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September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August September 12, 2003 September 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header September 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September September 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 110 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 490 BC - Athens defeats Persia at the Battle of Marathon;origin of the marathon long-distance race (attributed to Pheidippides)
• 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort, 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon, at the Battle of Muret. Events By place Greece Darius I sends an expedition under Artaphernes and Datis the Mede across Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Battle of Marathon ( Greek: Μάχη τοῡ Μαραθῶνος Machē tou Marathōnos) during the Greco-Persian Wars took place in 490 The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Pheidippides (el Φειδιππίδης sometimes given as Phidippides or Philippides) hero of Ancient Greece, is the central figure in a story which The Albigensian Crusade or Cathar Crusade (1209&ndash1229 was a 20-year military campaign initiated by the Roman Catholic Church to eliminate the Cathar Simon IV de Montfort Seigneur de Montfort-l'Amaury 5th Earl of Leicester (1160 &ndash June 25, 1218) also known as Simon de Montfort the elder, was Peter II of Aragon ( 1174 &ndash September 12 1213) surnamed the Catholic, was the king of Aragon (as Pedro II and count of Aragon ( Spanish: "Aragón") is an autonomous community of Spain. At the Battle of Muret on September 12, 1213 the Crusading army of Simon IV de Montfort defeated the Aragonese and Catalan forces
• 1229 - The Aragonese army under the command of James I of Aragon disembarks at Santa Ponça, Mallorca, with the purpose of conquering the island. James I the Conqueror ( Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador Ponsa Dalion ( Catalan: Santa Ponça due to a roman village called Santa Pontia) is a holiday resort in the south-west of Majorca. Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain.
• 1609 - Henry Hudson discovers the Hudson River. Henry Hudson' (1570 &ndash 1611 was an English Sea explorer and Navigator in the early 17th century The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami
• 1683 - Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna - Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire. The Great Turkish War refers to a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and contemporary European powers then joined into a Holy League The Battle of Vienna ( German: Schlacht am Kahlenberg, Polish: Bitwa pod Wiedniem or Odsiecz Wiedeńska, Turkish: İkinci The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1759 - British soldiers captures the town of Quebec. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk
• 1814 - Battle of North Point: An American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of North Point was fought on September 12, 1814. This engagement was part of the larger Battle of Baltimore. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
• 1846 - Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Robert Browning. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Elizabeth Barrett Browning ( March 6, 1806 &ndash June 29, 1861) was one of the most respected Poets of the Victorian era Robert Browning (7 May 1812 - 12 December 1889 was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of Dramatic verse, especially Dramatic monologues made him one of
• 1847 - Mexican-American War: The Battle of Chapultepec begins. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Chapultepec (September 1847 was a US victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American U.S. Army deserters in the Saint Patrick's Battalion who fought alongside the Mexican army are hanged en masse for treason by the order of General Winfield Scott. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Saint Patrick's Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio) was a unit of several hundred Immigrants and Expatriates of European The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Hanging is the lethal suspension of a person by a ligature The Oxford English Dictionary states that hanging in this sense is "specifically to put to death In Law, treason is the Crime that covers some of the more serious acts of disloyalty to one's sovereign or Nation. Winfield Scott ( June 13, 1786 &ndash May 29, 1866) was a United States Army general Diplomat, and presidential candidate
• 1848 - Switzerland became a Federal state. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation
• 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. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Sinking On September 3, 1857, 477 passengers and 101 crew left the Panamanian port of Colón, sailing for New York City Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the furthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States Commander William Lewis Herndon ( 25 October 1813 &ndash 12 September 1857) was one of the United States Navy 's outstanding The ship carried 13-15 tons of gold from the San Francisco Gold Rush. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city A gold rush is a period of feverish migration of workers into the area of a dramatic discovery of commercial quantities of Gold.
• 1874 The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver on the Fraser River British Columbia (ˌbrɪtɨʃ kəˈlʌmbiə ( BC) ( (la Colombie-Britannique C Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1890 - Salisbury, Rhodesia, is founded. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harare (həˈrɑreɪ or /həˈrɑri/ formerly Salisbury) is the Capital of Zimbabwe. See also Great Zimbabwe National Monument. For information about the March and June 2008 presidential elections see Zimbabwean presidential election
• 1897 - Battle of Saragarhi
• 1906 - Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Battle of Saragarhi was fought during the Tirah Campaign on 12 September 1897 between twenty one Sikhs of the 4th Battalion (then 36th Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Newport Transporter Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the city of Newport, Wales in the United Kingdom. Newport (Casnewydd is a city and principal area in Wales, in the United Kingdom. South Wales (De Cymru is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south and Mid Wales and West Wales The title Baron Tredegar was created in 1859 for the Welsh politician Sir Charles Morgan Bt
• 1910 - Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler's 8th symphony in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers, with an orchestra of 171 players. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Mahler's rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter)
• 1930 - Wilfred Rhodes ends his 1110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for H. Conducting is the act of directing a Musical performance by way of visible gestures WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Bruno Walter ( September 15, 1876 &ndash February Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilfred Rhodes (born October 29, 1877, North Moor Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, Yorkshire; died July 8, 1973 D. G. Leveson Gower's XI against the Australians. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
• 1933 - Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who Southampton Row is major thoroughfare running north-south in Bloomsbury, Camden, central London, England. Bloomsbury is an area of central London in the south of the London Borough of Camden, developed by the Russell family in the 17th and 18th centuries into A nuclear chain reaction occurs when one Nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more nuclear reactions thus leading to a self-propagating number of these reactions
• 1938 - Adolf Hitler demands autonomy for the Germans of the Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Autonomy ( Greek: Auto- Nomos - nomos meaning "law" one who gives oneself his/her own Law) is the right to Self-government Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Sudetenland ( Czech and Polish: Sudety) is the German name used in English in the first half of the 20th century for the western regions of Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
• 1940 - Cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cave paintings are Paintings on Cave walls and ceilings and the term is used especially for those dating to Prehistoric times Lascaux is the setting of a complex of Caves in southwestern France famous for its prehistoric Cave paintings The original caves are located near This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1940 - The Hercules Powder Company in Kenvil, New Jersey explodes, killing 51 people and injuring over 200. Succasunna-Kenvil is a Census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey
• 1942 - World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The second RMS Laconia was a Cunard Ocean liner built by Swan Hunter & Wigham Richardson as a successor to the ''Laconia'' of 1911 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The modern torpedo (historically called an automotive automobile locomotive or fish torpedo is a self-propelled explosive Projectile weapon launched above or below West Africa or Western Africa is the Westernmost Region of the African Continent.
