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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[490 BC]] – [[Battle of Marathon]]: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The [[Classical Athens|Athenians]] and their [[Plataea]]n allies defeat the [[First Persian invasion of Greece|first Persian invasion force of Greece]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Margiotta |first=Franklin D. |title=Brassey's Encyclopedia of Military History and Biography |place=Washington |publisher=Brassey's |year=1994 |isbn= 978-0-0288-1096-6 |page=386}}</ref>
* [[372]] – [[Sixteen Kingdoms]]: Sima Yao, age 10, succeeds his father [[Emperor Jianwen of Jin|Emperor Jianwen]] as [[Emperor Xiaowu of Jin|Emperor Xiaowu]] of the [[Jin dynasty (266–420)|Eastern Jin dynasty]].
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*[[1229]] – [[Battle of Portopí]]: The Aragonese army under the command of [[James I of Aragon]] disembarks at [[Santa Ponça]], [[Mallorca]], with the purpose of conquering the island.
*[[1297]] – The [[Treaty of Alcañices]], mediated by the pope, between the king [[Denis of Portugal]] and king [[Ferdinand IV of Castile]] defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Vann |first1=Theresa M. |editor1-last=Gerli |editor1-first=E. Michael |title=Medieval Iberia: An Encyclopedia |date=4 December 2013 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-136-77162-0 |pages=48 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=euVJAgAAQBAJ |access-date=30 September 2024 |language=en |chapter=Treaty of Alcañices}}</ref>
*[[1309]] – The [[First siege of Gibraltar]] takes place in the context of the Spanish [[Reconquista]] pitting the forces of the [[Kingdom of Castile]] against the [[Emirate of Granada]] resulting in a Castilian victory.
===1601–1900===
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*[[1634]] – A gunpowder factory [[1634 Valletta explosion|explodes]] in [[Valletta]], Malta, killing 22 people and damaging several buildings.
*[[1683]] – [[Great Turkish War|Austro-Ottoman War]]: [[Battle of Vienna]]: Several European armies join forces to defeat the [[Ottoman Empire]].
*[[1814]] – [[Battle of North Point]]: an American detachment halts the British land advance to [[Baltimore]] in the [[War of 1812]].
*[[1847]] – [[Mexican–American War]]: the [[Battle of Chapultepec]] begins.
*[[1848]] – A new constitution marks the establishment of [[Switzerland as a federal state]].
*[[1857]] – The {{SS|Central America}} sinks about 160 miles east of [[Cape Hatteras]], [[North Carolina]], drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew, including Captain [[William Lewis Herndon]]. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the [[California gold rush]].
*[[1885]] – [[Arbroath 36–0 Bon Accord]], a world record scoreline in professional Association football.
*[[1890]] – [[Harare|Salisbury]], [[Rhodesia]], is founded.
*[[1897]] – [[Tirah campaign]]: In the [[Battle of Saragarhi]], ten thousand Pashtun tribesmen suffer several hundred casualties while attacking 21 Sikh soldiers in British service.
===1901–present===
*[[1906]] – The [[Newport Transporter Bridge]] is opened in [[Newport, Wales|Newport, South Wales]] by [[Viscount Tredegar]].
*[[1910]] – Premiere performance of [[Gustav Mahler]]'s [[Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 8]] in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler's rehearsal assistant [[Conductor (music)|conductor]] was [[Bruno Walter]]).
*[[1915]] – French soldiers rescue over 4,000 [[Armenian genocide]] survivors stranded on [[Musa Dagh]].
*[[1923]] – [[Southern Rhodesia]], today called [[Zimbabwe]], is annexed by the United Kingdom.
*[[1933]] – [[Leó Szilárd]], waiting for a red light on [[Southampton Row]] in [[Bloomsbury]], conceives the idea of the [[nuclear chain reaction]].
*[[1938]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] demands autonomy and self-determination for the [[Sudeten Germans|Germans]] of the [[Sudetenland]] region of [[First Czechoslovak Republic|Czechoslovakia]].
