1912

{{Year nav|1912}}
'''1912''' (MCMXII) was a leap year that started on Monday


==Events==
*January 1 – The Republic of China is established.
*January 6 – New Mexico is admitted as the 47th U.S. state.
*February 14 – Arizona is admitted as the 48th U.S. state.
*March 7 - Roald Amundsen announces his success in reaching the South Pole.
*April 10 – The British ocean liner RMS Titanic leaves Southampton, England on her maiden voyage for New York City.
*April 14 – RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the northern Atlantic Ocean at 11:40 pm.
*April 15 – RMS Titanic sinks at 2:20 am, taking with her the lives of more than 1,500 people.
*July 19 – A meteorite with an estimated mass of 190 kg explodes over the town of [[Holbrook, Arizona|Holbrook]] in [[Navajo County, Arizona]] causing thousands of pieces of debris to rain down on the town.


==Births==


==Deaths==
*[[October 28]] - [[Lydia Hannah Draper]] (b. [[1848]])

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