• 1942 - World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson's Ridge during the Guadalcanal campaign. The Battle of Edson's Ridge, also known as the Battle of the Bloody Ridge, Battle of Raiders Ridge, and Battle of the Ridge, was a land Battle The Guadalcanal Campaign, also known as the Battle of Guadalcanal, was fought between August 7, 1942, and February 9, 1943, in the U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field on Guadalcanal are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army forces. Henderson Field is the name of several airports Henderson Field (Guadalcanal on Guadalcanal Island in the Solomon Islands renamed to Honiara International Guadalcanal (local name Isatabu) is a 2510- Square mile (6500- km²) Island in the Pacific Ocean and a province of the Solomon The Imperial Japanese Army ( IJA) ( Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國陸軍 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国陸軍 Romaji: Dai-Nippon Teikoku
• 1943 - World War II: Benito Mussolini, dictator of Italy, is rescued from house arrest on the Gran Sasso in Abruzzi, by German commando Otto Skorzeny. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gran Sasso d'Italia is a mountain located in the Abruzzo region of central Italy. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. Otto Skorzeny ( June 12 1908 – July 6 1975) was an Obersturmbannführer in the German Waffen-SS
• 1944 - World War II: The liberation of Serbia from Nazi Germany and the Chetniks continues. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Chetnik movement or the Chetniks ( Serbian: Četnici, Cyrillic script: Четници were a Serbian -nationalist/ royalist Bajina Bašta in western Serbia is among those liberated cities. Bajina Bašta ( Serbian Cyrillic: Бајина Башта is a town located in the western mountains of Serbia. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
• 1947 - The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Screen Actors Guild ( SAG) is an American labor union representing over 120000 Film and television principal performers and background Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
• 1948 - Invasion of the State of Hyderabad by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader Jinnah's death to limit damage control. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hyderābād and Berar (హైదరాబాదు حیدر آباد under the Nizams was the largest Princely state in the erstwhile Indian Empire Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan
• 1953 - Nikita Khrushchev is elected first secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev (April 17 1894 – September 11 1971 served as First Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964 following The General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union ( First Secretary in 1953-1966 was the title synonymous with leader of the Soviet Union after
• 1959 - Bonanza premiers. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bonanza is an American television series that ran on NBC from September 12 1959 to January 16 1973 First regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color.
• 1959 - The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Luna 2 (E-1A series was the second of the Soviet Union's Luna program spacecraft launched in the direction of the Moon.
• 1964 - Canyonlands National Park was designated as a National Park. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Canyonlands National Park is located in the American state of Utah, near city of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons
• 1970 - Palestinian terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in Amman. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Jordan, officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (الأردنّ al-Urdunn) is an Arab country in Southwest Asia spanning the southern Amman (ɑˈmɑːn sometimes spelled Ammann ( Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom
• 1974 - Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia, 'Messiah' of the Rastafari movement, is deposed following a military coup by the Derg. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Haile Selassie I ( Ge'ez: am ኃይለ፡ ሥላሴ "Power of the Trinity " 23 July 1892 &ndash 27 August 1975 born Tafari Makonnen, was NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page This article is about the concept of a Messiah in religion notably in the Christian Islamic and Jewish traditions The Rastafari movement (also known as Rastafari, Rastafarianism or simply Rasta) is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, New Testament The Derg or Dergue was a communist military junta that came to power in Ethiopia following the ousting of Haile Selassie I.