*[[1940]] – [[Cave painting]]s are discovered in [[Lascaux]], France.
* 1940 – The [[Hercules Powder plant disaster]] in the United States kills 51 people and injures over 200.
*[[1942]] – [[World War II]]: [[RMS Laconia (1921)|RMS ''Laconia'']], carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian [[Prisoner of war|POWs]] is [[Laconia incident|torpedoed]] off the coast of [[West Africa]] and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
* 1942 – World War II: First day of the [[Battle of Edson's Ridge]] during the [[Guadalcanal campaign|Guadalcanal Campaign]]. [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marines]] protecting [[Henderson Field (Guadalcanal)|Henderson Field]] are attacked by [[Imperial Japanese Army]] troops.
*[[1943]] – World War II: Benito Mussolini is [[Gran Sasso raid|rescued from house arrest]] by German commando forces led by [[Otto Skorzeny]].
*[[1944]] – World War II: The [[World War II in Yugoslavia|liberation of Yugoslavia from Axis occupation]] continues. [[Bajina Bašta]] in western Serbia is among the liberated cities.
*[[1953]] – U.S. Senator and future President [[John F. Kennedy|John Fitzgerald Kennedy]] marries [[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jacqueline Lee Bouvier]] at [[St. Mary's Church (Newport, Rhode Island)|St. Mary's Church]] in [[Newport, Rhode Island]].
*[[1958]] – [[Jack Kilby]] demonstrates the first working [[integrated circuit]] while working at [[Texas Instruments]].
*[[1959]] – The [[Soviet Union]] launches a large rocket, [[Lunik II]], at the Moon.
* 1959 – ''[[Bonanza]]'', the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in [[Color television|color]], is launched in the United States.
*[[1961]] – The [[African and Malagasy Union]] is founded.
* 1961 – [[Air France Flight 2005]] crashes near [[Rabat–Salé Airport]], in [[Rabat]], Morocco, killing 77 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Sud Aviation SE-210 Caravelle III F-BJTB Rabat-Sale Airport (RBA)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610912-1|access-date=2021-09-12|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1962]] – US President [[John F. Kennedy]] delivers his "[[We choose to go to the Moon]]" speech at Rice University.
*[[1966]] – [[Gemini 11]], the penultimate mission of NASA's [[Gemini program]], and the current human altitude record holder (except for the [[Apollo program|Apollo lunar missions]]).
*[[1969]] – [[Philippine Air Lines Flight 158]] crashes in [[Antipolo]], near [[Ninoy Aquino International Airport|Manila International Airport]] in the Philippines, killing 45 people.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident BAC One-Eleven 402AP PI-C1131 Manila International Airport (MNL) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690912-0 |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1970]] – [[Dawson's Field hijackings]]: [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]] terrorists blow up three hijacked airliners in [[Zarqa]], Jordan, continuing to hold the passengers hostage in various undisclosed locations in [[Amman]].
*[[1974]] – Emperor [[Haile Selassie]] of [[Ethiopia]], '[[Messiah]]' of the [[Rastafari]] movement, is deposed following a [[coup d'état|military coup]] by the [[Derg]], ending a reign of 58 years.
*[[1977]] – South African [[Internal resistance to apartheid|anti-apartheid activist]] [[Steve Biko]] dies in police custody.
*[[1980]] – The [[43rd government of Turkey]] is overthrown in a [[1980 Turkish coup d'état|coup d'état]] led by General [[Kenan Evren]].
*[[1983]] – A [[Wells Fargo]] depot in [[West Hartford, Connecticut]], United States, is robbed of approximately US$7 million by [[Los Macheteros]].
* 1983 – The [[Soviet Union|USSR]] vetoes a [[United Nations Security Council]] Resolution deploring the Soviet destruction of [[Korean Air Lines Flight 007]].
*[[1984]] – [[Dwight Gooden]] sets the [[baseball]] record for [[strikeout]]s in a season by a rookie with 276, previously set by [[Herb Score]] with 246 in 1954. Gooden's 276 strikeouts that season, pitched in 218 innings, set the current record.
