1912

1912 was notable as the year in which RMS Titanic sank.

On 10 April, the Titanic sailed on her maiden voyage from Southampton, England. The Daniels family, following a warning delivered by a friend known only as the Doctor, cancelled their plans to travel on the ship. A photograph of the Daniels and the Doctor later came into Clive Finch's possession. (TV: Rose) The Ninth Doctor later remarked that he was on board an 'unsinkable' vessel, likely the Titanic, but it is not known if he was referring to the events captured in Clive's photograph, an incident involving the Seventh Doctor, or an event to which the Fourth Doctor made reference. (TV: The End of the World, PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird, TV: Robot)

On the 14th, the Titanic struck an iceberg as it crossed the North Atlantic Ocean. As the ship sank, the Seventh Doctor stopped Huitzilin from acquiring the Xiuhcoatl. (PROSE: The Left-Handed Hummingbird) The Titanic sank in the early hours of the morningof the 15th. Over fifteen hundred people died. The Fourth Doctor assured Borusa he "had nothing to do with it." (TV: The Invasion of Time) The sinking was a major event in 20th century Earth history, and nearly a century later, Max Capricorn built a space-faring replica which nearly met a similarly tragic end on 25 December 2008. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)

Also on 15 April, Charlotte Pollard, a future companion of the Eighth and Sixth Doctors, was born to Lord Richard and Lady Louisa Pollard. (AUDIO: Neverland)

President Lecomte of Haiti was murdered by agents of Tancred Auguste. Auguste later moved Lecomte's body to the Presidential Palace and blew the building up to make it look as if Lecomte had perished in the explosion. Auguste seized power as president, but was himself soon assassinated. (PROSE: White Darkness)

Francis Wilberforce, Jr. was born. (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors)

January

 * 3 January - Actor William Mervyn was born in, Kenya.
 * 4 January - Actor Jack Le White was born.

February

 * 13 - Actress Jenny Laird was born.
 * 20 - Actor Gerald Cross was born.
 * 28 - Associate producer and director Mervyn Pinfield was born.

March

 * 14 - Actor Hamilton Dyce was born.

April

 * 27 - Actress Zohra Sehgal was born. As of 2013, she is the oldest living Doctor Who actor.

May

 * 4 May - Actor Peter Bathurst was born in Woking, Surrey, England.
 * 23 - Actor Marius Goring was born.

June

 * 26 - Actor John Bailey was born.
 * 28 - Actor Geoffrey Morris was born.

July

 * 28 - Actor Colin Douglas was born.

September

 * 2 September - Actor Jim Tyson was born.

October

 * 9 October - Actor Seymour Green was born.
 * 30 - Actor Preston Lockwood was born.

Unknown date

 * Actor Jack Cunningham was born.
 * Actor John Gill was born.
 * Actor Reg Lye was born.