• 1974 - Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau. African Youth Amílcar Cabral (in Portuguese: Juventude Africana Amílcar Cabral) is the youth wing of PAIGC in Guinea-Bissau. The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest
• 1977 - South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko is killed in police custody. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Stephen Bantu Biko December 1946 &ndash 12 September 1977 was a noted anti-[[apartheid] activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early
• 1979 - Indonesia is hit with an earthquake that measures 8. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer 1 on the Richter scale. The Richter magnitude scale, or more correctly local magnitude M L scale assigns a single number to quantify the amount of seismic energy released
• 1980 - Military coup in Turkey. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1983 - A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States, was robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros . Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Wells Fargo & Co ( is a diversified Financial services company headquartered in San Francisco California, United States with operations around the "West Hartford" redirects here For the unincorporated community in Vermont, see West Hartford, Vermont. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Boricua Popular/Peoples Army &mdash or Ejército Popular Boricua in Spanish &mdash is a clandestine organization based on the island of Puerto
• 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 re-unification. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Allied Control Council or Allied Control Authority, known in German as the Alliierter Kontrollrat, also referred to as the Four Powers (German The Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany, (or the Two Plus Four Agreement) was negotiated in 1990 between the Federal Republic of Germany Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany
• 1992 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of STS-47 Shuttle mission was the 50th Space Shuttle mission of the program. On board is Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space. Mae Carol Jemison (born October 17, 1956) is an American Physician and a former NASA Astronaut. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa
• 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. Manuel Rubén Abimael Guzmán Reynoso (born 3 December 1934 also known by the Nom de guerre Presidente Gonzalo ( English: President Gonzalo) The Communist Party of Peru (Spanish Partido Comunista del Perú) more commonly known as the Shining Path ( Sendero Luminoso) is a Maoist Peru (Perú Piruw Piruw officially the Republic of Peru ( reˈpuβlika del peˈɾu is a country in western South America. The Communist Party of Peru (Spanish Partido Comunista del Perú) more commonly known as the Shining Path ( Sendero Luminoso) is a Maoist
• 1994 - Frank Eugene Corder crashes a Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing and killing himself. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Frank Eugene Corder ( May 26, 1956 &ndash September 12, 1994) crashed a stolen Cessna 150 onto the South Lawn of the White House The Cessna Aircraft Company is an airplane manufacturing corporation headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence
• 1995 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's All Star Team beats the Harlem Globetrotters 91-85, ending the Globetrotters' 24-year, 8,829-game winning streak. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr; April 16 1947 is an American athlete and retired professional Basketball player widely considered The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy.
• 2001 - Article V of the NATO agreement is invoked for only the second time (the other being in Bosnia) in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States of America. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The North Atlantic Treaty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 2001 - Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry leaving 10000 people unemployed.
• 2003 - The United Nations lifted 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. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security International sanctions are actions taken by Countries against others for political reasons either Unilaterally or Multilaterally. Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely
• 2005 - The red-green coalition, led by Jens Stoltenberg, wins the Norwegian parliamentary election, taking 87 of 169 seats in the parliament. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Red-Green Coalition is a coalition of Norwegian parties, formed by the Labour, the Socialist Left Party, and the Centre Party. (born 16 March 1959 is the Prime Minister of Norway. He took office in October of 2005 he was previously Prime Minister from 2000 to 2001 Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 12 September 2005. The Storting ( Stortinget, literally "the Great Thing /Assembly" is the Norwegian Parliament, and is located in the capital city
• 2005 - Israel completes its withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the Gaza Strip. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west
• 2005 - Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny's Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. Hong Kong Disneyland ( is the first Theme park inside the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and is owned and managed by the Hong Kong International Theme Parks Penny's Bay or Chok Ko Wan ( is a bay in north-eastern Lantau Island, and is the site of the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort, which consists of the Hong Lantau Island, also Lantao, based on the old local name of Lantau Peak ( lit Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
• 2007 - Shinzo Abe announced he resigns as Prime Minister of Japan. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The is the usual English-language term used for the Head of government of Japan, although the literal translation of the Japanese name for the office is Prime
• 2007 - Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was convicted for the crime of plunder. Jose Marcelo Ejercito (born on April 19, 1937) better known as Joseph Ejercito Estrada, or Erap, is a Film actor in the Philippines
• 2007 - An earthquake with a magnitude of 8.5 occurs off the coast of southern Sumatra, Indonesia, killing 25 people. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer The September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes were a series of Earthquakes that struck the Java Trench off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, three Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470000 km² and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.

