September 12

Events

 * - defeats  at the  - see also ; origin of the  long-distance race (attributed to )
 * - :, defeats of , at the.
 * - The army under the command of  disembarks at, , with the purpose of conquering the island.
 * - discovers the.
 * - : - Several an armies join forces to defeat the.
 * - : An detachment halts the  land advance to  in the.
 * - elopes with.
 * - : The begins.  deserters  in the  who fought alongside the  army are  en masse for  by the order of.
 * - became a Federal state.
 * - The sinks about 160 miles east of, , drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain . The ship carried 13-15 tons of gold from the.
 * The District of, , is founded.
 * -, , is founded.
 * - is opened in,  by.
 * - Premiere performance of 's 8th symphony in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers, with an orchestra of 171 players. 's rehearsal assistant was )
 * - ends his 1110-game first-class career by taking 5 for 95 for 's XI against the.
 * -, waiting for a red light on in , conceives the idea of the.
 * - demands  for the  of the  region of.
 * - s discovered in,.
 * 1940  - The  in  explodes, killing 51 people and injuring over 200.
 * - :, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and  is ed off the coast of  and sinks.
 * 1942  - :  First day of the  during the .   protecting  on  are attacked by  forces.
 * - :, of , is rescued from house arrest on the  in , by.
 * - : The liberation of from   and the  continues.  in western  is among those liberated cities.
 * - The  implements an anti- loyalty oath.
 * - Invasion of the by the Indian Army on the day after the Pakistani leader 's death to limit damage control. It lead to  of nearly 40,000 Hyderabadi Muslims by the Indian Army and Hindu mobs.
 * - is elected first  of the.
 * -  premiers. First regularly-scheduled TV program presented in color.
 * 1959  - The  launches a large rocket,, at the moon.
 * - s blow up three hijacked airliners in, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in.
 * -  of, '' of the , is deposed following a  by the.
 * 1974  -  is founded in.
 * - n anti- activist is killed in police custody.
 * - is hit with an  that measures 8.1 on the.
 * - Military in.
 * - A depot in, , was robbed of approximately US$7 million by.
 * - The two states and the  sign the  in, paving the way for.
 * - launches  on  which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board is, the first  woman in space.
 * 1992  -, leader of the , is captured by vian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of 's leadership fell as well.
 * - crashes a  150 into the 's south lawn, striking the West wing and killing himself.
 * - 's All Star Team beats the 91-85, ending the Globetrotters' 24-year, 8,829-game winning streak.
 * - Article V of the agreement is invoked for only the second time (the other being in Bosnia) in response to the  against the.
 * 2001  -, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry leaving 10000 people unemployed.
 * - The lifted  against  after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the  ing of.
 * - The, led by , wins the , taking 87 of 169 seats in the.
 * 2005  -  completes its withdrawal of all troops and settlers from the.
 * 2005  - A blackout in  affects millions of.
 * 2005  -  opens in, ,.
 * - announced he resigns as.
 * 2007 - Former Philippine President  was convicted for the crime of plunder.
 * 2007 - An  that measures 8.4 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of, producing a small.
 * 2007 - An  that measures 8.4 on the Richter scale occurred off the coast of, producing a small.

