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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 ...
1912: From churches came floods of melody. Chorus and soloists sang 1911 out and welcomed 1912. The snow and ice furnished a winter crispness.
Numerous magazines and annuals for children were published in Britain from the mid-19th century onward. Many of the magazines produced their own annuals, which sometimes shared the name of the magazine exactly, as Little Folks, or slightly modified, as The Boy's Own Paper and The Girl's Own Paper (first-listed below).
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1912 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 12 March — Kylie Tennant, novelist (died 1988) [25]
The Flying Girl and Her Chum (as Edith Van Dyne) Waldemar Bonsels – Die Biene Maja und ihre Abenteuer (Maya the Bee and her Adventures) Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes; A Princess of Mars; Howard R. Garis – Uncle Wiggily's Adventures; Jack London. A Son of the Sun; The Scarlet Plague; Lucy Maud Montgomery – Chronicles of Avonlea
Virginia Christian (August 15, 1895 – August 16, 1912) was an African American teenager executed by the state of Virginia.Convicted of first degree murder for killing her white employer Ida Belote, Christian became the only female minor executed in the United States in the 20th century.
The 10-year-old girl and her family were forced to cross state lines so she could obtain the procedure in Indiana, The Indianapolis Star reported earlier this month. More from SheKnows