1912

Year 1912 () was a (link will display the full calendar) of the  (or a  of the 13-day-slower ).

January



 * - Establishment of.
 * - is incorporated throughout the  by.
 * - is admitted as the 47th.
 * - is founded.
 * - British polar explorer and a team of four begin the second expedition to reach the.
 * - The is signed at.
 * - The is signed at.

February

 * - is admitted as the 48th.

March

 * makes the first jump from a moving.
 * makes the first jump from a moving.




 * - forces are the first to use s for a military purpose by using them for  west of  behind  lines.
 * announces his success in reaching the, having arrived on ,.
 * French aviator makes the first non-stop flight from  to  in three hours.
 * - The are founded.
 * -, dying member of 's expedition, leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time."
 * - Mayor of  gives 3,000  to be planted in  to symbolize the friendship between the two countries.
 * - establishes a  over.
 * - establishes a  over.

April

 * - The British  strikes  at 11:40 pm.
 * - By 2:20, the  sinks, along with 1,494 people.
 * - becomes first woman to fly across the.
 * in Europe.
 * in Russia.
 * , home of the, opens.
 * in opens.
 * , home of the, opens.
 * in opens.

May

 * - The open in,.
 * - Suffrage parade, New York City,
 * - In the, the (forerunner of the ) is established.
 * - wins the   after 's  breaks down within sight of the finish.

June

 * - Fire in - 1120 buildings destroyed
 * - land on
 * - - Eruption of in
 * - incorporated.
 * - The nominates incumbent  in, defeating a challenge by former , whose delegates bolt the convention.
 * - The nominates New Jersey Gov.  in.

July

 * - Born
 * - A with an estimated mass of 190  exploded over the  of  in  causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town.
 * - of, dies. He is succeeded by his son Yoshihito who becomes . In , the event marks the end of the  and the beginning of the.
 * - of, dies. He is succeeded by his son Yoshihito who becomes . In , the event marks the end of the  and the beginning of the.

August

 * - Dissident form the  or  Party, and nominate former  as their presidential candidate.
 * - becomes legal in.
 * - Sultan of  abdicates.
 * -, the   is founded.

September

 * - founded in.

October

 * - begins:  declares war against.
 * - While campaigning in, former president is shot by saloonkeeper . With a fresh flesh wound and the bullet still in him, Roosevelt delivers his scheduled speech.
 * n pilots and  perform the first bombing with an airplane in history at the railway station of Karaagac near  against.
 * The, assisted by a famous , defeat the in extra innings to win the , in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.
 * The, assisted by a famous , defeat the in extra innings to win the , in what is considered one of the greatest games of baseball ever played.

November

 * - : ic challenger wins a landslide victory over  incumbent . Taft's base was undercut by  candidate (and former Republican), who finished second, ahead of Taft.
 * - The Deute.

December

 * December - presented in.
 * - ends temporarily -, , , and  (the ) sign an armistice with , ending the two-month long war.

Undated

 * begins under the aegis of the.
 * identifies.
 * The first blues song, "," is published.
 * proposes the of.
 * British treasure hunters try to drain to find gold – they find nothing.

January-February

 * -, British spy (d. )
 * -, Finnish director (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, American cartoonist (d. )
 * -, Puerto Rican actor (d. )
 * -, Russian economist, laureate (d. )
 * -, German-born biochemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * , American historian (d. )
 * , American Evangelical theologian, philosopher, and Presbyterian pastor (d. )
 * -, youngest survivor of RMS Titanic
 * -, American actress and singer
 * , Austrian conductor (d. )
 * , American golfer (d. )
 * -, 's mistress (d. )
 * -, English poet and novelist (d. )
 * -, French author (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, British writer (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, British writer (d. )

March-April

 * , Italian painter (d. )
 * , British character actress (d. )
 * , American documentarian (d. )
 * -, British newspaper publisher (d. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (d. )
 * -, Canadian poet (d. )
 * , American band leader (d. )
 * , American administrator
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American civil rights activist (d. )
 * , Canadian horse trainer (d. )
 * , American radio and television announcer
 * -, American actor
 * , British actress (d. )
 * , German-born physicist and engineer (d. )
 * -, American activist
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American composer
 * -, Norwegian figure skater (d.
 * -, Austrian actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian-American actress (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born actress and singer, naturalized citizen of the United States
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, British contralto (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born writer (d. )
 * -, French World War II heroine (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, British contralto (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born writer (d. )
 * -, French World War II heroine (d. )

