On This Day — September 12

Famous events, births, and deaths from September 12 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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59 events · 229 births · 95 deaths recorded for September 12.

🕰️ Notable Events on September 12

2015 — A series of explosions involving propane triggering nearby illegally stored mining detonators in the Indian town of Petlawad in the state of Madhya Pradesh(मध्य प्रदेश) kills at least 105 people with over 150 injured. Wikipedia ↗
2014 — Three-year-old William Tyrrell disappears in Kendall, New South Wales, Australia Wikipedia ↗
2011 — The 9/11 Memorial Museum in New York City opens to the public. Wikipedia ↗
2008 — The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people. Wikipedia ↗
2007 — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder. Wikipedia ↗
2003 — The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. Wikipedia ↗
2003 — Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers. Wikipedia ↗
2001 — Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed. Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Frank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. There were no other casualties. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well. Wikipedia ↗
1990 — The two German states and the Four Powers sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany in Moscow, paving the way for German reunification. Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage. Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Dwight Gooden sets the baseball record for strikeouts in a season by a rookie with 246, previously set by Herb Score in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record. Wikipedia ↗
1983 — A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros. Wikipedia ↗
1983 — The USSR vetoes a United Nations Security Council Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Military coup in Turkey. Wikipedia ↗
1977 — South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko dies in police custody. Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg, ending a reign of 58 years. Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau. Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Dawson's Field hijackings: Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman. Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Gemini 11, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions) Wikipedia ↗
1962 — President John F. Kennedy, at a speech at Rice University, reaffirms that the U.S. will put a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Wikipedia ↗
1961 — The African and Malagasy Union is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon. Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Bonanza premieres, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color. Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working integrated circuit while working at Texas Instruments. Wikipedia ↗
1953 — U.S. Senator and future President John Fitzgerald Kennedy marries Jacqueline Lee Bouvier at St. Mary's Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1944 — World War II: The liberation of Serbia from Nazi Germany continues. Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among the liberated cities. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — World War II: Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, is rescued from house arrest on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi, by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal Campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field on Guadalcanal are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army forces. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — An explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey kills 51 people and injures over 200. Wikipedia ↗
1938 — Adolf Hitler demands autonomy and self-determination for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Southern Rhodesia, today called Zimbabwe, is annexed by the United Kingdom. Wikipedia ↗
1919 — Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers' Party (later the Nazi Party). Wikipedia ↗
1915 — French soldiers rescue over 4,000 Armenian Genocide survivors stranded on Musa Dagh. Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. Wikipedia ↗
1897 — Tirah Campaign: Battle of Saragarhi. Wikipedia ↗
1890 — Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. Wikipedia ↗
1885 — Arbroath 36-0 Bon Accord, a world record scoreline in professional Association football. Wikipedia ↗
1857 — The SS Central America sinks about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain William Lewis Herndon. The ship was carrying 13-15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush. Wikipedia ↗
1848 — Switzerland approves its 1st Constitution and becomes a Federal state. Wikipedia ↗
1847 — Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins. Wikipedia ↗
1846 — Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning. Wikipedia ↗
1814 — Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. Wikipedia ↗
1683 — Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
1634 — A gunpowder factory explodes in Valletta, Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings. Wikipedia ↗
1609 — Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen. Wikipedia ↗
1309 — The First Siege of Gibraltar takes place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista pitting the forces of the Kingdom of Castile against the Emirate of Granada resulting in a Castilian victory. Wikipedia ↗
1229 — Battle of Portopí: The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Majorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. Wikipedia ↗
1213 — Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Battle of Muret. Wikipedia ↗
1185 — Emperor Andronikos I Komnenos brutally put to death in Constantinople. Wikipedia ↗
372 — Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi as Emperor of the Eastern Jin dynasty. Wikipedia ↗
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies, defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on September 12

