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See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them Events and Trends Technology Development and commercial production of Electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the " Mauve Decade" because William Henry Perkin 's aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The year 1912 in Archaeology involved some significant events The year 1912 in architecture involved some significant events List of years in Art Events The Omega Workshops are founded by members of the Bloomsbury group. This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1912: Events First all-metal aircraft flies the Tubavion monoplane built by Ponche The year 1912 in film involved some significant events Events Mack Sennett, who had previously worked as an actor and comedy director with D The year 1912 in literature involved some significant events and new books Events Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore takes a sheaf of his translated works to England where they impress William Butler Yeats, Events February 28 - In a concert in Copenhagen, Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of his Symphony No Events January events January 3 &ndash Canadian Pacific Railway leases the Dominion Atlantic Railway in Nova Scotia The year 1912 in radio involved some significant events Events In early 1912 there were two major companies which provided Wireless telegraph The year 1912 in Science and Technology involved some significant events listed below Baseball World Series - Chicago Cubs defeat New York Giants, 4 games to 3 with one tie April 20: The This is a list of Television -related events that occurred before 1925 See also 1911 in Australia, other events of 1912, 1913 in Australia and the Timeline of Australian history. See also 1911 in Canada, other events of 1912, 1913 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. Events 9 April - 250000 pinkgemen converge on Balmoral Showground declaring that under no circumstances will they accept Home Rule The 1911 General Election, the first contested by the Reform Party, left parliament in an indeterminate state with Reform holding 38 seats Liberal 36 Labour Events Norsk Hydro establishes Artificial fertilizer production at Glomfjord in Nordland. See also 1911 in South Africa, other events of 1912, 1913 in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. 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Events of 1912 -  Jan. . Feb. . March . April -  May . June . July  .  Aug. -  Sept. . Oct. . Nov. .  Dec. -  Undated . Ongoing . Births Deaths Nobel Prizes See also -  Notes -  External links

Events of 1912

January

• January 1 - Establishment of Republic of China. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• January 4 - The Scout Association is incorporated throughout the British Commonwealth by Royal Charter. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The Scout Association is the World Organization of the Scout Movement recognised Scouting association in the United Kingdom A Royal Charter is a Charter granted by the Sovereign on the advice of the Privy council to legitimize an incorporated body such as a city company
• January 5 - Prague Party Conference. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. The Prague Party Conference was a conference of Vladimir Lenin 's Bolshevik faction of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
• January 6 - New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government
• January 8 - African National Congress is founded. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions
• January 17 - British polar explorer Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four begin the second expedition to reach the South Pole. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth.
• January 23 - The International Opium Convention is signed at The Hague. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor The International Opium Convention, signed at The Hague on January 23, 1912, was the first international drug control treaty

February

• February 14 - Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government

March

• March 1 - Albert Berry makes the first parachute jump from a moving airplane. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Captain Albert Berry is one of two people credited as the first person to make a successful Parachute jump from a powered aeroplane A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft.
• March 5 - Italian forces are the first to use airships for a military purpose by using them for reconnaissance west of Tripoli behind Turkish lines. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Terminology In some countries airships are also known as dirigibles from the French (fr ''diriger'' to direct plus -ible) meaning "directable" Reconnaissance (also scouting) is a military and medical term denoting exploration conducted to gain information Tripolis ( Arabic: طرابلس Ṭarābulus - also طرابلس الغرب Ṭarā-bu-lus al-Gharb Libyan vernacular: Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• March 7
  • Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (ˈɾuːɑl ˈɑmʉnsən ( July 16, 1872 – c The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth.
  • French aviator Henri Seimet makes the first non-stop flight from Paris to London in three hours. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• March 12 - The Girl Scouts of the USA are founded. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA is a Youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad
• March 16 - Lawrence Oates, dying member of Scott's South Pole expedition, leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates ( 17 March 1880 – 16 March 1912) was an English Antarctic The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth. "
• March 27 - Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo gives 3,000 cherry blossom trees to be planted in Washington, D.C. to symbolize the friendship between the two countries. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Yukio Ozaki (尾崎 行雄 Ozaki Yukio) December 24 1858 &ndash October 6 1954) was a liberal Japanese Politician officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
• March 30 - France establishes a protectorate over Morocco. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In International law, a protectorate is a autonomous territory that is "protected" by a stronger state or entity hense the protector which engages to protect Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa

April

• April 14 - The British ocean liner RMS Titanic strikes the iceberg at 11:40 pm. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in An ocean liner is a ship designed to transport people from one Seaport to another along regular long-distance Maritime routes according to a schedule Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water
• April 15 - By 2:20a. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English m, the RMS Titanic sinks, taking with it 1500 victims. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland
• April 16 - Harriet Quimby becomes first woman to fly across the English Channel. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Harriet Quimby ( May 11, 1875 &ndash July 1, 1912) was the first female to gain a pilot license in the United States.
• April 16 - The Royal Ontario Museum is established in Toronto, Ontario. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major Museum for world culture and Natural history in the city of Toronto Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario
• April 17
  • Solar eclipse in Europe. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
• April 20
  • Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Tiger Stadium (formerly Navin Field then Briggs Stadium is a Stadium located in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan.
• April 22
  • Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, opens. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions.

May

• May 5 - The 1912 Summer Olympics open in Stockholm, Sweden. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• May 6 - Suffrage parade in New York City,
• May 13 - In the United Kingdom, the Royal Flying Corps (forerunner of the Royal Air Force) is established. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Royal Flying Corps (RFC was the over-land air arm of the British military during most of the First World War.
• May 30 - Joe Dawson wins the second Indianapolis 500-Mile Race after Ralph DePalma's Mercedes breaks down within sight of the finish. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Joe Dawson ( July 17, 1889 - June 17, 1946) was an American Race car driver The 1912 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race, the second such race in history was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Ralph DePalma ( January 23, 1884 &ndash March 31, 1956) was an Italian-American racecar driving champion most notably winner of the For information on Mercedes-Benz the post 1926 automobile brand see Mercedes-Benz.

