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Born on Thursday January 4, 1912
- Adrianus Frederikus Josephus Schumacher, Gorinchem
- Nederveen, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Alfons Lengfeld, Glatz (poln. Klodzko), Powiat Klodzki, Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien
- Abelina Norder, Nieuwe Pekela († 1912)
- Sluiter, Catharina Huberdina, 's-Hertogenbosch op het Snijdersplein 13
- Alfons De Smet, Sint Lievens Houtem
- Alida Mulder, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Hetebrij, Zutphen, Nederland
- Aaltje (Alie) Oolgaard, Velp (Gem. Rheden) († 1977)
- Adriana Jacoba Gijsberta MOOREN, Beneden Leeuwen,,PAYS BAS († 1989)
Died on Thursday January 4, 1912
- Abraham ten Heuvel (77), De Sloot (Hoogeveen)
- * Ymke Tuinstra (33), Amsterdam
- Abraham Warden (61), Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Agiena Margaretha Haijkens (28), Nieuweschans
- Anna Elizabeth Sipman (69), Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anna Elizabeth Sipman (69), Nijmegen, 6500, Nederland
- Anthonie de Zwart (68), Schiebroek (Rotterdam), Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaltje van den Horst (31), Maarssen
- Alphonsus Ceyssens (56), Ellikom, Provincie Limburg, België
- Adriaantje struik (77), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 4, 1912 at Delpher
Born on January 4
- 1900 » James Bond, American ornithologist and zoologist († 1989)
- 1901 » C. L. R. James, Trinidadian journalist and theorist († 1989)
- 1902 » John A. McCone, American businessman and politician, 6th Director of Central Intelligence († 1991)
- 1905 » Sterling Holloway, American actor († 1992)
- 1913 » Malietoa Tanumafili II, Samoan ruler († 2007)
- 1916 » Lionel Newman, American pianist and composer († 1989)
- 1916 » Robert Parrish, American actor and director († 1995)
- 1920 » William Colby, American intelligence officer, 10th Director of Central Intelligence († 1996)
- 1924 » Marianne Werner, German shot putter
- 1925 » Veikko Hakulinen, Finnish skier and technician († 2003)
Died on January 4
- 1900 » Stanisław Mieroszewski, Polish-born politician, writer, historian and member of the Imperial Council of Austria (b. 1827)
- 1901 » Nikolaos Gyzis, Greek painter and academic (b. 1842)
- 1904 » Anna Winlock, American astronomer and academic (b. 1857)
- 1910 » Léon Delagrange, French pilot and sculptor (b. 1873)
- 1912 » Clarence Dutton, American geologist and soldier (b. 1841)
- 1919 » Georg von Hertling, German academic and politician, 7th Chancellor of the German Empire (b. 1843)
- 1920 » Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish author and playwright (b. 1843)
- 1924 » Alfred Grünfeld, Austrian pianist and composer (b. 1852)
- 1925 » Nellie Cashman, American nurse, restaurateur, entrepreneur, and gold prospector (b. 1845)
- 1927 » Süleyman Nazif, Turkish poet and civil servant (b. 1870)
Names that were popular for boys in 1912
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Pieter
- Gerrit
- Petrus
- Jacob
- Adrianus
- Jacobus
- Dirk
- Wilhelmus
- Hendrikus
- Arie
- Gerardus
Names that were popular for girls in 1912
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Wilhelmina
- Elisabeth
- Adriana
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Aaltje
- Grietje
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Neeltje
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1912
- 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.
- July 30 » Japan's Emperor Meiji dies and is succeeded by his son Yoshihito, who is now known as the Emperor Taishō.
- October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kumanovo concludes with the Serbian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
- November 7 » The Deutsche Opernhaus (now Deutsche Oper Berlin) opens in the Berlin neighborhood of Charlottenburg, with a production of Beethoven's Fidelio.
- November 28 » Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
- December 8 » Leaders of the German Empire hold an Imperial War Council to discuss the possibility that war might break out.
- December 28 » The first municipally owned streetcars take to the streets in San Francisco.
Weather January 4, 1912
The temperature on January 4, 1912 was between 7.3 °C and 9.0 °C and averaged 8.3 °C. There was 8.4 mm of rain. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.