1912
Key events from 1912
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1912
- The RMS Titanic sinks on its maiden voyage after hitting an iceberg, killing over 1,500 people and shocking the world with its “unsinkable” tragedy.
- The First Balkan War erupts as Montenegro, Serbia, Bulgaria, and Greece unite against the Ottoman Empire, reshaping southeastern Europe.
- The Republic of China is formally established with Sun Yat-sen as its first president, marking the end of millennia of Chinese imperial rule.