  On May - 12 uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics   

1925  John Simon, theater critic (NY Times) on May - 12.   

1925  On this day in history alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71   

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1401  On this day in history birth of emperor Shōkō (d. 1428)   

1496  On May - 12 birth of gustav I of Sweden (d. 1560)   

1590  On this day in history birth of cosimo II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1621)   

1622  On May - 12 birth of louis de Buade de Frontenac, Governor General of New France (d. 1698)   

1626  On this day in history birth of louis Hennepin, Flemish missionary (d. 1705)   

1662  Jan F van Bloom, [Orizonte] Flemish painter, baptized was born on this day in history.   

1670  On May - 12 birth of august II, the Strong One, King of Poland (355 children)   

1670  On May - 12 birth of frederick Augustus I of Poland (d. 1733)   

0912  Leo VI Sophos, Byzantine Emperor (886-912), dies at 45 on May - 12.   

1003  Gerbert, French scholar, dies in Rome on May - 12.   

1012  Sergius IV, [Pietro Crescentii], Italian Pope (1009-12), dies on this day in history.   

1382  On this day in history johanna I, Queen of Naples/Provence, dies   

1465  On May - 12 death of thomas Palaeologus, Despot of the Despotate of Morea   

1634  George Chapman, English dramatist/interpreter, dies on this day in history.   

1641  Death of Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland, beheaded at 48 on this day in history.   

1649  On this day in history death of isaac Doreslaer, English lawyer/diplomat, murdered