Editing 1912

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== Events ==
* February 12 - [[Emperor Kangde|Puyi]], the 6-year old Emperor of the Qing dynasty, is forced to abdicate, ending the Xinhai Revolution as well as marking the end of 2,132 years of Imperial Chinese rule and 276 years of the Qing dynasty. The '''Republic of China''' is subsequently declared by Sun Yat-sen.
* March 10 - [[Yuan Shikai]] is named Provisional President of the Republic of China, replacing Sun Yat-sen.
* April 15 - The RMS ''Titanic'' [[The Sinking of RMS Titanic|sinks]] after striking an iceberg, four days into her maiden voyage. An estimated 1,490–1,635 people die in the accident.
* April 17 - The [[Lena Massacre]] takes place.
* August 12 - Sultan [[Abd al-Hafid]] of Morocco abdicates.
* August 25 - The [[Kuomintang]] is founded.
* October 8 - Beginning of the First Balkan War.
* October 14 - Former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt survives an assassination attempt after being shot by Bavarian-born saloonkeeper [[John Schrank]].
* October 18 - Italy and the Ottoman Empire sign a treaty in Ouchy near Lausanne, ending the Italo-Turkish War.
* November 5 - [[Woodrow Wilson]] wins the 1912 presidential election, defeating incumbent President William Howard Taft.
*Unknown - End of the [[Putumayo Genocide]].

== Births ==
=== Villain births ===
* January 1 - [[Kim Philby]]
* January 10 - [[Maria Mandel]]
* March 14 - [[John Amery]]
* April 8 - [[Alois Brunner]]
* April 15 - [[Kim Il-sung]]
* May 26 - [[János Kádár]]
* June 3 - [[Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda|Toshiaki Mukai]]
* July 15 - [[Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady|Bonnie Heady]]
* August 18 - [[Otto Ernst Remer]]
* August 25 - [[Erich Honecker]]
* August 26 - [[Otto Thorbeck]]
* September 29 - [[Paul Ogorzow]]
* November 3 - [[Alfredo Stroessner]]
* Unknown - [[Rita Zucca]]
* Unknown - [[Toshiaki Mukai and Tsuyoshi Noda|Tsuyoshi Noda]]

=== Victim births ===
*March 27 - Olive Duck

== Deaths ==
=== Villain deaths ===
* March 17 - [[Alfred Moore Waddell]]
* April 15 - [[William Mintram]]

=== Victim deaths ===