Births

• 1492 - Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (d. Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici ( September 12 September 9 ---> 1492 &ndash May 4 April 5 ---> 1519 was the 1519)
• 1494 - King Francis I of France (d. Francis I (September 12 1494 &ndash March 31 1547 was crowned King of France in 1515 in the cathedral at Reims and reigned until 1547 1547)
• 1575 - Henry Hudson, English explorer (d. Henry Hudson' (1570 &ndash 1611 was an English Sea explorer and Navigator in the early 17th century 1611)
• 1605 - William Dugdale, English antiquarian (d. Sir William Dugdale ( 12 September 1605 &ndash 10 February 1686) was an English antiquary 1686)
• 1688 - Ferdinand Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. Ferdinand Maxmilian Brokoff ( Czech: Ferdinand Maxmilián Brokoff, 12 September, 1688 in Červený Hrádek near Chomutov, 1731)
• 1690 - Peter Dens, Belgian Catholic theologian (d. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peter Dens ( 12 September 1690 - 15 February 1775) was a Flemish Roman Catholic Theologian He was born at 1775)
• 1725 - Guillaume Le Gentil, French astronomer (d. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guillaume Joseph Hyacinthe Jean-Baptiste Le Gentil de la Galaisière ( September 12 1725 &ndash October 22 1792) was a French Astronomer 1792)
• 1740 - Johann Heinrich Jung, German author (d. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Johann Heinrich Jung ( 12 September 1740 - 2 April 1817) best known by his assumed name of Heinrich Stilling was a German 1817)
• 1812 - Richard Hoe, American inventor and industrialist (d. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Richard March Hoe ( September 12, 1812 - June 7, 1886) was an American Inventor who designed an improved Printing 1886)
• 1818 - Richard Gatling, American weapons inventor (d. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dr Richard Jordan Gatling ( September 12, 1818 &ndash February 26, 1903) was an American inventor best known for his invention of the 1903)
• 1830 - William Sprague IV, America politician from Rhode Island (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display William Sprague IV ( September 12, 1830 September 11, 1915) was Governor of the U 1915)
• 1852 - H. H. Asquith, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Herbert Henry Asquith 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC ( 12 September 1852 &ndash 15 February 1928) served The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1928)
• 1855 - Simon-Napoléon Parent, Canadian politician (d. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Simon-Napoléon Parent ( September 12, 1855 &ndash September 7, 1920) 1920)
• 1875 - Matsunosuke Onoe, Japanese actor (d. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( September 12, 1875 – September 11, 1926) sometimes known as Medama no Matchan ( "Eyeballs" Matsu), was a Japanese 1926)
• 1880 - H. L. Mencken, American journalist and author (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year 1956)
• 1888 - Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maurice Auguste Chevalier ( September 12, 1888 &ndash January 1, 1972) was a French Actor, Singer, and 1972)
• 1891 - Pedro Albizu Campos, advocate for Puerto Rican independence (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pedro Albizu Campos (June 29 1893 or September 12 1891 &ndash April 21 1965 was a Puerto Rican Politician and advocate of Puerto Rican independence 1965)
• 1892 - Alfred A. Knopf, American publisher (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alfred A Knopf ( September 12, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1984) was a leading American Publisher of the 20th century founder 1984)
• 1897 - Irene Joliot-Curie, French physicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Irène Joliot-Curie ( 12 September 1897 &ndash 17 March 1956) was a French scientist the Daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1956)
• 1898 - Salvador Bacarisse, Spanish composer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Salvador Bacarisse Chinoria ( September 12, 1898, Madrid - August 5 1963, Paris) was a Spanish Composer 1963)
• 1898 - Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-born American artist (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ben Shahn ( September 12, 1898 &ndash March 14 1969) was a Lithuanian born American Artist. 1969)
• 1901 - Ben Blue, Canadian actor and comedian (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ben Blue ( September 12, 1901 &ndash March 7, 1975) born Benjamin Bernstein, was a Canadian-American Actor 1975)
• 1902 - Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, President of Brazil (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira (JK ( September 12, 1902 – August 22, 1976) was a prominent Brazilian politician who was The President of Brazil is both the Head of state and Head of government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. 1976)
• 1907 - Louis MacNeice, Irish poet (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederick Louis MacNeice ( September 12 1963)
• 1909 - Donald MacDonald, O.C., LL.D. former president of the Canadian Labour Congress and politician (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Donald MacDonald, OC, ( September 12, 1909 - September 25, 1986) was a Canadian Social democratic politician 1986)
• 1913 - Jesse Owens, American athlete (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete 1980)
• 1914 - Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Syed Muhammad Mehdi, known as Rais Amrohvi (or Raees Amrohvi) ( Urdu: رئیس امروہوی) (b 1988)
• 1914 - Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn ( 12 September 1914 &mdash 19 December 1999 who was a Coal mining engineer 1999)
• 1915 - Frank McGee, American journalist (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank McGee (September 12 1921&mdashApril 17 1974 was a Television Journalist. 1974)
• 1916 - Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Melvin E "Tony" Bettenhausen ( September 12, 1916 Tinley Park Illinois &ndash May 12, 1961 Indianapolis Indiana 1961)
• 1917 - Pierre Sévigny, Canadian politician (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Pierre Albert Sévigny, PC, OC, CD, VM, ED ( September 12, 1917 &ndash March 20, 2004 2004)
• 1921 - Stanisław Lem, Polish writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Stanisław Lem ( sta'ɲiswaf lɛm 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006 was a Polish Science fiction, philosophical and satirical writer 2006)
• 1922 - Ellen Demming, American actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ellen Demming (born Betty Ellen Weber, November 10, 1922 &mdash February 7, 2002) was an American actress, 2002)
• 1925 - Stan Lopata, American baseball player
• 1931 - Sir Ian Holm, English actor
• 1931 - George Jones, American singer