June

• June 4 - Fire in Constantinople - 1120 buildings destroyed
• June 5 - U.S. Marines land on Cuba
• June 6-June 8 - Eruption of Novarupta in Alaska
• June 8 - Carl Laemmle incorporated Universal Pictures. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Novarupta, meaning "new eruption" is a Volcano located on the Alaska Peninsula in the Katmai, about southwest of Anchorage. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable This article is about Carl Laemmle the founder of Universal Pictures. Universal Studios (sometimes called Universal Pictures or Universal City Studios) a subsidiary of NBC Universal, is a major Global American
• June 18 - The Republican National Convention nominates incumbent President William Howard Taft in Chicago, defeating a challenge by former President Theodore Roosevelt, whose delegates bolt the convention. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T
• June 25 - The Democratic National Convention nominates New Jersey Gov. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party. Thomas Woodrow Wilson in Baltimore. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States.

July

• July 19 - A meteorite with an estimated mass of 190 kg exploded over the town of Holbrook in Navajo County, Arizona causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. A meteorite is a natural object originating in Outer space that survives an impact with the Earth 's surface A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Holbrook ( Tʼiisyaakin) is a city in Navajo County, Arizona, United States. Navajo County is located in the northern part of the US state of Arizona.
• July 30 - Emperor Meiji of Japan, dies. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. He is succeeded by his son Yoshihito who becomes Emperor Taishō. The (31 August 1879 – 25 December 1926 was the 123rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 30 July 1912 until his death In Japanese History, the event marks the end of the Meiji era and the beginning of the Taishō era. The written history of Japan begins with brief references in the 1st century AD Twenty-Four Histories, a collection of Chinese historical texts The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign

August

• August 1 - Inauguration of the Jungfraubahn
• August 5 - Dissident Republicans form the Progressive or Bull Moose Party, and nominate former President Theodore Roosevelt as their presidential candidate. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman The Jungfraubahn (JB is an gauge Rack railway electrified at 3-phase 1125 Volts which runs 9 kilometres from Kleine Scheidegg to the highest railway Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T
• August 11 - Sodomy becomes legal in France. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Sodomy (ˈsɒdəmi is a term used today predominantly in Law (derived from traditional Christian usage to describe the act of Anal intercourse, Oral intercourse This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• August 12 - Sultan Abd Al-Hafid of Morocco abdicates. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Abdelhafid of Morocco (or Mulai Abd al-Hafiz) (1873 - 1937 (عبد الحفيظ served as the Sultan of Morocco from 1908 to 1912 as a member of the Alaouite Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
• August 25 - Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party is founded. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The term nationalism can refer to an Ideology, a sentiment, a form of Culture, or a Social movement that focuses on the Nation A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral

• August 28 - Rosamond Carr is born in South Orange, New Jersey

September

• September 25 - Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism founded in New York, New York. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen (ˈɾuːɑl ˈɑmʉnsən ( July 16, 1872 – c The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole or Terrestrial South Pole, is the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Rosamond Carr (nee Halsey) ( 28 August 1912 - 29 September 2006) was an American humanitarian and author South Orange Village is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Academic Programs Columbia’s Journalism School offers three degree programs Master of Science in journalism (full and part-time The City of New York

October

• October 8 - First Balkan War begins: Montenegro declares war against Turkey. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• October 14 - While campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, former president Theodore Roosevelt is shot by saloonkeeper John Schrank. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T John Flammang Schrank (1876 - September 16 1943 was a saloon-keeper from New York, best known for his attempt to assassinate former U With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
• October 16
  • Bulgarian pilots Radul Minkov and Prodan Toprakchiev perform the first bombing with an airplane in history at the railway station of Karaagac near Edirne against Turkey. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Edirne (anc Hadrianopolis; Greek Adrianople; Slavic/Bulgarian Одрин, see also its other names) is a city in Thrace, the westernmost Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
  • The Boston Red Sox, assisted by a famous error, defeat the New York Giants in extra innings to win the 1912 World Series, in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played. The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. In Baseball statistics|statistics]] an error is the act in the judgment of the Official scorer, of a fielder misplaying a ball in a manner The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. In the 1912 World Series, the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Giants four games to three (with one tie

November

• November 5 - U.S. presidential election, 1912: Democratic challenger Woodrow Wilson wins a landslide victory over Republican incumbent William Howard Taft. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The United States presidential election of 1912 was fought among three major candidates two of whom had previously won election to the office The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. William Howard Taft (September 15 1857 – March 8 1930 was an American politician, the twenty-seventh President of the United States, the tenth Chief Justice Taft's base was undercut by Progressive Party candidate (and former Republican) Theodore Roosevelt, who finished second, ahead of Taft. The United States Progressive Party of 1912 was a political party created by a split in the Republican Party in the presidential election of 1912. Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T
• November 7 - The Deute Ottoman Empire. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• November 29 - Albania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe

December

• December - Piltdown Man presented in Britain. The "Piltdown Man" is a famous hoax consisting of fragments of a skull and jawbone collected in 1912 from a gravel pit at Piltdown a village near Uckfield The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• December 3 - First Balkan War ends temporarily - Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with Turkey, ending the two-month long war. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League ( Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country The Balkan League was the alliance of Serbia, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria against the Ottoman Empire during the Balkan Wars Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

Undated

• Sea Scouting begins under the aegis of the Boy Scouts of America. Sea Scouting is a part of the Venturing program that the Boy Scouts of America offers for young men and women The Boy Scouts of America ( BSA) is the largest youth organization in the United States with over five million
• Casimir Funk identifies vitamins. Kazimierz Funk ( February 23, 1884 – January 19, 1967) commonly anglicized as Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist A vitamin is an Organic compound required as a Nutrient in tiny amounts by an Organism.
• "The Memphis Blues," is published. "The Memphis Blues" is a song described by its composer W
• Alfred Wegener proposes the theory of continental drift. Alfred Lothar Wegener ( November 1, 1880 – November 2 or 3 1930 was a German Scientist and Meteorologist. The word theory has many distinct meanings in different fields of Knowledge, depending on their methodologies and the context of discussion. Continental drift is the movement of the Earth 's Continents relative to each other
• British treasure hunters try to drain Lake Guatavita to find gold – they find nothing. Lake Guatavita is located in the municipality of Sesquilé, in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia.