May-June

 * -, American organist (d. )
 * -, Austrian author
 * -, Mexican actor (d. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, American Watergate special prosecutor (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * -, American writer and broadcaster
 * , American singer (d. )
 * , South African anti-apartheid activist (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, English-born chemist, laureate (d. )
 * , French composer (d. )
 * , American actor (d. )
 * - Princess (d. )
 * -, American golfer (d. )
 * , Australian writer, laureate (d. )
 * , Indonesian professor, scientist and politician (d. )
 * -, English poet, novelist, playwright, literary and social critic (d. )
 * -, American biochemist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, English countertenor (d. )
 * -, American ornithologist (d. )
 * -, Dominican actress (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, Polish engineer, fighter pilot, and intelligence and counter-intelligence officer (d. )
 * -, British mathematician (d. )
 * -, British cricket commentator (d )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese chef (d. )
 * -, German aeronautical engineer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Japanese chef (d. )
 * -, German aeronautical engineer (d. )

July-August

 * , American environmentalist (d. )
 * , American fashion editor (d. )
 * -, Austrian mountaineer and explorer (d. )
 * -, American folk musician (d. )
 * -, American television host
 * , American economist, laureate (d. )
 * , American newspaper columnist (d. )
 * -, American astronomer
 * -, German politician (CDU) and former
 * -, American soprano
 * -, Brazilian author (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American mathematician (d. )
 * -, Italian-born biologist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American chef (d. )
 * , English footballer (d. )
 * , English actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, East German leader (d. )
 * -, Fashionicon (d. )
 * , American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * , New Zealand World War II heroine
 * -, Fashionicon (d. )
 * , American physicist, laureate (d. )
 * , New Zealand World War II heroine
 * , New Zealand World War II heroine

September-October

 * , American composer (d. )
 * , American animator (d. )
 * -, American electrical engineer (d. )
 * -, German conductor
 * , American animator (d. )
 * , Hungarian pianist (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Finnish composer
 * -, Italian film director
 * , Nazi war criminal (d. )
 * , German actress (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Hungarian conductor (d. )
 * -, Belgian World War II resistance fighter (d. )
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Belgian World War II resistance fighter (d. )
 * -, American humorist (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )

November-December

 * -, (d. )
 * -, Russian composer (d. )
 * -, baseball player and manager (d. )
 * -, American songwriter (d. )
 * -, wife of President of France Georges Pompidou (d.)
 * , American socialite (d. )
 * , Chinese-born civil engineer (d. )
 * -, Romanian microbiologist, recipient of the
 * , American actress and dancer (d. )
 * ,the of  from  until  (d. )
 * -, Dutch philosopher (d. )
 * -, American photographer and artist (d. )
 * -, Armenian classical composer
 * -, a Democratic from  from  until  (d.)
 * -, Italian film producer (d. )
 * -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian singer (d. )
 * -, British painter (d. )
 * -, Italian singer (d. )
 * -, British painter (d. )

January - June

 * -, Belgian economist (b. )
 * -, Eastern Orthodox monk and saint (b. )
 * -, Irish physicist (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English actor and comic writer (b. )
 * - Members of the Scott Expedition to the South Pole:
 * (b. )
 * , Welsh naval officer (b. )
 * , English army officer (b. )
 * , English explorer (b. )
 * , English physician and naturalist (b. )
 * -, German author (b. )
 * -, American nurse (b. )
 * - 11 out of 1500 victims of the sinking:
 * , Irish shipbuilder (b. )
 * , American businessman (b. )
 * , American presidential aide (b. )
 * , English-born Catholic priest (b. )
 * , American businessman (b. )
 * , English ship's captain (b. )
 * , English journalist (b. )
 * , German-born owner of Macy's (b. )
 * , Wife of Isidor Straus (1 of only 4 Titanic First-class female fatalities) (b. )
 * , Senior wireless officer of Titanic (b. )
 * , violinist and band leader of Titanic (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * , Swedish playwright and painter (b. )
 * , King of Denmark (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American aviation pioneer (b. )
 * , Slovene poet (b. )
 * , French economist, recipient of the (b. )
 * , Slovene poet (b. )
 * , French economist, recipient of the (b. )

July - December

 * -, American pilot (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, Swiss hydrologist (b. )
 * -, American anarchist writer and publisher (b. )
 * , British painter, illustrator and author (b. )
 * , English founder of the Salvation Army (b. )
 * -, Belgian statesman, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, Ukrainian composer (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Canadian strongman (b. )
 * -, American oil pioneer (b. )
 * -, German anthropologist (b. )
 * -, German anthropologist (b. )