Births

 * -, Duke of Urbino (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, English explorer (d. )
 * -, English antiquarian (d. )
 * -, Czech sculptor (d. )
 * -, Belgian Catholic theologian (d. )
 * -, French astronomer (d. )
 * -, German author (d. )
 * -, American inventor and industrialist (d. )
 * -, American weapons inventor (d. )
 * -, America politician from Rhode Island (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Japanese actor (d. )
 * -, American journalist and author (d. )
 * -, French singer and actor (d. )
 * -, advocate for Puerto Rican independence (d. )
 * -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, French physicist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, Spanish composer (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor and comedian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Irish poet (d. )
 * - former president of the Canadian Labour Congress and politician (d.)
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * -, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (d. )
 * 1914  -, Welsh actor (d. )
 * -, American journalist (d. )
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, Canadian politician (d. )
 * -, Polish writer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * - Sir, English actor
 * 1931  -, American singer
 * -, Russian actress
 * -, American athlete
 * -, Canadian boxer
 * -, French Canadian ice hockey coach
 * -, American actress
 * 1940  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * 1943  -, Sri Lankan-born writer
 * -, American activist
 * 1944  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Argentinian tenor
 * -, Russian figure skater
 * -, Austrian engineer
 * -, Irish politician
 * 1951  -, Welsh rugby union player
 * 1951  -, American actor
 * 1951  -, American serial killer
 * -, American musician
 * 1952  -, Canadian drummer and author
 * -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1954  -, American journalist
 * 1954  -, American actor
 * -, Sri Lankan composer,pianist
 * -, British musician
 * 1956  -, American politician
 * 1956  -, Hong Kong singer (d. )
 * 1956  -, American race car driver
 * -, English actress
 * 1957  -, German composer
 * -, American boxer
 * -, French singer and songwriter
 * 1961  -, Iraqi singer
 * -, Bosnian singer
 * 1962  -, American actress
 * -, German footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American guitarist
 * 1968  -, American comedian
 * -, Argentine golfer
 * 1969  -, American writer
 * -, American guitarist and composer
 * -, English actor
 * -, British athlete
 * 1973  -, American football player
 * 1973  -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1973  -, American actor
 * -, First female French fighter pilot (d. )
 * 1974  -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1974  -, American country singer, part of
 * - (Bryon Anthony McCane), American rapper
 * 1976  -, Polish footballer
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1977  -, Australian television personality and TV Host
 * 1977  -, American musician
 * 1977  -, British musician
 * 1977  -, English footballer
 * -, American television actor
 * 1978  -, Welsh guitarist
 * 1978  -, American singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1980  -, Greek guitarist (Firewind, ex-)
 * 1980  -, Chinese basketball player
 * 1980  -, Czech ice hockey player
 * -, American actress and singer
 * -, Japanese gravure idol
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Chinese actress
 * 1986  -, American actress
 * -, Indian actress
 * -, Middlesex County Tic-tac-toe Champion of 1999-2006. She only ever lost one game, and that was to herself.

Deaths

 * -, Christian saint
 * -, Byzantine emperor (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Tsar (b. )
 * -, French conspirator (b. )
 * -, Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (b. )
 * -, Flemish Jesuit writer (b. )
 * -, French classical scholar (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Spanish scholar (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Prussian general (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, British lexicographer (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, French historian and statesman (b. )
 * -, fourth (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, French physicist and inventor (b. )
 * -, American physicist and astronomer (b. )
 * -, Latvian poet and playwright (b. )
 * -, Japanese general (committed , b. )
 * -, German weapons designer (b. )
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * 1956  -, Hungarian politician (b. )
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Scottish golfer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, South African anti-apartheid activist (b. )
 * -, Italian poet, laureate (b. )
 * -, French photographer (b. )
 * -, American professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian actor (b. )
 * 1993  -, American billiards player (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1994  -, Russian cosmonaut (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, American jazz saxophonist (b. )
 * -, Chinese-American actor (b. )
 * -, American singer and guitarist (b. )
 * -, Chinese-American actor (b. )
 * -, American singer and guitarist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * Also see.
 * - Commemoration of the mass hanging of the.
 * - 1 رمضان (Ramadan) 1428; Fasting month of the Muslims starts after sunset in most.
 * - 1 תִּשְׁרֵי (Tishrei) 5768; Jewish New Year starts after sunset.
 * - Commemoration of the mass hanging of the.
 * - 1 رمضان (Ramadan) 1428; Fasting month of the Muslims starts after sunset in most.
 * - 1 תִּשְׁרֵי (Tishrei) 5768; Jewish New Year starts after sunset.
 * - 1 رمضان (Ramadan) 1428; Fasting month of the Muslims starts after sunset in most.
 * - 1 תִּשְׁרֵי (Tishrei) 5768; Jewish New Year starts after sunset.