Historical Events In May - 12
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
1903 On this day in history lennox R F Berkeley, British composer (Castaway)
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 On May - 12 j K Huysmans, writer, dies at 59
1908 On this day in history george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married" premieres in London
1908 Wireless Radio Broadcasting is patented by Nathan B Stubblefield on this day in history.
1908 On May - 12 george Bernard Shaws' "Getting Married," premieres in London
1908 On this day in history melesio Morales, composer, dies at 69
1909 On May - 12 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8
1910 On this day in history 2nd NAACP conference (NYC)
1910 On this day in history dorothy Crowfoot-Hodgkin, British chemist (penicillin/B12/Nobel 1964)
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 Croatians plunder Armenia, killing 250 on May - 12.
1915 On this day in history franklin K Mathiews, presents the idea of "Book Week"
1916 Ellis Bonoff Kohs, composer on this day in history.
1917 On May - 12 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4
1917 On this day in history andre A Rieu, Dutch conductor
1918 Oscar Beregi Jr, Hungary, actor (Young Frankenstein, Panic in City) on this day in history.
1919 Yanks & Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 on this day in history.
1921 On this day in history national Hospital Day first observed
1921 On this day in history national Hospital Day 1st observed
1921 On May - 12 edvard Mikcaeli Mirzoyan, composer
1921 Emilia Pardo Bazan, Spanish writer (La sirena negra), dies on May - 12.
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 On this day in history ewart G Abner, record company executive
1924 On this day in history 50th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
1924 Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Russian mathematician on this day in history.
1924 On this day in history charles Henri Marechal, composer, dies at 82
1925 Uzbekistan & Kirgizistan become autonomous Soviet republics on this day in history.
1925 John Simon, theater critic (NY Times) on this day in history.
1925 Alfred Milner, British governor (Cape Colony)/minister, dies at 71 on this day in history.
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