1995 — Ryan Potter, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1994 — Rap Monster, South Korean Rapper, songwriter and record producer Wikipedia ↗
1993 — Kelsea Ballerini, American Singer Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Scott Wootton, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Andrew Luck, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1988 — Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Kamila Chudzik, Polish heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Akwasi Fobi-Edusei, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Joanne Jackson, English swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Yuto Nagatomo, Japanese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Nashat Akram, Iraqi footballer Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Chelsea Carey, Canadian curler Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Tom Geißler, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Rami Haikal, Jordanian guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Sebastian Hofmann, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Daniel Muir, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Sergio Parisse, Argentinian-Italian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Clayton Richard, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Carly Smithson, Irish singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Zoran Planinić, Croatian basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Sal Rinauro, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Marty Adams, Canadian actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Alan Arruda, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Jennifer Hudson, American singer and actress Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Staciana Stitts, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Sean Burroughs, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Fernando César de Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Kevin Sinfield, English rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Josef Vašíček, Czech ice hockey player (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Elisabetta Canalis, Italian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Benjamin McKenzie, American actor Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Ruben Studdard, American R&B, pop, and gospel singer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Grant Denyer, Australian race car driver and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Jeff Irwin, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — James McCartney, English singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1977 — David Thompson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Bizzy Bone, American rapper Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Luis Castillo, Dominican baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Bill Kirby, Australian swimmer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Caroline Aigle, French soldier and pilot (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Jennifer Nettles, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Guy Smith, English race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Kenichi Suzumura, Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Kara David, Filipino journalist and documentarian Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Martin Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1973 — Paul Walker, American actor and producer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Gideon Emery, English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Paul Green, Australian rugby league player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Sidney Souza, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Younes El Aynaoui, Moroccan tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1971 — Shocker, Mexican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1970 — Nathan Larson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Max Boot, Russian-American historian and author Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Ángel Cabrera, Argentinian golfer Wikipedia ↗
1969 — James Frey, American author and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Larry LaLonde, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell, English politician (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Richard Snell, South African cricketer and physiotherapist Wikipedia ↗
1968 — Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian, actor, and writer Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Louis C.K., American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Pat Listach, American baseball player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Ben Folds, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Vezio Sacratini, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian animator and producer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Vernon Maxwell, American basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Midnight, Jamaican wrestler Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Greg Gutfeld, American television journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Dieter Hecking, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Sunay Akın, Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Amy Yasbeck, American actress Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Mylène Farmer, Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Evan Jenkins, American academic and politician Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Stefanos Korkolis, Greek pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Scott Brown, American colonel and politician Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Deron Cherry, American football player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Wilfred Benítez, American boxer Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Gregg Edelman, American actor and singer Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Paul M. Sharp, British academic and educator Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Jan Egeland, Norwegian politician, diplomat and humanitarian Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Rachel Ward, English-Australian actress Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Barry Andrews, English singer and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Chip Beck, American golfer Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Sam Brownback, American lawyer and politician, 46th Governor of Kansas Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Leslie Cheung, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1956 — David Goodhart, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Brian Robertson, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Ricky Rudd, American race car driver and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore Wikipedia ↗
1955 — Brian Smith, English footballer (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Robert Gober, American sculptor Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Scott Hamilton, American saxophonist Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Peeter Volkonski, Estonian singer-songwriter and actor Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Nan Goldin, American photographer Wikipedia ↗
1953 — Fiona Mactaggart, Scottish educator and politician Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Gerry Beckley, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Neil Peart, Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Bertie Ahern, Irish accountant and politician, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Norm Dubé, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby player and actor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Joe Pantoliano, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1951 — Ali-Ollie Woodson, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Marguerite Blais, Canadian journalist and politician Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Bruce Mahler, American actor and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Mike Murphy, Canadian ice hockey player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Charles Burlingame, American captain and pilot (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater and politician Wikipedia ↗
1949 — Tony Stevens, English rock bassist and songwriter (Savoy Brown; Foghat) Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Steve Turre, American trombonist and educator Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Max Walker, Australian cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1947 — David Grant, English engineer and academic Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Gerald Howarth, English soldier, pilot, and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Tony Bellamy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Neil Lyndon, British journalist and writer Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Milo Manara, Italian author and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1945 — John Mauceri, American conductor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Lonnie Mayne, American wrestler (d. 1978) Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Vladimir Spivakov, Russian violinist and conductor Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Barry White, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Maria Muldaur, American folk and blues singer Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Leonard Peltier, American political activist and convicted criminal Wikipedia ↗
1942 — François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Michel Drucker, French journalist Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Tomás Marco, Spanish composer Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Linda Gray, American model and actress Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Mickey Lolich, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Stephen J. Solarz, American academic and politician (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Phillip Ramey, American pianist and composer Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Henry Waxman, American lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