About the day » Tuesday July 23, 1912Calender converter

• Albertus Josephus Tielemans, Borgerhout, Antwerpen († 1992)
• Aaldert de Boer *, Steenwijk
• Anna Wilhelmina Petronella Out, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1997)
• Burgje Brouwer, Steenwijk († 1983)
• Andreas Allary († 1913)
• Adriana Johanna Hammer, Breda († 1915)
• Bertie Allen KEEP, South Spreyton, Tasmania, Australia († 1912)
• Antonius Bernardus Koppen, Amersfoort
• Antal Erőss, Furta, 4141, Magyarország († 2000)
• Alida Adriana Holtslag († 2007)

• Catharina Johanna van Reijn (40), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Ann Jane Brownlee (80), Red Deer, AB
• Arina van der Kuil (31), Leerdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annechien Douwes (36), Roden, Nederland
• Bernardus Johannes Wilhelmus Garstenveld (54), Den Helder, Nederland
• Barteldje Wijnand (0), Terband, Friesland, Nederland
• Alida Johanna Meijnders (22), Monster, ZH, Nederland
• Bauke Gerrits Winkel (45), Het Bildt, Friesland, Nederland
• Annechien Douwes (36), Roden, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alexander Gordon Cooper (59)

• 1906 » Chandra Shekhar Azad, Indian activist († 1931)
• 1906 » Vladimir Prelog, Croatian-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate († 1998)
• 1912 » M. H. Abrams, American author, critic, and academic († 2015)
• 1912 » Michael Wilding, English actor († 1979)
• 1913 » Michael Foot, English journalist and politician, Secretary of State for Employment († 2010)
• 1914 » Elly Annie Schneider, German-American actress († 2004)
• 1914 » Nassos Daphnis, Greek-American painter (d.2010)
• 1914 » Virgil Finlay, American illustrator († 1971)
• 1916 » Laurel Martyn, Australian ballerina and choreographer († 2013)
• 1918 » Abraham Bueno de Mesquita, Dutch comedian and actor († 2005)

• 1904 » John Douglas, English-Australian politician, 7th Premier of Queensland (b. 1828)
• 1909 » Frederick Holder, Australian politician, 19th Premier of South Australia (b. 1850)
• 1916 » William Ramsay, Scottish-English chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1852)
• 1919 » Spyridon Lambros, Greek historian and politician, 100th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1851)
• 1920 » Conrad Kohrs, German-American rancher and politician (b. 1835)
• 1924 » Frank Frost Abbott, American author and scholar (b. 1850)
• 1926 » Viktor Vasnetsov, Russian painter (b. 1848)
• 1927 » Reginald Dyer, British brigadier general (b. 1864)
• 1930 » Glenn Curtiss, American pilot and engineer (b. 1878)
• 1932 » Tenby Davies, Welsh runner (b. 1884)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Gerrit
8. Petrus
9. Jacob
10. Adrianus
11. Jacobus
12. Dirk
13. Wilhelmus
14. Hendrikus
15. Arie
16. Gerardus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Grietje
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Neeltje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
• February 12 » The Xuantong Emperor, the last Emperor of China, abdicates.
• March 6 » Italo-Turkish War: Italian forces become the first to use airships in war, as two dirigibles drop bombs on Turkish troops encamped at Janzur, from an altitude of 6,000 feet.
• July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
• August 6 » The Bull Moose Party meets at the Chicago Coliseum.
• September 25 » Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism is founded in New York City.
• October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.

The temperature on July 23, 1912 was between 13.8 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 17.8 °C. There was 6.5 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the north-northeast.