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October 30 – James S. Sherman, 27th vice president of the United States from 1909 to 1912 (born 1855) November 25 – Isidor Rayner, U.S. senator from Maryland from 1905 to 1912 (born 1850) November 28 – Walter Benona Sharp, oil pioneer (born 1870) December 18 – Will Carleton, poet (born 1845) December 29 – Philip H. Cooper, admiral ...
1912 was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1912th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 912th year of the 2nd millennium, the 12th year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1912, the ...
26 February–6 April – National coal strike of 1912. [5] 1 March – suffragettes smash shop windows in the West End of London, especially around Oxford Street. [6] 16 March – Lawrence Oates, ill member of Scott's South Pole expedition leaves the tent saying, "I am just going outside and may be some time". He is not seen again. [2]
Obstetrician, gynecologist, medical writer and columnist using pen name of Dr. W. Gifford-Jones [242] Tomiichi Murayama: M: March 3, 1924: 100 years, 333 days: Japanese: Politician, Prime Minister of Japan and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party [243] Robert G. Shulman: M: March 3, 1924: 100 years, 333 days: American: Biophysicist and ...
Harriet Tubman is one of the most famous Black historical figures out there. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early 19th century. She was born into slavery in Maryland in the early ...
In 1957, Fortune magazine developed a list of the seventy-six wealthiest Americans, which was published in many American newspapers. [7] Jean Paul Getty, when asked his reaction to being named wealthiest American and whether he was worth a billion dollars, said, "You know, if you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars" and then added, "But remember, a billion dollars isn't ...
Fritz Sennheiser (1912–2010), founder of Sennheiser Electronic GmbH & Co. KG, specializing in high fidelity products; Georg von Siemens (1839–1901), co-founder of Deutsche Bank; Werner von Siemens (1816–1892), inventor, founder of Siemens, electronics and electrical engineering company; Axel Springer (1912–1985), publisher, founder of ...
Dan Beard (1850–1941), illustrator and one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America; lived on Great Pasture [13]; Rebecca Couch (1788–1863), painter [50]; Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877–1952), [51] late artist and patron of the arts who helped found the Museum of Modern Art, lived on Marchant Road in 1912