*[[1988]] – [[Hurricane Gilbert]] devastates [[Jamaica]]; it turns towards Mexico's [[Yucatán Peninsula]] two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
*[[1990]] – The two German states and the [[Allied Control Council|Four Powers]] sign the [[Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany]] in Moscow, paving the way for [[German reunification]].
* 1990 – The [[Red Cross Society of China|Red Cross organizations of mainland China]] and [[Red Cross Society of the Republic of China|Taiwan]] sign [[Kinmen Agreement]] on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in [[Kinmen]], [[Fujian Province, Republic of China|Fujian Province]] in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the [[Taiwan Strait]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/acs/201609120025.aspx|title=Taiwan, China conduct repatriations under Kinmen Agreement|date=2016-09-12|work=Focus Taiwan|author=Chu Tse-wei|author2=Elizabeth Hsu|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>
* [[1991]] – NASA launches [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] on [[STS-48]] to deploy the [[Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite]].<ref>{{cite web |title=STS-48 |url=http://spacefacts.de/mission/english/sts-48.htm |access-date=February 26, 2014 |website=spacefacts.de |publisher=Spacefacts}}</ref>
*[[1992]] – [[NASA]] launches [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|Space Shuttle ''Endeavour'']] on [[STS-47]] which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are [[Mae Jemison|Mae Carol Jemison]], the first [[African-American]] woman in space, [[Mamoru Mohri]], the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and [[Mark C. Lee|Mark Lee]] and [[Jan Davis]], the first married couple in space.
* 1992 – [[Abimael Guzmán]], leader of the [[Shining Path]], is captured by [[Peru]]vian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of [[Shining Path]]'s leadership fell as well.
* [[1993]] – NASA launches Space Shuttle ''Discovery'' on [[STS-51]].<ref name="KSC">{{cite web |title=STS 51 (57) |url=http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-51/mission-sts-51.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302022009/http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-51/mission-sts-51.html |archive-date=March 2, 2009 |access-date=March 29, 2008 |publisher=NASA}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>
*[[1994]] – [[Frank Eugene Corder]] fatally crashes a single-engine [[Cessna]] 150 into the [[White House]]'s south lawn, striking the West wing. There were no other casualties.
*[[2001]] – [[Ansett Australia]], Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
*[[2003]] – The [[United Nations]] lifts [[International sanctions|sanctions]] against [[Libya]] after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the [[Pan Am Flight 103|1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103]].
* 2003 – [[Iraq War]]: In [[Fallujah]], U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
* 2003 – [[Typhoon Maemi]], the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near [[Busan]].<ref>{{cite report|publisher=[[Japan Meteorological Agency]]|at=8|title=Annual Report on Activities of the RSMC Tokyo: Typhoon Center 2003|access-date=2013-10-15|url=http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/AnnualReport/2003/Text/Text2003.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213726/http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/jma-center/rsmc-hp-pub-eg/AnnualReport/2003/Text/Text2003.pdf|archive-date=2016-03-03|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2005]] – [[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]: the [[Israeli disengagement from Gaza]] is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3136516,00.html|title=Demolition of Gaza homes completed|date=2005-01-09|work=Ynetnews|access-date=2018-10-29|language=en}}</ref>
*[[2007]] – Former Philippine President [[Joseph Estrada]] is convicted of [[plunder]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Conde |first=Carlos H. |date=September 12, 2007 |title=Philippines Ex-President Convicted |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/12/world/asia/12filip.html |access-date=September 11, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>
* 2007 – [[September 2007 Sumatra earthquakes|Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9]] on the [[Richter Scale]] hits the [[Indonesia]]n island of [[Sumatra]], killing 25 people and injuring 161.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Stefano Lorito, Fabrizio Romano, Alessio Piatanesi, Enzo Boschi|date=2008|title=Source process of the September 12, 2007, MW 8.4 southern Sumatra earthquake from tsunami tide gauge record inversion|journal=Geophysical Research Letters|volume=35 |issue=2 |doi-access=free|doi=10.1029/2007GL032661|bibcode=2008GeoRL..35.2310L }}</ref>
*[[2008]] – The [[2008 Chatsworth train collision]] in Los Angeles between a [[Metrolink (California)|Metrolink]] commuter train and a [[Union Pacific]] freight train kills 25 people.