• 1933 - Tatiana Doronina, Russian actress
• 1934 - Glenn Davis, American athlete
• 1934 - Jaegwon Kim, Korean-born American philosopher
• 1937 - George Chuvalo, Canadian boxer
• 1938 - Claude Ruel, French Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1940 - Linda Gray, American actress
• 1940 - Mickey Lolich, American baseball player
• 1940 - Patrick Mower, English actor
• 1943 - Maria Muldaur, American singer
• 1943 - Michael Ondaatje, Sri Lankan-born writer
• 1944 - Leonard Peltier, American activist
• 1944 - Barry White, American singer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Edward "Stan" Lopata (born September 12, 1925 in Delray Michigan) was a former Major League Baseball player Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Ian Holm CBE (born 12 September, 1931) is an English award-winning Actor known for his stage work and for many film roles George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931 in Saratoga Texas) is an award-winning American Country music singer known for his long list of Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tatiana (Tatyana Vasiljevna Doronina (Татьяна Васильевна Доронина born September 12, 1933) is a popular Soviet / Russian Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Ashby Davis (born September 12, 1934 at Wellsburg, West Virginia) Glenn "Jeep" Davis was an Olympic athlete in the 400-meter Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jaegwon Kim (born 1934 in Daegu, Korea (now in South Korea) is a Korean born American Philosopher currently working at Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Louis Chuvalo, CM (born September 12, 1937) is a retired Canadian heavyweight boxer who was never knocked down in ninety-three Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Ruel (born September 12, 1938 in Sherbrooke Quebec) was a Head coach for the National Hockey League Montreal Canadiens Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linda Ann Gray (born September 12, 1940 in Santa Monica California) is an American actress, best known for her Emmy-nominated Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1962 Patrick Mower (born 12 September 1940, real name Patrick Archibald Mower) is an English Actor well known for his many television and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maria Muldaur (born Maria Grazia Rosa Domenica D'Amato, 12 September 1943, in Greenwich Village, New York) is a roots- folk Philip Michael Ondaatje, OC (ɒnˈdɑːtʃiː (born 12 September 1943 is a Sri Lankan Canadian Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. 2003)
• 1948 - Luis Lima, Argentinian tenor
• 1949 - Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater
• 1950 - Gustav Brunner, Austrian engineer
• 1951 - Bertie Ahern, Irish politician
• 1951 - Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby union player
• 1951 - Joe Pantoliano, American actor
• 1951 - Gerald Stano, American serial killer
• 1952 - Gerry Beckley, American musician (America)
• 1952 - Neil Peart, Canadian drummer and author (Rush)
• 1954 - Adrian Adonis, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Lima (born 12 September 1948 in Córdoba Argentina) is an Argentinian operatic Tenor, who studied in Buenos Aires under Carlos Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Ирина Константиновна Роднина born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russian SFSR) is one Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gustav Brunner is an Austrian Formula One designer and engineer Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Patrick Bartholomew "Bertie" Ahern ( Irish: Pádraig Parthalán Ó hEachthairn, born 12 September 1951 is an Irish politician who served Raymond William Robert "Ray" Gravell ( 12 September 1951 &ndash 31 October 2007) was a Welsh Rugby union player Joseph Peter "Joe" Pantoliano (born September 12 1951) is an American film and television actor Gerald Eugene Stano ( September 12, 1951 – March 23, 1998) was an American Serial killer. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gerald Linford "Gerry" Beckley (born September 12 1952 in Fort Worth Texas) is a founding member of the Rock band America America is an English-American Folk rock band originally composed of members Gerry Beckley, Dewey Bunnell, and Dan Peek. Neil Peart (ˈpɪərt OC, (born Neil Ellwood Peart, September 12, 1952, Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian Musician Rush is a Canadian rock band originally formed in August 1968 in the Willowdale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, currently comprised of Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Keith Franke ( September 12 1954 &ndash July 4 1988 Adonis later formed a tag team with the Texan Dick Murdoch known 1988)
• 1954 - Jeff Jarvis, American journalist
• 1954 - Peter Scolari, American actor
• 1956 - Barry Andrews, British musician
• 1956 - Sam Brownback, American politician
• 1956 - Leslie Cheung Kwok-wing (張國榮), Hong Kong artist/singer/actor/director (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Jeff Jarvis (born September 12, 1954) is an American journalist. Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle New York) is an American Television, Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Barry Andrews (born 12 September 1956, West Norwood, London) was once a member of the bands XTC and League of Gentlemen Samuel Dale Brownback (born September 12 1956) is the senior United States Senator from the U Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leslie Cheung Kwok-Wing ( September 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003) nicknamed elder brother (哥哥 was an Actor and Musician Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of Activities to do with creating Art, practicing the Arts and/or demonstrating An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works 2003)
• 1956 - Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
• 1957 - Rachel Ward, English actress
• 1957 - Hans Zimmer, German composer
• 1958 - Wilfredo Benitez, American boxer
• 1961 - Mylène Farmer, French singer and songwriter
• 1961 - Kathem Al Saher, Iraqi singer
• 1962 - Dino Merlin, Bosnian singer
• 1962 - Amy Yasbeck, American actress
• 1964 - Dieter Hecking, German footballer
• 1965 -Einstein Kristiansen, Norwegian cartoonist, designer and TV host
• 1965 - John Norwood Fisher, American musician

• 1966 - Ben Folds, American musician
• 1967 - Pat Listach, American baseball player
• 1968 - Ler LaLonde, American guitarist (Primus)
• 1968 - Paul F. Tompkins, American comedian
• 1969 - Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
• 1969 - James Frey, American writer
• 1969 - Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
• 1969 - André Heinz, American environmentalist; son of Teresa Heinz
• 1970 - Nathan Larson, American guitarist and composer (Shudder To Think, Hot One)
• 1972 - Jason Statham, English actor
• 1973 - Darren Campbell, British athlete