Ongoing

• Mexican Civil War

Births

1912 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1912 MCMXII
Ab urbe condita	2665
Armenian calendar	1361 ԹՎ ՌՅԿԱ
Bahá'í calendar	68 – 69
Berber calendar	2862
Buddhist calendar	2456
Burmese calendar	1274
Chinese calendar	4548/4608-11-13 (辛亥年十一月十三日) — to — 4549/4609-11-23 (壬子年十一月廿三日)
Coptic calendar	1628 – 1629
Ethiopian calendar	1904 – 1905
Hebrew calendar	5672 – 5673
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1967 – 1968
- Shaka Samvat	1834 – 1835
- Kali Yuga	5013 – 5014
Holocene calendar	11912
Iranian calendar	1290 – 1291
Islamic calendar	1330 – 1331
Japanese calendar	Meiji 45Taishō 1 (大正元年)
Korean calendar	4245
Thai solar calendar	2455
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• January 1 - Kim Philby, British spy (d. The Mexican Revolution (Revolución Mexicana was a major armed struggle that started with an uprising led by Francisco I The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Meiji era, denotes the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor, running in the Gregorian calendar, from 23 October 1868 to 30 July The, or Taishō era, is a period in the History of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby or HAR Philby ( OBE: 1946-1965 ( 1 January, 1912 – 11 May, 1988) 1988)
• January 2 - Hans Leussink, German politician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Hans Leussink ( 2 January, 1912 in Schüttorf – 16 February, 2008) was a German Teacher and Politician 2008)
• January 3 - Armand Lohikoski, Finnish director (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Armand Lohikoski ( January 3, 1912 in Astoria, Oregon, United States – March 20 2005 in Helsinki 2005)
• January 6 - Jacques Ellul, French philosopher (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Jacques Ellul ( January 6 1912 &ndash May 19 1994) was a French Philosopher, sociologist, theologian 1994)
• January 7 - Charles Addams, American cartoonist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1325 - Alfonso IV becomes King of Portugal. 1558 - France takes Calais, the last continental Charles Samuel Addams ( 7 January, 1912 - 29 September, 1988) was an American Cartoonist known for his particularly 1988)
• January 8 - José Ferrer, Puerto Rican actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón ( January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992) was a Puerto Rican theater and 1992)
• January 19 - Leonid Kantorovich, Russian economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Leonid Vitaliyevich Kantorovich ( January 19, 1912 in Saint Petersburg April 7, 1986 in Moscow) (Леонид Витальевич The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1986)
• January 21 - Konrad Emil Bloch, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Konrad Emil Bloch (b January 21 1912 &ndash October 15 2000) was a German American biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2000)
• January 28 - Jackson Pollock, American painter (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Paul Jackson Pollock (January 28 1912 &ndash August 11 1956 was an influential American painter and a major force in the abstract expressionist movement 1956)
• January 30
  • Werner Hartmann, German physicist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Captain Werner Hartmann ( December 11 1902 - April 26 1963) was a German U-boat Commander in 1988)
  • Barbara Tuchman, American historian (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Barbara Wertheim Tuchman ( January 30, 1912 &ndash February 6, 1989) was an American self-trained Historian and author 1989)
  • Francis Schaeffer, American Evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Francis August Schaeffer ( 30 January 1912 &ndash 15 May 1984) a forerunner of the Presbyterian Church in America. 1984)
• February 2 - Millvina Dean, youngest survivor of RMS Titanic
• February 3 - Mary Carlisle, American actress and singer
• February 4
  • Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian conductor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Elizabeth Gladys “Millvina” Dean (born 2 February 1912) is at age 96 the last remaining survivor of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' that occurred Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Mary Carlisle (born February 3, 1912) is a retired American Actress and Singer. Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Erich Leinsdorf ( Erich Landauer) ( February 4, 1993)
  • Byron Nelson, American golfer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Early life and career Born near Waxahachie Texas, Byron Nelson was the son of Madge Allen Nelson and John Byron Nelson Sr 2006)
• February 6 - Eva Braun, Adolf Hitler's mistress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Eva Anna Paula Braun, died Eva Anna Paula Hitler ( 6 February 1912 – 30 April 1945) was the longtime companion of Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately 1945)
• February 11 - Roy Fuller, English poet and novelist (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Roy Broadbent Fuller ( 11 February 1912 – 27 September 1991) was an English writer known mostly as a Poet. 1991)
• February 20 - Pierre Boulle, French author (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Pierre Boulle ( 20 February, 1912 – 30 January, 1994) was a French Novelist largely known for two famous works 1994)
• February 25 - Brenda Joyce, American actress
• February 27 - Lawrence Durrell, British writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Brenda Joyce (born February 25 1912) is an American film actress Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Lawrence George Durrell ( February 27, 1912 &ndash November 7, 1990) was an expatriate British Novelist, Poet, 1990)

