1912 Calendar
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1912 Historical Event(s)
January 1, 1912
– The Republic of China is established.
February 14, 1912
– Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state.
February 18, 1912
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Rat in Chinese astrology.
March 12, 1912
– The Girl Guides (later renamed the Girl Scouts of the USA) are founded in the United States.
March 16, 1912
– Lawrence Oates, an ill member of Robert Falcon Scott’s South Pole expedition, left the tent to die, saying: “I am just going outside and may be some time.”
March 30, 1912
– Sultan Abdelhafid signs the Treaty of Fez, making Morocco a French protectorate.
April 14, 1912
– The British passenger liner RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40pm. The ship sinks the following morning with the loss of 1,517 lives.
September 4, 1912
– Albanian rebels succeed in their revolt when the Ottoman Empire agrees to fulfill their demands
October 7, 1912
– The Helsinki Stock Exchange sees its first transaction.
December 18, 1912
– The Piltdown Man, later discovered to be a hoax, is announced by Charles Dawson.
Who Were Born On 1912?
February 3, 1912
– Mary Carlisle, American actress and singer
March 24, 1912
– Dorothy Height, American activist (d. 2010)
April 17, 1912
– Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-born actress and singer, naturalized citizen of the United States
July 14, 1912
– Northrop Frye, Canadian literary critic (d. 1991)
July 17, 1912
– Art Linkletter, Canadian television host (d. 2010)
July 31, 1912
– Bill Brown, Australian cricketer (d. 2008)
September 2, 1912
– Ernest Bromley, Australian cricketer (d. 1967)
October 31, 1912
– Dale Evans, American singer and actress (d. 2001)
November 10, 1912
– Birdie Tebbetts, American baseball player and manager (d. 1999)
December 25, 1912
– Tony Martin, American singer and actor