1912

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s - 1910s - 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s

Years: 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 - 1912 - 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917

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Births

• February 11 - Roy Fuller English poet/novelist.
• February 11 - Rudolf Firkusny Napajedla, Czechoslovakian, pianist.
• July 14 - Woody Guthrie, folk musician.

Deaths

• August Strindberg

Events

• February 12 - Arizona admitted to the United States of America as the 48th state
• April 15 - Sinking of the S.S. Titanic.
• In Japanese History, end of the /Meiji period.
• In Japanese History, beginning of the /Taisho period.

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - Nils Gustaf Dalén
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Medicine - Alexis Carrel
• Literature - Gerhart Johann Robert Hauptmann
• Peace - [[Elihu Root]