*[[2012]] – [[Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)|Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251]] crashes on approach to [[Palana Airport]], killing 10 and injuring four.<ref>{{cite web |date=12 September 2012 |title=Accident description |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20120912-0 |accessdate=29 January 2019 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*[[2013]] – [[NASA]] confirms that its [[Voyager 1]] probe has become the first [[Interstellar probe|manmade object to enter interstellar space]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Research|title=NASA Fast Facts|url=https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/21/us/nasa-fast-facts/index.html|access-date=2022-01-13|website=CNN|date=21 October 2013 }}</ref>
*[[2014]] – [[Synagogue Church building collapse]] saw the deaths of 115 people and several injured, in the Church run by [[Nigeria]]'s, [[T. B. Joshua]].<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29224936][https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nigeria-inquest-church-idUSKCN0PI2KY20150708][https://ewn.co.za/Topic/TB-Joshua-Church-collapse TB Joshua Church collapse]</ref>
*[[2021]] – [[Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51]] crashes short of the runway at [[Kazachinskoye Airport]], killing four.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-04 |orig-date=2021-09-12 |title=Accident: Aeroservice L410 near Kazachinsk on Sep 12th 2021, collided with trees on approach |url=https://avherald.com/h?article=4ed259dd |access-date=2024-04-04 |website=The Aviation Herald}}</ref>
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1415]] – [[John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk]] (died 1461)<ref>{{Cite ODNB|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-19453|title=Mowbray, John, second duke of Norfolk (1392–1432), magnate|last=Archer|first=R. E.|date=2004c|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/19453|access-date=17 February 2017}}</ref>
*[[1494]] – [[Francis I of France]] (died 1547)<ref>{{cite web |title=Francis I {{!}} king of France |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francis-I-king-of-France |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1590]] – [[María de Zayas]], Spanish writer (died 1661)<ref>{{cite book |author=Marina Scordilis Brownlee |title=The Cultural Labyrinth of María de Zayas |place=Philadelphia |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8122-3537-1 |page=171}}</ref>
===1601–1900===
*[[
*[[1690]] – [[Peter Dens]], Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775)<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Le Page Renouf|title=The Letters of Peter Le Page Renouf (1822–1897): Pembroke College, Oxford (1840–1842). St. Mary's College, Oscott (1842–1846)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUNtAAAAMAAJ|year=2002|publisher=University College Dublin Press|isbn=978-1-900621-65-6|page=224}}</ref>
*[[
*[[1739]] – [[Mary Fletcher (preacher)|Mary Bosanquet Fletcher]], [[Methodism|Methodist]] preacher and philanthropist (died 1815)<ref>{{Cite book |title=Women Preachers in Community: Sarah Ryan, Sarah Crosby, Mary Bosanquet |last=Burge |first=Janet |publisher=Foundery Press |year=1996 |isbn=9781858520629 |page=11}}</ref>
*[[
*[[
*[[1797]] – [[Samuel Joseph May]], American activist (died 1871)
*[[
* 1812 – [[Richard March Hoe]], American engineer and businessman, invented the [[Rotary printing press]] (died 1886)
*[[
* 1818 – [[Theodor Kullak]], German pianist, composer, and educator (died 1882)
*[[1828]] – [[William Morgan (South Australian politician)|William Morgan]], English-Australian politician, 14th [[Premier of South Australia]] (died 1883)
*[[
* 1829 – [[Charles Dudley Warner]], American essayist and novelist (died 1900)<ref>Fields, Annie. (1904). ''Charles Dudley Warner''. McClure, Phillips & Co., New York.</ref>
*[[1830]] – [[William Sprague IV|William Sprague]], American businessman and politician, 27th [[Governor of Rhode Island]] (died 1915)
