Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1912 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Alfred Becomes King of Wessex - 0871, English order of knighthood founded - 1348, Birth of Shakespeare - 1564, Death of Shakespeare - 1616, Charles II is crowned - 1661, First Broadcast by British Monarch - 1924, Death of Blair Peach - 1979
Famous and historic events from 1912
Captain Oates leaves the tent
Captain Scott dies
Piltdown Man Discovered
Scott reaches the South Pole
Titanic sets sail on maiden voyage
Titanic sinks
Woolwich Tunnel Opens
Famous Britons born in 1912
Alfred Deller
Brian Johnston
Cliff Bastin
Elizabeth Taylor
Enoch Powell
Flora Sadler
Fred Urquhart
Jim Callaghan
John Le Mesurier
Josephine Barnes
Kathleen Ferrier
Kim Philby
Lawrence Durrell
Marius Goring
Mary Wesley
Robin Jenkins
Roy Broadbent Fuller
Sir Georg Solti
Wendy Hiller
Wilhelmina Barns-Graham
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