Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

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

Apr 13   On this day in history the British Royal Flying Corps (RAF) was created by Royal Charter   

Apr 14   On this day in history belinda Quirey, dance historian/teacher   

Apr 14   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history 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)   

Apr 15   On this day in history a Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki   

Apr 15   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow   

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

Apr 16   In the year 1912 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 on this day in history.   

Apr 17   1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep") in the year 1912.   

Apr 17   Isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer in the year 1912.   

Apr 18   On this day in history john Lapworth Holt, boat Designer   

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   In the year 1912 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of NY in 2:21:18.2   

Apr 19   In the year 1912 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   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   Feike P Asma, Dutch organist on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history a[lfred] E[lton] van Vogt, Canada, sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn)   

Apr 26   The first homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox) on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1912 franz Weyergans, Belgian literary (Les Gens Heureux)   

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Jan 01   In the year 1912 birth of kim Philby, British spy/Soviet mole   

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

Jan 01   Boris Vladimirovich Gnedenko, Russian mathematician (d. 1995) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 birth of andre Ameller, composer   

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   Renato Guttuso, Italian painter (Flight from Etna, Crucifixion) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Robert Flemyng, Liverpool Eng, actor (Windom's Way, Young Winston) was born in the year 1912.   

Jan 03   On this day in history felix Dahn, writer, dies at 77   

Jan 14   Otto Liebmann, German philosopher (Kant & Epigones), dies at 71 in the year 1912.   

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

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