1912
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Events
Abroad
January 1 - The Republic of China is recognized.
January 6 - New Mexico becomes the 47th state of the United States.
January 9 - US Marines invade Honduras.
January 18 - Robert Scott reaches the South Pole.
February 12 - China adopts the Gregorian calendar.
February 14 -
Arizona becomes the 48th state in the United States.
In Groton, Connecticut, the first diesel-powered submarine is taken into use.
March 5 - Italy becomes the first to use airships in the military; they are used for reconnaissance west of Tripoli behind the Turkish border.
March 30 - France establishes a protectorate over Morocco.
April 10 - RMS "Titanic" leaves the quay in Southampton, England on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic.
April 14 - 15 - RMS "Titanic" hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sinks after a few hours.
May 13 - Royal Flying Corps (now the Royal Air Force) is established in the United Kingdom.
July 30 - Japanese Emperor Mutsuhito dies and his son Yoshihito succeeds him.
October 8 - First Balkan War: Montenegro declares war on Turkey.
October 17 - Bulgaria and Serbia declare war on Turkey.
November 5 - Woodrow Wilson is elected President of the United States.
November 28 - Albania declares independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Norway
The Norwegian Teachers' Association is formed.
February 20 - Jens Bratlie takes office as Prime Minister.
February 25 - Norway's first car race is held on the ice on the Bunnefjord.
March 7 - Roald Amundsen announces that his expedition has reached the South Pole, even though they had actually reached Poland on December 14, 1911.
June 1 - Lieutenant Hans Fleischer Dons makes the first flight of a Norwegian in Norway, from Borre to Øra near Fredrikstad.
September 24 - The Norwegian Nurses' Association is founded.
November 14 - The Liberal Party gets a majority in the Storting election alone with 64 seats.
Tromsø Labor Party is founded.
November 15 - Norway's first national antiquarian Herman Major Schirmer is appointed by the King in Council.
Births
January
7. - Charles Addams, American illustrator (d. 1988)
27. - Arne Næss, Norwegian philosopher (d. 2009)
February
11. - Juan Carlos Aramburu, Argentine cardinal (d. 2004)
25. - Émile Allais, French mountaineer (d. 2012)
March
6. - Tore Hamsun, Norwegian painter and author (d. 1995)
22. - Karl Malden, American actor (d. 2009)
23. - Wernher von Braun, German researcher (d. 1977)
April
8. - Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (d. 1969)
14. - Arne Brustad, Norwegian football player (d. 1987)
15. - Kim Il-sung, North Korean dictator (d. 1994)
May
May 9 - Per Imerslund, Norwegian author, National Socialist and front fighter (d. 1943)
June
4. - Robert Jacobsen Danish artist (d. 1993)
16. - Arne Durban, Norwegian visual artist (d. 1993)
23. - Alan Turing, British mathematician (d. 1954)
28. - Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, German philosopher (d. 2007)
July
12. - Laurean Rugambwa, Tanzanian Catholic cardinal (d. 1997)
14. - Woody Guthrie, American musician (d. 1967)
17. - Michael Gilbert, British author (d. 2006)
31. - Milton Friedman, American economist (d. 2006)
August
2. - Palle Huld, Danish actor (d. 2010)
5. - Abbé Pierre, French Catholic priest (d. 2007)
17. - Gunnvor Advocaat, Norwegian visual artist (d. 1997)
23. - Gene Kelly, American actor (d. 1996)
25. - Erich Honecker, East German politician (d. 1994)
September
6. - Eva Sletto, Norwegian actress (d. 2006)
7. - Johannes Andenæs, Norwegian lawyer and professor of law (d. 2003)
27. - Michelangelo Antonioni, Italian director (d. 2007)
October
10. - John Austrheim, Norwegian Minister of State (d. 1995)
12. - Arnardo, Norwegian circus director (d. 1995)
17. - John Paul I, Italian pope (d. 1978)
November
17. - Harry Ackerman, American TV producer (d. 1991)
19. - George Emil Palade, Romanian-American biologist and