March-April

• March 4
  • Afro Basaldella, Italian painter (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Afro Basaldella ( March 4, 1912 in Udine &ndash July 24, 1976 in Zurich) was an Italian painter 1976)
  • Judith Furse, British character actress (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Judith Furse (b March 4, 1912 in Camberley, Surrey, England, d 1974)
  • Carl Marzani, American documentarian (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Carl Aldo Marzani ( 4 March 1912 - 11 December 1994) was an American who served in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS during 1994)
• March 5 - David Astor, British newspaper publisher (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Francis David Langhorne Astor CH ( March 5, 1912, London &ndash December 7, 2001, London) was a Newspaper 2001)
• March 8 - Preston Smith, Governor of Texas (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Preston Earnest Smith ( March 8, 1912 October 18, 2003) was a Democratic Governor of Texas from 1969-1973 2003)
• March 12 - Irving Layton, Canadian poet (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Irving Layton OC ( March 12, 1912 &ndash January 4, 2006) was a Canadian Poet. 2006)
• March 14
  • Les Brown, American band leader (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Les Brown Sr ( March 14, 1912 – January 4, 2001) and the Band of Renown are a Big band that began in the big band era 2001)
  • W. Willard Wirtz, American administrator
• March 15 - Lightnin' Hopkins, American musician (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. William Willard Wirtz (born March 14, 1912) is a former US administrator, cabinet officer, attorney and law professor Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Sam "Lightnin’" Hopkins ( March 15 1912 — January 30 1982 Houston's poet -in-residence for 35 years Hopkins 1982)
• March 16 - Pat Nixon, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Thelma Catherine " Pat " Ryan Nixon (March 16 1912 &ndash June 22 1993 was the wife of Richard Nixon, 37th President of the United First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1993)
• March 17 - Bayard Rustin, American civil rights activist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Rustin redirects here for the unrelated film see Rustin (film Bayard Rustin ( March 17, 1912 – August 24 1987)
• March 18
  • Lucien Laurin, Canadian horse trainer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Lucien Laurin (born March 18, 1912 in Joliette Quebec, Canada - died June 26, 2000 at Key Largo Florida) was 2000)
  • Art Gilmore, American radio and television announcer
• March 22 - Karl Malden, American actor
• March 23
  • Betty Astell, British actress (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Arthur "Art" Gilmore (born March 18, 1912) is a Voice actor and announcer whose voice has been heard in Radio and Television programs Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an American Actor of Serbian origin known for his expansive manner Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Betty Astell ( May 23 1912 &ndash July 26 2005) was an English actress. 2005)
  • Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in 1977)
• March 24 - Dorothy Height, American activist
• March 27 - James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Dorothy Irene Height (born March 24, 1912) is an African American administrator, Educator, social activist, and a recipient Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Leonard James Callaghan Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC (27 March 1912 – 26 March 2005 was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 2005)
• April 2 - Herbert Mills, "Mills Brothers" tenor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of The Mills Brothers were a major African-American Jazz and pop vocal Quartet of the 20th century producing more than 2000 recordings that sold 1989)
• April 7 - Jack Lawrence, American composer
• April 8
  • Alois Brunner, Nazi war criminal
  • Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor For the artist see Jack Lawrence (artist, for the Irish Cricketer, see Jack Lawrence (cricketer Jack Lawrence (born Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Alois Brunner (born April 8 1912, reports of death contested is an Austrian Nazi War criminal. Sonja Henie ( April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress 1969)
• April 11 - Gusti Wolf, Austrian actress (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Gusti Wolf ( April 11, 1912 – May 5, 2007) was an Austrian stage film and television actress 2007)
• April 12 - Walt Gorney, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Walter Gorney ( April 12, 1912 &ndash March 5, 2004) was an American Actor. 2004)
• April 15 - Kim Il Sung, President of North Korea (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early The President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea) was established in the North Korean 1972 constitution. 1994)
• April 16 - Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Catherine Cappa Scorsese ( April 16, 1912 &ndash January 6, 1997) was an American actress, and also the mother of director 1997)
• April 17 - Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-born actress and singer, naturalized citizen of the United States
• April 19 - Glenn T. Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Hungarian-born American singer-actress Marta Eggerth, sometimes listed as Martha Eggerth, has maintained her performing career for over 70 years Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Glenn Theodore Seaborg ( Glenn Teodor Sjöberg) ( April 19, 1912 &ndash February 25, 1999) won the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1999)
• April 22 - Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Kathleen Mary Ferrier CBE ( 22 April 1912 &ndash 8 October 1953) was an English Contralto 1953)
• April 26 - A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-born writer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Alfred Elton van Vogt (April 26 1912 – January 26 2000 was a Canadian -born Science fiction author who was one of the most prolific 2000)
• April 28 - Odette Sansom, French World War II heroine (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Odette Marie Céline Sansom, (née Brailly GC, MBE, Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, ( 28 April 1995)