*[[1837]] – [[Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse]] (died 1892)
*[[1852]] – [[H. H. Asquith]], English lawyer and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (died 1928)<ref>{{cite book|title=The American Whitaker Almanac and Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=W1QwAAAAIAAJ|year=1915|page=516}}</ref>
*[[1855]] – [[Simon-Napoléon Parent]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th [[Premier of Quebec]] (died 1920)
*[[1856]] – [[Johann Heinrich Beck]], American composer and conductor (died 1924)
*[[1857]] – [[Manuel Espinosa Batista]], Colombian pharmacist and politician (died 1919)
*[[
*[[1866]] – [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon]], English cricketer and politician, 13th [[Governor General of Canada]] (died 1941)
*[[
*[[1875]] – [[Matsunosuke Onoe]], Japanese actor and director (died 1926)
*[[
*[[1882]] – [[Ion Agârbiceanu]], Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop (died 1963)
*[[1884]] – [[Martin Klein (wrestler)|Martin Klein]], Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947)
*[[1885]] – [[Heinrich Hoffmann (photographer)|Heinrich Hoffmann]], German photographer and art dealer (died 1957)
*[[1888]] – [[Maurice Chevalier]], French actor, singer, and dancer (died 1972)<ref>{{cite book|author=James Monaco|title=The Encyclopedia of Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kqcYAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA1977|year=1991|publisher=Perigee Books|isbn=978-0-399-51604-7|pages=112}}</ref>
*[[1889]] – [[Ugo Pasquale Mifsud]], Maltese politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of Malta]] (died 1942)
*[[1891]] – [[Pedro Albizu Campos]], Puerto Rican lawyer and politician (died 1965)
* 1891 – [[Jean-François Martial]], Belgian actor (died 1977)
* 1891 – [[Arthur Hays Sulzberger]], American publisher (died 1968)
*[[1892]] – [[Alfred A. Knopf Sr.]], American publisher, founded [[Alfred A. Knopf|Alfred A. Knopf Inc.]] (died 1984)
*[[1894]] – [[Kyuichi Tokuda]], Japanese lawyer and politician (died 1953)
* 1894 – [[Dorothy Maud Wrinch]], Argentinian-English mathematician, biochemist and philosopher (died 1976)<ref>{{cite book |last=Ware |first=Susan |title=Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary Completing the Twentieth Century |volume=5 | place=Cambridge Mass. |publisher=Belknap Press |year=2004 |isbn=9780674014886| page=703}}</ref>
*[[1895]] – [[Freymóður Jóhannsson]], Icelandic painter and composer (died 1973)
*[[1897]] – [[Irène Joliot-Curie]], French chemist and physicist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1956)<ref>{{cite book |last=Crossfield |first=E. Tina |chapter=Irène Joliot-Curie: Following in Her Mother's Footsteps |editor-first1=Marelene F. |editor-last1=Rayner-Canham| editor-first2=Geoffrey W. |editor-last2=Rayner-Canham |title=A Devotion to Their Science: Pioneer Women of Radioactivity |place=Montreal |publisher=McGill-Queens University Press |year=1997 |isbn=978-0-7735-1642-7 |page=97}}</ref>
*
*[[1898]] – [[Salvador Bacarisse]], Spanish composer (died 1963)
* 1898 – [[Alma Moodie]], Australian violinist and educator (died 1943)
* 1898 – [[Ben Shahn]], Lithuanian-American painter and photographer (died 1969)
*[[1900]] – [[Martha Atwell]], American radio director (died 1949)<ref>Howes, Durward, ed. (1937). ''[https://archive.org/details/americanwomenoff02howe/page/26/mode/2up?q=%22Atwell+Martha%22 American Women : The Official Who's Who Among the Women of the Nation, Vol. II (1937–38)]''. Los Angeles: American Publications, Inc. p. 26. [[OCLC|435906904]].</ref>
* 1900 – [[Haskell Curry]], American mathematician, logician, and academic (died 1982)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] – [[Shmuel Hurwitz|Shmuel Horowitz]], Israeli agronomist and academic (died 1999)
*[[1902]] – [[Juscelino Kubitschek]], Brazilian physician and politician, 21st [[President of Brazil]] (died 1976)