• 1973 - Ki-Jana Carter, American football player
• 1973 - Martin Lapointe, Canadian hockey player
• 1973 - Paul Walker, American actor
• 1974 - Caroline Aigle, First female French fighter pilot (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ricky Rudd (born September 12, 1956) is a retired American NASCAR driver Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Rachel Claire Ward AM (b 12 September) is an English actress (and more recently a director who has primarily pursued her career in Australia. Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilfred Benitez (born September 12, 1958 in New York New York) is a Puerto Rican boxer. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional Kathem Al Saher ( Arabic: كاظم الساهر born September 12 1961) most commonly Kazem Al Saher or Kadim Al Sahir Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edin Dervišhalidović (born 12 September 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFRY) stage name Dino Merlin, is a Amy Yasbeck (born September 12, 1962) is an American Film and Television actress. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Dieter Hecking (born September 12 1964 in Castrop-Rauxel) is a German former professional footballer, who is currently manager of Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Øistein Kristiansen, formerly internationally known under his artist name Einstein Kristiansen (born on 12 September 1965 in Sarpsborg, Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes A designer is a person who designs something Perhaps the broadest definition is that provided by Herbert Simon: ‘Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. John Norwood Fisher (known as Norwood Fisher, b September 12, 1965) is the bass player for the funk/rock/ska/metal band Fishbone. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American Singer-songwriter and the former frontman of the Band Ben Folds Five Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Alan Listach (born September 12, 1967 in Natchitoches Louisiana) is a former Major League Baseball shortstop form 1992 until 1997 Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Larry "Ler" LaLonde (born Reid Lawrence LaLonde on September 12, 1968 in Oakland California) is a Guitarist who currently plays in Primus is an American rock band currently composed of singer and bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry "Ler" LaLonde, and Paul F Tompkins (born September 12, 1968) is an American actor and comedian Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Career Cabrera was born in Villa Allende Córdoba, Argentina. James Christopher Frey (born September 12, 1969 in Cleveland Ohio) is an American Writer. Professional wins (12 PGA Tour wins (3 2001 Greater Milwaukee Open 2002 Verizon Byron Nelson Classic André Thierstein Heinz (born 12 December 1969) is an American environmentalist Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz commonly known as Teresa Heinz Kerry (born October 5, 1938) is an American Philanthropist Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nathan Larson may refer to Nathan Larson (musician, an American musician Nathan Larson (politician, an American politician Shudder to Think is an American Post-Hardcore / Alternative rock group Hot One is a US / Canadian rock band formed in 2005 Its members are guitarist/vocalist Nathan Larson, bassist/vocalist Emm Gryner, drummer Kevin Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Michael Statham (born 12 September 1972 is an English actor known for his roles in the Guy Ritchie Crime films Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Darren Andrew Campbell (born September 12 1973 in Moss Side, Manchester, England) is a retired English sprint Kenneth Leonard Carter, also known as Ki-Jana, (kee-JOHN-uh (born September 12, 1973) is a former American football Running back Martin Lapointe (born 12 September, 1973 in Ville St Pierre, Quebec) is a Professional Ice hockey right winger who formerly Paul William Walker IV (born September 12 1973 is an American Actor. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Commandant Caroline Aigle (12 September 1974&mdash21 August 2007 was a French Aviatrix who achieved a historical first when at the age of 25 she became 2007)
• 1974 - Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer
• 1974 - Jennifer Nettles, American country singer, part of Sugarland
• 1976 - Bizzy Bone (Bryon Anthony McCane), American rapper, (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)
• 1976 - Maciej Żurawski, Polish footballer
• 1977 - Nathan Bracken, Australian cricketer
• 1977 - Grant Denyer, Australian television personality and TV Host
• 1977 - Jeff Irwin, American musician
• 1977 - James McCartney, British musician and son of ex-Beatle Paul McCartney
• 1977 - Idan Raichel, Israeli Musician
• 1977 - David Thompson, English footballer
• 1978 - Benjamin McKenzie, American actor
• 1978 - Michael Paget, Welsh guitarist (Bullet for My Valentine)
• 1978 - Ruben Studdard, American singer
• 1980 - Sean Burroughs, American baseball player
• 1980 - Fernando Cesar de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• 1980 - Gus G., Greek guitarist (Firewind, ex-Dream Evil)
• 1980 - Yao Ming, Chinese basketball player
• 1980 - Josef Vasicek, Czech ice hockey player
• 1981 - Jennifer Hudson, American actress and singer
• 1982 - Nana Ozaki, Japanese gravure idol
• 1983 - Carly Smithson, Irish singer and finalist on American Idol Season 7
• 1983 - Daniel Muir, National Football League player
• 1985 - Jack Wilkinson, English footballer
• 1986 - Yang Mi, Chinese actress
• 1986 - Emmy Rossum, American actress
• 1988 - Aaron Sidwell, English Actor

Deaths

• 413 - Marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint
• 1185 - Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Nuno Jorge Pereira Da Silva Valente, OIH, commonly known just as Nuno Valente ( pron Jennifer Nettles (born September 12, 1974 in Douglas Georgia) is an American Grammy -winning Country music artist Sugarland is an American Country music duo composed of singer-songwriters Jennifer Nettles ( Lead vocals) and Kristian Bush ( Background vocals Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bryon Anthony McCane II, better known by his Stage name Bizzy Bone, is an American Rapper and is a member of the Cleveland rap Bone Thugs-N-Harmony is an American Hip hop group from the Glenville section of Cleveland Ohio. Maciej Żurawski ( pron ˈmatɕɛj ʐuˈrafski born September 12 1976 in Poznań, Poland) is a Striker who currently Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Nathan Wade Bracken (born 12 September 1977 in Penrith, New South Wales) is a professional Australian Cricketer A tall left-arm fast-medium Grant Denyer (born September 12, 1977 in Coffs Harbour New South Wales is an Australian TV reporter personality and motor racing Jeff Irwin (aka "the Yeti " born September 12, 1977) is an East Nashville Tennessee based Multi-instrumentalist James Louis McCartney was born on 12 September, 1977 in London to ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and his first wife rock Photographer and The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Idan Raichel ( עידן רייכל, b September 12, 1977) is an Israeli Singer-songwriter and a Musician, widely acclaimed David Anthony Thompson (born September 12, 1977 in Birkenhead, Merseyside) is a former English football player who Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Benjamin McKenzie (born Benjamin McKenzie Schenkkan on September 12, 1978) is an American Actor and producer known for playing Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Bullet for My Valentine is an award-wining four-piece Metalcore band from Bridgend, Wales. Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American pop, R&B, and gospel Singer. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sean Patrick Burroughs (born September 12, 1980, in Atlanta Georgia) was a Third baseman for the San Diego Padres in Major Fernando César de Souza (born 12 September 1980 in Jardinopolis) is a footballer from Brazil who currently plays as a defender Kostas Karamitroudis ( Κώστας Καραμητρούδης) aka Gus G Dream Evil is a heavy metal band from Sweden, assembled and integrated by renowned musical producer Fredrik Nordström Yao Ming ( born September 12 1980 is a Professional basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA Josef Vašíček (joʊsɛf vɑsɪtʃɛk born 12 September, 1980 in Havlíčkův Brod, Czechoslovakia) is an Ice hockey centre Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12 1981 is an American actress, singer and model. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) This article is about the Japanese Gravure idol Nana Ozaki If you search for 20th century Japanese actress Nana Ozaki see Nana Ozaki (actress. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Carly Smithson ( Irish: ??? (née Hennessy; Irish: Ó hAonghusa) (born September 12, 1983) is a Meteor Award The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition began on January 15, 2008 and concluded Daniel Daniel Travanti Muir (pronounced MYEWR (born September 12, 1983 in Washington D Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jack Wilkinson is the name of the following people Jack Wilkinson (footballer (born 1985 English footballer Jack Wilkinson (rugby league Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Yang Mi ( Traditional Chinese: 楊冪 Simplified Chinese: 杨幂 Pinyin: Yáng Mì born September 12, 1986) is a Chinese Emmanuelle Grey "Emmy" Rossum (born September 12, 1986) is a Golden Globe -nominated American actress and Singer-songwriter Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Michael Sidwell (born 12 September 1988 in Maidstone, Kent) is a British Actor and singer. For the area code see Area code 413. Events By Place Western Roman Empire May Marcellinus of Carthage was a Christian Martyr and Saint who died in 413 Andronikos I Komnenos or Andronicus I Comnenus ( Greek: Ανδρόνικος Α’ Κομνηνός Andronikos I Komninos; c 1118)
• 1213 - King Peter II of Aragon (b. Peter II of Aragon ( 1174 &ndash September 12 1213) surnamed the Catholic, was the king of Aragon (as Pedro II and count of 1174)
• 1362 - Pope Innocent VI
• 1369 - Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. Pope Innocent VI (1282 or 1295 &ndash September 12, 1362) born Étienne Aubert, Pope at Avignon from 1352 to 1362 the successor Blanche of Lancaster ( March 25, 1345 &ndash September 12, 1369 Bolingbroke Castle) Countess of Derby was an English John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third 1345)
• 1500 - Albert, Duke of Saxony (b. Albert (Albrecht 27 January, 1443 &ndash 12 September, 1500) was a Duke of Saxony. 1443)
• 1612 - Tsar Vasili IV of Russia (b. Vasili IV of Russia ( Russian: Василий IV Иванович Шуйский, other Transliterations: Vasily Vasiliy Vasilii) ( September 1552)
• 1642 - Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (b. Henri Coiffier de Ruzé Marquis de Cinq-Mars (1620 &ndash September 12, 1642) was a Favourite of King Louis XIII of France 1620)
• 1660 - Jacob Cats, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (b. Jacob Cats ( November 10, 1577, Brouwershaven ( Zeeland) - September 12, 1660, The Hague) was a Dutch 1577)
• 1665 - Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (b. Jean Bolland ( Latin: Johannes Bollandus) ( 18 August 1596 &ndash 12 September 1665) was a Jesuit and hagiographer 1596)
• 1672 - Tanneguy Lefebvre, French classical scholar (b. Tanneguy Le Fèvre ( Tanaquillus Faber) (1615 &ndash September 12, 1672) was a French Classical scholar. 1615)
• 1683 - King Afonso VI of Portugal (b. Ancestors 1643)
• 1691 - John George III, Elector of Saxony (b. Johann Georg III (b Dresden, 20 June 1647 – d Tübingen, 12 September 1691) was Elector of Saxony from 1647)
• 1695 - Jacob Abendana, Spanish scholar (b. Jacob Abendana ( 1630 - September 12, 1695) was hakham of London from 1680 until his death 1630)
• 1712 - Jan van der Heyden, Dutch painter (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Jan van der Heyden ( March 5, 1637, Gorinchem &ndash March 28, 1712, Amsterdam) was a Dutch Baroque 1637)
• 1764 - Jean-Philippe Rameau, French composer (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Philippe Rameau (ʒɑ̃filip ʀaˈmo in French (September 25 1683 – September 12 1764 was one of the most important French Composers and music theorists 1683)
• 1779 - Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple, English politician (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Richard Grenville-Temple 2nd Earl Temple KG, PC ( September 26, 1711 &ndash September 12, 1779) was an English 1711)
• 1819 - Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher Fürst (Prince von Wahlstatt (gɛphaɐt lebəʁɛçt fɔn blyçɐ December 16 1742 - September 12 1819 1742)
• 1836 - Christian Dietrich Grabbe, German writer (b. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Christian Dietrich Grabbe ( December 11, 1801 &ndash September 12, 1836) was a German Dramatist. 1801)
• 1869 - Peter Roget, British lexicographer (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Peter Mark Roget roʊˈʒeɪ ( January 18, 1779 &ndash September 12, 1869) was a British Physician, Natural theologian 1779)
• 1870 - Fitz Hugh Ludlow, American author (b. Year 1779 ( MDCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fitz Hugh Ludlow, sometimes seen as “Fitzhugh Ludlow” ( September 11, 1836 &ndash September 12, 1870) was an American author journalist 1836)
• 1874 - François Guizot, French historian and statesman (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Pierre Guillaume Guizot (4 October 1787 -12 September 1874 was a French Historian, Orator, and Statesman. 1787)
• 1912 - Pierre-Hector Cardinal Coullie, Cardinal-Archbishop of Lyon