May-June

• May 3 - Virgil Fox, American organist (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Virgil Keel Fox ( May 3, 1912 – October 25, 1980) was an American Organist, known especially for his flamboyant "Heavy Organ" 1980)
• May 9 - Pedro Armendáriz, Mexican actor (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Pedro Armendáriz ( May 9 1912 &ndash June 18 1963) was a Mexican Actor of the Cinema of Mexico and 1963)
• May 11 - Foster Brooks, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Foster Brooks ( May 11 1912 – December 20, 2001) was an American Actor and Comedian most famous for his 2001)
• May 12 - Archibald Cox, American Watergate special prosecutor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Archibald Cox Jr, ( May 17, 1912 &ndash May 29, 2004) was an American Lawyer who served as U 2004)
• May 14 - Ben Hogan, American golfer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Early life and character Born in Stephenville, Texas, he was the third and youngest child of Chester and Clara (Williams Hogan 1997)
• May 16 - Studs Terkel, American writer and broadcaster
• May 18
  • Perry Como, American singer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Louis "Studs" Terkel (born May 16, 1912) is an American author, historian actor and broadcaster based in Chicago. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como ( May 18 1912 &ndash May 12 2001) was an Italian-American singer and television personality 2001)
  • Walter Sisulu, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Walter Max Ulyate Sisulu ( May 18, 1912 &ndash May 5, 2003) was a South African anti- Apartheid activist and member of the 2003)
• May 21 - Monty Stratton, baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Monty Franklin Pierce Stratton (May 21 1912 - September 29 1982 nicknamed "Gander" was a Major League Baseball Pitcher. 1982)
• May 22 - Herbert C. Brown, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Herbert Charles Brown ( May 22, 1912 &ndash December 19, 2004) was a chemist and Nobel Prize in Chemistry laureate for The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 2004)
• May 23
  • Jean Françaix, French composer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Jean René Désiré Françaix ( May 23, 1912, Le Mans &ndash September 25 1997, Paris) was a French neoclassical 1997)
  • John Payne, American actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar John Payne ( May 28, 1912 - December 6, 1989) was an American movie actor who is mainly remembered as a singer in 20th Century Fox 1989)
• May 25 - Princess Dukhye of Korea (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Princess Deokhye of Korea ( 25 May 1912 - 21 April 1989) was the last Princess of Korea. 1989)
• May 27 - Sam Snead, American golfer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Career In 1937 his first year on the Tour he won five events including the Oakland Open at Claremont Country Club in California 2002)
• May 28
  • Patrick White, Australian writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Patrick Victor Martindale White (28 May 1912 — 30 September 1990 was an Australian author who was widely regarded as a major English-language novelist of the 20th century The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1990)
  • Herman Johannes, Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Herman Johannes, (born Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara, May 28 1912, died Yogyakarta, October 17 1992) was 1992)
• May 29 - Pamela Hansford Johnson, English poet, novelist, playwright, literary and social critic (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Pamela Hansford Johnson Baroness Snow ( 29 May 1912 – 18 June 1981) was an English novelist playwright poet literary and social 1981)
• May 30 - Julius Axelrod, American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Julius Axelrod ( May 30, 1912 &ndash December 29 2004) was an American biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 2004)
• May 31 - Alfred Deller, English countertenor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Alfred Deller CBE (31 May 1912 – 16 July 1979 an English Singer, was one of the main figures in popularizing the use of the Countertenor 1979)
• June 4 - Robert Jacobsen, Danish artist (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Robert Julius Tommy Jacobsen ( 4 June 1912 in Copenhagen – 26 January 1993 in Taagelund) was a Danish sculptor 1993)
• June 5 - Dean Amadon, American ornithologist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Dean Amadon ( June 5, 1912 - January 12, 2003) was an American Ornithologist and an authority on birds of prey 2003)
• June 6 - Maria Montez, Dominican actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year María Montez ( June 6, 1912 - September 7, 1951) was a Dominican -born Motion picture actress who gained fame and popularity 1951)
• June 8
  • Harry Holtzman, American artist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Harry Holtzman (1912-1987 was an American Artist and founding member of the American Abstract Artists group 1987)
  • J. Walter Kennedy, former NBA commissioner (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) J Walter Kennedy (born in Stamford Connecticut, June 8 1912 &ndash June 26 1977) was the Commissioner of the National 1977)
• June 21 - Kazimierz Leski, Polish engineer, fighter pilot, and intelligence and counter-intelligence officer (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Kazimierz Leski, nom de guerre Bradl ( June 21, 1912 &ndash May 27, 2000) was a Polish engineer 2000)
• June 23 - Alan Turing, British mathematician (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Alan Mathison Turing, OBE, FRS (ˈt(jʊ(ərɪŋ (23 June 1912 &ndash 7 June 1954 was an English Mathematician 1954)
• June 24 - Brian Johnston, British cricket commentator (d 1994)
• June 25 - William T. Cahill, American politician (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Brian Alexander Johnston MC (24 June 1912 - 5 January 1994 (known as Johnners) was a Cricket commentator for the BBC from 1946 until his Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians William Thomas Cahill ( June 25 1912 July 1 1996) was an American Republican Party Politician who served as the 1996)
• June 26 - Jay Silverheels, American actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Jay Silverheels ( May 26, 1912 &ndash March 5, 1980) was a Canadian Mohawk Actor. 1980)
• June 27 - Chen Kenmin, Japanese chef (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Chen Kenmin ( Japanese: Chin Kenmin June 27, 1912 &ndash May 12, 1990) was a Japanese Chef of Chinese 1990)
• June 30 - Ludwig Bölkow, German aeronautical engineer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Ludwig Bölkow ( June 30, 1912 – July 25, 2003) was one of the Aeronautical pioneers of Germany 2003)