* 1902 – [[Marya Zaturenska]], Ukrainian-American poet and author (died 1982)<ref>{{cite book |first=Robert S. |last=Phillips |title=New Selected Poems of Marya Zaturenska |place=New York |publisher=Syracuse University Press |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-8156-0717-5 |page=xiii}}</ref>
*[[1905]] – [[Linda Agostini]], English-Australian murder victim (died 1934)<ref>{{Citation|last=Pennay|first=Bruce|title=Agostini, Linda (1905–1934)|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/agostini-linda-9966|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=2019-08-02}}</ref>
*[[1908]] – [[Werner Flume]], German jurist (died 2009)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Medicus |first=Dieter |url=https://badw.de/fileadmin/nachrufe/Flume%20Werner.pdf |title=BAdW Jahrbuch 2009 |publisher=Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften |year=2009 |language=de |chapter=Werner Flume: 12.9.1908 – 28.1.2009|pages=233–235|author-link=Dieter Medicus}}</ref>
*[[1909]] – [[Donald MacDonald (Nova Scotia politician)|Donald MacDonald]], Canadian trade union leader and politician (died 1986)
*[[1913]] – [[Jesse Owens]], American sprinter and long jumper (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesse Owens – Olympic Athletics {{!}} United States of America |url=https://www.olympic.org/jesse-owens |website=International Olympic Committee |access-date=31 March 2020 |language=en |date=17 December 2018}}</ref>
*[[1914]] – [[Desmond Llewelyn]], Welsh-English soldier and actor (died 1999)
*[[1921]] – [[Frank McGee (journalist)|Frank McGee]], American journalist (died 1974)
* 1921 – [[Stanisław Lem]], Polish philosopher and author (died 2006)
* 1921 – [[Turgut Cansever]], Turkish architect, city planner, and thinker (died 2009)
*[[1922]] – [[Antonio Cafiero]], Argentinian accountant and politician, [[Governor of Buenos Aires Province]] (died 2014)
* 1922 – [[Jackson Mac Low]], American poet, playwright, and composer (died 2004)
* 1922 – [[Mark Rosenzweig (psychologist)|Mark Rosenzweig]], American psychologist and academic (died 2009)
*[[1924]] – [[Amílcar Cabral]], Guinea-Bissauan political leader (died 1973)
*[[1925]] – [[Stan Lopata]], American baseball player (died 2013)
* 1925 – [[Dickie Moore (actor)|Dickie Moore]], American actor (died 2015)
*[[1927]] – [[Mathé Altéry]], French soprano and actress
*[[1928]] – [[Robert Irwin (artist)|Robert Irwin]], American painter and gardener (died 2023)
* 1928 – [[Muriel Siebert]], American businesswoman and philanthropist (died 2013)
* 1928 – [[Ernie Vandeweghe]], Canadian-American basketball player and physician (died 2014)
* 1928 – [[Joseph John Gerry]], American Roman Catholic prelate (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.pressherald.com/2023/07/02/former-portland-catholic-bishop-joseph-gerry-dies-at-94/|title = Former Portland Catholic bishop Joseph Gerry dies at 94|last = Hoey|first = Dennis|date = July 2, 2023|accessdate = July 2, 2023|newspaper = [[Portland Press Herald]]}}</ref>
*[[1929]] – [[Harvey Schmidt]], American composer and illustrator (died 2018)
*[[1930]] – [[Larry Austin]], American composer and educator (died 2018)
*[[1931]] – [[Ian Holm]], English actor (died 2020)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 12: Sydney Sweeney, 2 Chainz |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/09/12/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-12-Sydney-Sweeney-2-Chainz/7641662910283/#:~:text=12%3A%20Sydney%20Sweeney%2C%202%20Chainz,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
* 1931 – [[George Jones]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2013)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1932]] – [[Atli Dam]], Faroese engineer and politician, 5th [[Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands]] (died 2005)
*[[1934]] – [[Glenn Davis (athlete)|Glenn Davis]], American hurdler, sprinter, and football player (died 2009)
* 1934 – [[Jaegwon Kim]], South Korean-American philosopher and academic (died 2019)
