What Happened In April 1912 In History

Historical Events for April, 1912

• 2nd » The ill-fated RMS or Titanic begins sea trials.
• 10th » 'RMS Titanic' sets sail from Southampton, England on her maiden and only voyage.
• 14th » The British passenger liner RMS or Titanic hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 23:40 (sinks morning of April 15th).
• 15th » The British passenger liner RMS called Titanic sinks in the Atlantic Ocean named North Atlantic at 2:20 a.m., two hours and forty minutes after hitting an iceberg. Only 710 of 2,227 passengers and crew on board survive.
• 16th » Harriet Quimby becomes the first woman to fly an Aircraft known as airplane across the English Channel.
• 17th » Russian Empire named Russian troops Lena massacre called open fire on striking goldfield workers in northeast Siberia, killing at least 150.
• 18th » The Cunard Line Cunard liner RMS Carpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMS Titanic to New York City.
• 22nd » 'Pravda', the "voice" of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in Saint Petersburg.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1912

• 1st » Donald Nyrop, American businessman (d. 2010)
• 3rd » Dorothy Eden, New Zealand-English author (d. 1982)
• 3rd » Grigoris Lambrakis, Greek physician and politician (d. 1963)
• 5th » Makar Honcharenko, Ukrainian footballer (d.1997)
• 5th » John Le Mesurier, English actor (d. 1983)
• 5th » István Örkény, Hungarian author (d. 1979)
• 8th » Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer
• 8th » Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater and actress (d. 1969)
• 9th » Lev Kopelev, Russian author (d. 1997)
• 10th » Boris Kidrič, Austrian-Slovenian politician (d. 1953)
• 11th » John Levy (musician) e.g John Levy, American bassist (d. 2012)
• 12th » Frank Dilio, Canadian businessman (d. 1997)
• 12th » Walt Gorney, American actor (d. 2004)
• 12th » Hamengkubuwono IX, Indonesian politician, 2nd List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia named Vice President of Indonesia (d. 1988)
• 12th » Hound Dog Taylor, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1975)
• 14th » Robert Doisneau, French photographer (d. 1994)
• 14th » Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978)
• 15th » Kim Il-sung, North Korean politician, Eternal President of the Republic or Eternal President of North Korea (d. 1994)
• 16th » David Langton, Scottish-English actor (d. 1994)
• 16th » Catherine Scorsese, American actress (d. 1997)
• 16th » Garth Williams, American illustrator (d. 1996)
• 17th » Marta Eggerth, Hungarian-American actress and singer (d. 2013)
• 19th » Glenn Seaborg, American chemist, Nobel Prize for Chemistry called Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1999)
• 21st » Marcel Camus, French director and screenwriter (d. 1982)
• 22nd » Kathleen Ferrier, English singer (d. 1953)
• 22nd » Kaneto Shindo, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 25th » Earl Bostic, American saxophonist (d. 1965)
• 26th » A. E. van Vogt, Canadian-American author (d. 2000)
• 27th » Jacques de Bourbon-Busset, French author and politician (d. 2001)
• 27th » Zohra Sehgal, Indian actress, dancer, and choreographer (d. 2014)
• 28th » Odette Hallowes, French soldier (d. 1995)
• 28th » Kaneto Shindō, Japanese director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)
• 28th » József Sir, Hungarian sprinter (d. 1996)
• 29th » Richard Carlson (actor) or Richard Carlson, American actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1977)

Famous Deaths for April 1912

• 4th » Charles Brantley Aycock, American politician, 50th Governor of North Carolina (b. 1859)
• 4th » Isaac K. Funk, American minister, lexicographer, and publisher, co-founded Funk & Wagnalls (b. 1839)
• 12th » Clara Barton, American nurse and humanitarian, founded the American Red Cross (b. 1821)
• 13th » Takuboku Ishikawa, Japanese poet (b. 1886)
• 14th » Henri Brisson, French politician, 50th Prime Minister of France (b. 1835)
• 15th » Victims of the Sinking of the RMS Titanic or RMS Titanic disaster
• 20th » Bram Stoker, Irish author (b. 1847)

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