July-August

• July 1
  • David R. Brower, American environmentalist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. David Ross Brower ( July 1, 1912 &ndash November 5, 2000) was a prominent environmentalist and the founder of many environmental organizations 2000)
  • Sally Kirkland, American fashion editor (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Sally Kirkland ( 1 July 1912 – 1 May 1989) was a manager at Lord & Taylor, a fashion editor at Vogue and the 1989)
• July 6 - Heinrich Harrer, Austrian mountaineer and explorer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Heinrich Harrer ( July 6, 1912 – January 7, 2006) was an Austrian mountaineer sportsman Geographer 2006)
• July 14 - Woody Guthrie, American folk musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy 1969)
• July 17 - Art Linkletter, American television host
• July 31
  • Milton Friedman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Art Linkletter (born Gordon Arthur Kelly on July 17 1912 in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan, Canada) was the host of two of the longest-running Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Milton Friedman (July 31 1912 November 16 2006 was an American Nobel Laureate Economist and Public intellectual. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 2006)
  • Irv Kupcinet, American newspaper columnist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Irv Kupcinet ( July 31, 1912 – November 10, 2003) was an American newspaper columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times 2003)
• August 1 - Frank K. Edmondson, American astronomer
• August 3 - Fritz Hellwig, German politician (CDU) and former European Commissioner for Science & Research
• August 9 - Anne Brown, American soprano
• August 10 - Jorge Amado de Faria, Brazilian author (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Frank K Edmondson (born August 1, 1912) is an American Astronomer. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Dr Fritz Hellwig (born 3 August 1912 in Saarbruecken) was a German CDU politician and European Commissioner. The European Commissioner for Science and Research is a portfolio within the European Commission. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Jorge Amado de Faria ( August 10, 1912 &ndash August 6, 2001) was a Brazilian Writer of the Modernist school 2001)
• August 11 - Thanom Kittikachorn, Prime Minister of Thailand (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn ( August 11, 1912 - June 16, 2004, Thai ถนอม กิตติขจร The first Prime Minister of Thailand was Phraya Manopakorn Nititada, who took office after the 1932 Siamese coup d'état ended the absolute monarchy 2004)
• August 11 - Norman Levinson, American mathematician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Norman Levinson ( August 11, 1912 - October 10, 1975) was an American Mathematician. 1975)
• August 13 - Salvador Luria, Italian-born biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Salvador Edward Luria ( August 13, 1912 &ndash February 6, 1991) was an Italian -born American microbiologist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1991)
• August 15 - Julia Child, American chef (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Julia Child (born Julia Carolyn McWilliams August 15, 1912 – August 13, 2004) was a famous American cook, Author 2004)
• August 16
  • Ted Drake, English footballer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Edward Joseph "Ted" Drake (16 August 1912 - 30 May 1995 was an English football player and manager 1995)
  • Wendy Hiller, English actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Dame Wendy Margaret Hiller DBE ( 15 August 1912 – 14 May 2003) was a distinguished English Film and stage 2003)
• August 23 - Gene Kelly, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director 1996)
• August 25 - Erich Honecker, East German leader (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Erich Honecker ( August 25, 1912 – May 29, 1994) was a German Communist Politician who led the German Democratic 1994)
• August 27 - Gloria Guinness, Fashionicon (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Gloria Guinness (born Gloria Rubio y Alatorre August 27, 1912 - November 9, 1980) was a Mexican-born socialite and writer who was a contributing 1980)
• August 30
  • Edward Mills Purcell, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Edward Mills Purcell ( August 30, 1912 &ndash March 7, 1997) was an American physicist who shared the 1952 Nobel Prize for Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1997)
  • Nancy Wake, New Zealand World War II heroine

September-October

• September 5
  • John Cage, American composer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Nancy Grace Augusta Wake AC, GM (born August 30 1912 is a New Zealand born Australian who served as a British agent during the later part of Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> John Milton Cage Jr 1992)
  • Frank Thomas, American animator (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Franklin "Frank" Thomas ( September 5, 1912 &ndash September 8, 2004) was an American Animator. 2004)
• September 10 - Mary Walter, Filipino actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Mary Walter ( September 10, 1912 &ndash February 25, 1993) was a Filipino actress whose 8 decade-long film acting 1993)
• September 11 - David Packard, American electrical engineer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul David Packard (September 7 1912 &ndash March 26 1996 was a co-founder of Hewlett-Packard (1939 serving as president (1947-1964 CEO (1964-1968 and Chairman of the 1996)
• September 19 - Kurt Sanderling, German conductor
• September 21
  • Chuck Jones, American animator (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Kurt Sanderling (born September 19, 1912) is a Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, 2002)
  • György Sándor, Hungarian pianist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. György Sándor ( 21 September 1912 &ndash 9 December 2005) was a Hungarian Pianist, friend of Béla Bartók 2005)
• September 22
  • Herbert Mataré, German physicist and European co-inventor of the transistor
  • Martha Scott, American actress (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Herbert Franz Mataré (born September 22, 1912) is a German Physicist. In Electronics, a transistor is a Semiconductor device commonly used to amplify or switch electronic signals Martha Ellen Scott ( September 22, 1912 – May 28, 2003) was an American actress 2003)
• September 24 - Don Porter, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Don Porter ( September 24, 1912 - February 11, 1997) was an American Actor who appeared in a number of Films 1997)
• September 27 - Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer
• September 29 - Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian film director (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Tauno Marttinen ( September 27, 1912 &ndash July 18, 2008) was a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Michelangelo Antonioni, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( September 29 1912 &ndash July 30 2007) was an Italian Modernist 2007)
• October 5
  • Karl Hass, Nazi war criminal (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople For the classical music Radio host see Karl Haas. Karl Hass ( October 5 1912 &ndash 2004)
  • Kristina Söderbaum, German actress (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Kristina Söderbaum ( Stockholm, Sweden September 5[[ 912]] - Hitzacker, Germany February 12[[ 001]] was a Swedish-born 2001)
• October 17 - Pope John Paul I (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Pope John Paul I ( Latin: Ioannes Paulus PP I, Italian: Giovanni Paolo I) born Albino Luciani, ( October 17 1912 1978)
• October 21 - Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 1997)
• October 22 - Johan Hendrik Weidner, Belgian World War II resistance fighter (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Johan Hendrik Weidner (French Jean Henri - English John Henry) ( October 22, 1912, Brussels Belgium - May 21, 1994 1994)
• October 25 - Minnie Pearl, American humorist (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Minnie Pearl was the stage name of Sarah Ophelia Colley Cannon ( October 25, 1912 - March 4, 1996) 1996)
• October 27 - Conlon Nancarrow, American composer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Conlon Nancarrow (born October 27 1912 &ndash August 10 1997) was a U 1997)
• October 31 - Ollie Johnston, American animator (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Oliver Martin Johnston Jr ( October 31 1912 &ndash April 14 2008) was an American motion picture animator. 2008)

