Page 6: Historical Events In 1912

Apr 13   On this day in history royal Flying Corps forms (later RAF)   

Apr 13   In the year 1912 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   Pan American Union forms in the year 1912.   

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

Apr 15   A Massinger discovers asteroids #731 Sorga & #732 Tjilaki on this day in history.   

Apr 15   Kim II Sung, pres of North Korea (1945-94) in the year 1912.   

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

Apr 15   Titanic sinks... A slew of bad movies follow on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1912.   

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

Apr 17   On this day in history isador Caplan, lawyer/Aldeburgh Festival Pioneer   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Apr 20   David Townsend, cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11 in the year 1912.   

Apr 20   In the year 1912 tiger Stadium in Detroit opens   

Apr 21   On this day in history feike P Asma, Dutch organist   

Apr 22   Gavalda Miguel Querol, composer in the year 1912.   

Apr 24   Justin M'Carthy, politician/novelist (Miss Misanthrope), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Apr 25   On this day in history gladys L Presley, mother of Elvis   

Apr 26   On this day in history 1st homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox)   

Apr 26   In the year 1912 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) in the year 1912.   

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 in the year 1912.   

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

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of anna Lee, Ightham England, actress (Scruples, Lila-General Hospital)   

Jan 02   Barbara Pentland, Winnipeg Canada, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1912 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   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1912.   

Feb 10   Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister, surgeon (pioneer of antiseptic), dies on this day in history.   

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

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