1912 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1912 in the United Kingdom.

1912 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1910 | 1911 | 1912 (1912) | 1913 | 1914
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Ireland | Scotland | Wales
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Scott and team near the South Pole, 17 January.
 
RMS Titanic departs from Southampton for the first and only time, 10 April.

Undated

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Births

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References

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  3. ^ Brown, Mark (14 August 2009). "Githa Sowerby, the forgotten playwright, returns to the stage". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
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  10. ^ Lord, Walter (1955). A Night to Remember. New York: Holt.
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  12. ^ "Sir Francis McClean Pioneer Aviator". Obituaries. The Times. No. 53297. London. 12 August 1955. p. 11C.
  13. ^ "The Great Flood – 1912". Norfolkcoast. 2006. Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  14. ^ "History of the Lights". Visit Blackpool. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Olave St Clair Baden-Powell (née Soames), Baroness Baden-Powell; Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell". National Portrait Gallery, London. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
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  17. ^ Herbert Samuel became the first practising Jew appointed to Cabinet in 1909: his religious views are generally considered atheist, but he was observant to please his wife. Wasserstein, Bernard. "Samuel, Herbert Louis". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
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