November-December

• November 3 - Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner (November 3 1912 Encarnación - August 16 2006 Brasília 2006)
• November 4 - Vadim Salmanov, Russian composer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani The composer Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov (born in Saint Petersburg on November 4, 1912, died in Leningrad on February 27, 1978) is 1978)
• November 10 - Birdie Tebbetts, baseball player and manager (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw George Robert "Birdie" Tebbetts ( November 10, 1912 – March 24, 1999) was an American Catcher, manager 1999)
• November 11 - Larry LaPrise, American songwriter (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Larry LaPrise (Roland Lawrence LaPrise born 11 November 1912 in Detroit Michigan, died 11 April 1996 in Gooding Idaho 1996)
• November 13 - Claude Pompidou, wife of President of France Georges Pompidou (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Claude Jacqueline Pompidou ( 13 November 1912 &ndash 3 July 2007) was the wife of President of France Georges Pompidou. 2007)
• November 14
  • Barbara Hutton, American socialite (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca } Barbara Woolworth Hutton ( November 14, 1912 – May 11, 1979) was an American Socialite dubbed by the media as the "Poor Little 1979)
  • T. Y. Lin, Chinese-born civil engineer (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tung-Yen Lin (林同炎 Pinyin: Lín Tóngyán ( November 14, 1912 – November 15, 2003) was a Structural engineer who 2003)
• November 19 - George Emil Palade, Romanian microbiologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• November 20 - Otto von Habsburg, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary
• November 21
  • Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land George Emil Palade ( November 19, 1912 &ndash October 8, 2008) was a highly regarded Romanian cell biologist. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Otto von Habsburg (born 20 November, 1912 as Archduke Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Eleanor Torrey Powell ( November 21, 1912 &ndash February 11, 1982) was an American film actress and dancer of the 1930s and 1940s 1982)
  • Abd-al-Aziz ibn Abd-Allah ibn Baaz,the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until 1999 (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baaz () also known as Bin Baaz, was the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia from 1993 until his death in 1999 This page is about the title and persons carrying the title For the former Grand Mufti of Jerusalem (from 1921-1948 see Mohammad Amin al-Husayni The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 1999)
• November 24 - Bernard Delfgaauw, Dutch philosopher (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Bernardus Maria Ignatius "Bernard" Delfgaauw ( November 24, 1912, Amsterdam – August 20, 1993) was a Dutch 1993)
• November 30 - Gordon Parks, American photographer and artist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats For the Scottish sports journalist and former footballer see Gordon Parks (footballer Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks ( November 30, 1912 2006)
• December 10 - Philip Hart, a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan from 1959 until 1976 (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Philip Aloysius Hart ( December 10, 1912 &ndash December 26, 1976) was a Democratic United States Senator from Michigan The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1976)
• December 11 - Carlo Ponti, Italian film producer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Carlo Ponti ( 11 December 1912 – 10 January 2007) was an Italian Film producer with over 140 production credits 2007)
• December 12 - Henry Armstrong, American boxer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Henry Jackson Jr ( December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) was a world Boxing champion who fought under the name Henry Armstrong 1988)
• December 22 - Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Taylor Johnson (December 22 1912&ndashJuly 11 2007 was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969 having been the wife of First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 2007)
• December 25 - Natalino Otto, Italian singer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Natalino Otto, Stage name of Natale Codognotto ( 25 December 1912 - 4 October 1969) was an Italian Singer 1969)
• December 27 - Conroy Maddox, British painter (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Conroy Maddox ( 27 December 1912 &ndash 14 January 2005) was an English Surrealist painter, collagist 2005)