• 1918 - George Reid, fourth Prime Minister of Australia (b. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir George Houstoun Reid, GCB, GCMG, QC (25 February 1845 &ndash 12 September 1918 was an Australian politician Premier of New South Wales The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1845)
• 1919 - Leonid Andreyev, Russian writer (b. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leonid Nikolaievich Andreev (Леонид Николаевич Андреев – September 12, 1919) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer 1871)
• 1923 - Jules Violle, French physicist and inventor (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jules Louis Gabriel Violle ( November 16 1841, Langres - September 12 1923, Fixin) was a French Physicist 1841)
• 1927 - Sarah Frances Whiting, American physicist and astronomer (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sarah Frances Whiting ( August 23, 1847 &ndash September 12, 1927) American Physicist and Astronomer, 1847)
• 1929 - Rainis, Latvian poet and playwright (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rainis, was the Pseudonym of Jānis Pliekšāns (b in Varslavāni, current Jēkabpils district &mdash d 1865)
• 1945 - Hajime Sugiyama, Japanese general (committed suicide, b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar ( 1 January 1880 - 12 September 1945) was a field marshal who served as successively as chief of the Army General Staff, and 1880)
• 1953 - Hugo Schmeisser, German weapons designer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Schmeisser ( 24 September 1884 &ndash 12 September 1953) was a German developer of infantry weapons in the 20th century 1884)
• 1956 - Hans Carossa, German writer (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hans Carossa ( 15 December 1878 &ndash 12 September 1956) was a German novelist and poet known mostly for his autobiographical novels 1878)
• 1956 - Sándor Graf Festetics, Hungarian politician (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Count Sándor Festetics de Tolna ( 31 May 1882 - 12 September 1956) was a Hungarian nobleman and cabinet minister who later 1882)
• 1961 - Carl Hermann, German physicist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Hermann ( 17 June 1898 &ndash 12 September 1961) was a German professor of Crystallography. 1898)
• 1968 - Tommy Armour, Scottish golfer (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PGA Tour wins (25 1920 (1 Pinehurst Fall Pro-Am Bestball (as an amateur with Leo Diegel) 1925 (1 Florida West Coast Open 1926 1894)
• 1972 - William Boyd, American actor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Boyd ( June 5, 1895 - September 12, 1972) was an American Actor. 1895)
• 1977 - Steve Biko, South African anti-apartheid activist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Stephen Bantu Biko December 1946 &ndash 12 September 1977 was a noted anti-[[apartheid] activist in South Africa in the 1960s and early 1946)
• 1977 - Robert Lowell American poet (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Robert Lowell (March 1 1917&ndashSeptember 12 1977 born Robert Traill Spence Lowell IV, was an American Poet whose works confessional in nature 1917)
• 1981 - Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Eugenio Montale ( October 12, 1896 — September 12, 1981) was an Italian Poet, prose writer editor and translator The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1896)
• 1986 - Jacques Henri Lartigue, French photographer (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jacques Henri Lartigue ( June 13, 1894 - September 12, 1986) was a French Photographer and 1894)
• 1992 - Anthony Perkins, American actor (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Perkins ( April 4, 1932 – September 12, 1992) was an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe -winning American 1932)
• 1993 - Raymond Burr, Canadian actor (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Raymond William Stacey Burr ( May 21, 1917 &ndash September 12, 1993) was a Canadian Emmy -winning Actor and 1917)
• 1993 - Willie Mosconi, American billiards player (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Willie Mosconi nicknamed "Mr Pocket Billiards", ( June 27, 1913 &ndash September 12, 1993) born William Joseph Mosconi 1913)
• 1994 - Tom Ewell, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Tom Ewell ( April 29 1909 - September 12, 1994) was an American Tony Award -winning Actor. 1909)
• 1994 - Boris Yegorov, Russian cosmonaut (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Boris Borisovich Yegorov ( Russian: Борис Борисович Егоров November 26, 1937, Moscow – September 12, 1994 1937)
• 1995 - Jeremy Brett, English actor (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Jeremy Brett (3 November 1933 – 12 September 1995 born Peter Jeremy William Huggins, was an English Actor famous among other things for his 1933)
• 2000 - Stanley Turrentine, American jazz saxophonist (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Stanley William Turrentine, also known as "Mr T" or "The Sugar Man" ( April 5, 1934 &ndash September 12, 2000) was an American 1934)
• 2001 - Victor Wong, Chinese-American actor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Victor Wong ( July 30, 1927 &ndash September 12, 2001) ( Chinese: 黃[[wikt 自|自]] 強; Pinyin: 1927)
• 2003 - Johnny Cash, American singer and guitarist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. 1932)

Holidays and observances

• RC Saints - Holy Name of Mary, Sacerdos of Lyon, Guy of Anderlecht
• Also see September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics). Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Most Holy Name of Mary, Feast of the Holy Name of Mary, or simply Holy Name of Mary is a feast in the Roman Catholic Church which is celebrated Saint Sacerdos (Sardot or Serdot of Lyon (487 &ndash September 12, 551) is a French saint whose Feast Day is September 12. Saint Guy of Anderlecht (also Guido, Guidon, Wye of Láken) (ca Sep 11 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Sep 13 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Sep
• Cape Verde - National Day. This is a list of Holidays in Cape Verde. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country.
• Ethiopia - National Revolution Day (1974). NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
• Maryland (United States) - Defenders Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Defenders Day was formerly a Maryland state Holiday celebrated on September 12 each year commemorating the successful defense of the city of Baltimore
• Mexico - Commemoration of the mass hanging of the Saint Patrick's Battalion. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Saint Patrick's Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio) was a unit of several hundred Immigrants and Expatriates of European

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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