Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   Royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 14   Belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher on this day in history.   

Apr 14   On this day in history pan American Union forms   

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

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) on this day in history.   

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

Apr 15   On this day in history kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94)   

Apr 15   On this day in history titanic sinks at 2 27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   On this day in history titanic sinks at 2:27 AM in North Atlantic as the band plays on   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on   

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

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

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

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   On this day in history john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer   

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   On this day in history 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   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1912 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   Gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis on this day in history.   

Apr 26   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)   

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Jan 01   Kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of victor Reuther, Wheeling WV, labor leader   

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   On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

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   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 03   Felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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   Hermann Bang, writer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies in the year 1912.   

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

Feb 17   Aloys von Aerenthal, foreign minister (Austria-Hungary), dies at 57 in the year 1912.