Deaths

January - June

• January 28 - Gustave de Molinari, Belgian economist (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Gustave de Molinari ( March 3, 1819 - January 28, 1912) was an economist born in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands associated 1819)
• February 16 - Nikolai of Japan, Eastern Orthodox monk and saint (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Saint Nicholas Equal-to-the-Apostles Archbishop of Japan, Nikolai Kasatkin, born Ivan Dimitrovich Kasatkin (Иван Дмитриевич Касаткин - 1836)
• February 21 - Osborne Reynolds, Irish physicist (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Osborne Reynolds ( 23 August, 1842 &ndash 21 February, 1912) was a prominent innovator in the understanding of Fluid dynamics. 1842)
• February 25 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Family On June 21, 1893, he married Marie Anne of Portugal, daughter of the deposed king Miguel I of Portugal and Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg 1852)
• March 1 - George Grossmith, English actor and comic writer (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant George Grossmith (9 December 1847 &ndash 1 March 1912 was an English Comedian, Writer, Composer, Actor, and singer 1847)
• March 29 - Members of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole:
  • Henry Robertson Bowers (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Lieutenant Henry Robertson (Birdie Bowers ( July 29, 1883 - March 29, 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scott 's polar party on the ill-fated 1883)
  • Edgar Evans, Welsh naval officer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Petty Officer Edgar Evans ( March 7, 1876 - February 17, 1912) was one of Robert Falcon Scott 's companions on his ill-fated Terra 1876)
  • Lawrence Oates, English army officer (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Captain Lawrence Edward Grace Oates ( 17 March 1880 – 16 March 1912) was an English Antarctic 1880)
  • Robert Falcon Scott, English explorer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1868)
  • Edward Adrian Wilson, English physician and naturalist (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Dr Edward Adrian Wilson ("Uncle Bill" ( 23 July 1872 &ndash 29 March 1912) was a notable English polar explorer 1872)
• March 30 - Karl May, German author (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Karl Friedrich May ( February 25, 1842 &ndash March 30, 1912) was one of the best selling German Writers of all time noted 1842)
• April 12 - Clara Barton, American nurse (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25 1821 &ndash April 12 1912 was a pioneer American Teacher, Nurse, and Humanitarian. 1821)
• April 15 - 11 out of 1500 victims of the RMS Titanic sinking:
  • Thomas Andrews, Jr., Irish shipbuilder (b. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Thomas Andrews Jr ( 7 February 1873 – 15 April 1912) was an Irish Businessman and shipbuilder managing director 1873)
  • John Jacob Astor IV, American businessman (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Jacob Astor IV ( July 13, 1864 – April 15, 1912) was an American millionaire businessman real estate builder inventor writer 1864)
  • Archibald Butt, American presidential aide (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Major Archibald Willingham Butt ( September 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an influential military aide to U 1865)
  • Thomas R.D. Byles, English-born Catholic priest (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Father Thomas Roussel Davids Byles ( 26 February, 1870 - 15 April, 1912) was a Catholic priest who famously remained on board the 1870)
  • Benjamin Guggenheim, American businessman (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Benjamin Guggenheim ( October 26, 1865 – April 15, 1912) was an American businessman 1865)
  • Edward J. Smith, English ship's captain (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Captain Edward John Smith, RD, RNR ( 27 January 1850 &ndash 15 April 1912) was the captain of the RMS ''Titanic'' 1850)
  • William Thomas Stead, English journalist (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link William Thomas Stead ( 5 July 1849 - 15 April 1912) was an English Journalist. 1849)
  • Isidor Straus, German-born owner of Macy's (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Isidor Straus ( February 6, 1845 &ndash April 15, 1912)—also known as Isadore Strauss — a German Jewish American 1845)
  • Ida Straus, Wife of Isidor Straus (1 of only 4 Titanic First-class female fatalities) (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ida Straus, née Rosalie Ida Blun ( February 6, 1849 - April 15, 1912) was an American homemaker and wife of the co-owner of the 1849)
  • Jack Phillips, Senior wireless officer of Titanic (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John George "Jack" Phillips ( 11 April 1887 &ndash 15 April 1912) was a British wireless telegraphist who died while 1887)
  • Wallace Hartley, violinist and band leader of Titanic (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wallace Henry Hartley ( 2 June 1878 - 15 April 1912) was a Violinist and bandleader on the RMS ''Titanic'' on its maiden 1878)
• April 20 - Bram Stoker, English writer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror 1847)
• May 14
  • August Strindberg, Swedish playwright and painter (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the ( January 22, 1849  &ndash May 14, 1912) was a Swedish Writer, Playwright, and painter. 1849)
  • Frederick VIII, King of Denmark (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederik VIII (Christian Frederik Vilhelm Carl ( June 3, 1843 &ndash May 14, 1912) was King of Denmark from 1906 to 1912 1843)
• May 25 - Austin Lane Crothers, American politician (b. Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Austin Lane Crothers ( May 17, 1860 - May 25, 1912) a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 46th 1860)
• May 30 - Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1867)
• June 12
  • Anton Aškerc, Slovene poet (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Anton Aškerc ( 9 January 1856 &ndash 10 June 1912) was a Slovene Poet and Roman Catholic Priest, 1856)
  • Frédéric Passy, French economist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Frédéric Passy ( May 20, 1822 - June 12, 1912) was a French economist and a joint winner (together with Henry Dunant The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1822)

July - December

• July 1 - Harriet Quimby, American pilot (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Harriet Quimby ( May 11, 1875 &ndash July 1, 1912) was the first female to gain a pilot license in the United States. 1875)
• July 2 - Tom Richardson, English cricketer (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Tom Richardson (born August 11, 1870, Byfleet, Surrey; died July 2, 1912, Chambéry, France) was 1870)
• July 17 - Henri Poincaré, French mathematician (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Jules Henri Poincaré ( 29 April 1854 &ndash 17 July 1912) (ˈʒyl ɑ̃ˈʁi pwɛ̃kaˈʁe was a French Mathematician 1854)
• July 30 - Meiji Emperor of Japan (b. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February 1852)
• August 7 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (b. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. François-Alphonse Forel ( February 2, 1841 - August 7, 1912) was a Swiss scientist who pioneered the study of Lakes and 1841)
• August 8 - Ross Winn, American anarchist writer and publisher (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Ross Winn ( August 25, 1871 &ndash August 8, 1912) was an anarchist writer and publisher who was best known for publishing several radical 1871)
• August 20
  • Walter Goodman, British painter, illustrator and author (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Walter Goodman ( 11 May, 1838 - 20 August, 1912) was a British painter illustrator and author 1838)
  • William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (b. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation 1829)
• October 6 - Auguste Marie François Beernaert, Belgian statesman, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Auguste Marie François Beernaert ( July 26, 1829 &ndash October 6, 1912) was the Prime Minister of Belgium from October The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1829)
• October 24 - Mykola Lysenko, Ukrainian composer (b. For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (Микола Віталійович Лисенко &ndash) was a Ukrainian Composer, Pianist, conductor and 1842)
• October 30 - James S. Sherman, 27th Vice President of the United States (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24 1855 &ndash October 30 1912 was a United States Representative from New York and the twenty-seventh Vice President The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death 1855)
• November 10 - Louis Cyr, Canadian strongman (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Louis Cyr, baptised Cyprien-Noé Cyr ( October 10, 1863 &ndash November 10, 1912) was a famous Canadian strongman 1863)
• November 28 - Walter Benona Sharp, American oil pioneer (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Walter Benona Sharp ( 12 December 1870 - 28 November 1912) was an American oil mining pioneer innovator and philanthropist 1870)
• December 23 - Otto Schoetensack, German anthropologist (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Otto Schoetensack (ˈʃoːtənzak July 12, 1850 - December 23, 1912) was a German industrialist and later professor of Anthropology 1850)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Nils Gustaf Dalén
• Chemistry - Victor Grignard, Paul Sabatier
• Medicine - Alexis Carrel
• Literature - Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
• Peace - Elihu Root

Notes

External links

• 1912 Coin Pictures

Table of contents

Contents 1 Events of 1912 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Notes 6 External links 7 Table of contents

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