* 1934 – [[Nellie Wong]], Chinese American poet and activist<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gilbert|first=Helen|date=2003|title=Nellie Wong|hdl=11299/166361 |url=http://conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/166361|language=en-US|via=University Digital Conservancy}}</ref>
*[[1935]] – [[Richard Hunt (sculptor)|Richard Hunt]], American sculptor (died 2023)
*[[1937]] – [[George Chuvalo]], Canadian boxer
* 1937 – [[Wes Hall]], Barbadian cricketer and politician
*[[1938]] – [[Judy Clay]], American soul and gospel singer (died 2001)<ref>{{cite book |first=Larkin |last=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |volume=2 |place=Oxford |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-1953-1373-4 |page=404}}</ref>
* 1938 – [[Claude Ruel]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach (died 2015)
* 1938 – [[Tatiana Troyanos]], American operatic soprano (died 1993)
*[[1939]] – [[Henry Waxman]], American lawyer and politician
*[[1940]] – [[Linda Gray]], American model and actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1942]] – [[Michel Drucker]], French journalist
* 1942 – [[Tomás Marco]], Spanish composer
* 1942 – [[Maria Muldaur]], American folk and blues singer<ref name="AP" />
* 1942 – [[François Tavenas]], Canadian engineer and academic (died 2004)
*[[1943]] – [[Ralph Neely]], American football player (died 2022)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hicks |first1=Phil |title=Former Cowboy great Ralph Neely passes away |url=https://tylerpaper.com/sports/former-cowboy-great-ralph-neely-passes-away/article_88400f0c-6f4b-11ec-930c-d770cf4acda6.html |work=[[Tyler Morning Telegraph]] |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
* 1943 – [[Michael Ondaatje]], Sri Lankan-Canadian author and poet<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1944]] – [[Lonnie Mayne]], American wrestler (died 1978)
* 1944 – [[Vladimir Spivakov]], Russian violinist and conductor
* 1944 – [[Barry White]], American singer-songwriter (died 2003)<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1945]] – [[Jim Liberman|Russell "Jungle Jim" Liberman]], American [[Drag racing|drag racer]] (died 1977)<ref>[https://www.streetmusclemag.com/news/the-greats-of-chevrolet-before-they-were-famous-jungle-jim-liberman/ ''Street Muscle Mag''] bio</ref>
* 1945 – [[Milo Manara]], Italian author and illustrator
* 1945 – [[John Mauceri]], American conductor and producer
*[[1946]] – [[Tony Bellamy]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2009)
* 1946 – [[Neil Lyndon]], British journalist and writer
*[[1947]] – [[David Grant (academic)|David Grant]], English engineer and academic
* 1947 – [[Gerald Howarth]], English soldier, pilot, and politician, [[Minister for International Security Strategy]]
* 1947 – [[Christopher Neame]], English actor<ref>{{cite web|title=Christopher Neame|website=British Film Institute|date=2018|access-date=12 September 2018|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1959642|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913073649/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba1959642|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 13, 2018}}</ref>
*[[1948]] – [[Steve Turre]], American trombonist and educator
* 1948 – [[Max Walker]], Australian footballer, cricketer, sportscaster, and architect (died 2016)
*[[1949]] – [[Charles Burlingame]], American captain and pilot (died 2001)
* 1949 – [[Irina Rodnina]], Russian figure skater and politician
*[[1950]] – [[Marguerite Blais]], Canadian journalist and politician
* 1950 – [[Gustav Brunner]], Austrian engineer
* 1950 – [[Bruce Mahler]], American actor and screenwriter
* 1950 – [[Mike Murphy (ice hockey, born 1950)|Mike Murphy]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*[[1951]] – [[Bertie Ahern]], Irish accountant and politician, 11th [[Taoiseach|Taoiseach of Ireland]]
* 1951 – [[Norm Dubé]], Canadian ice hockey player
* 1951 – [[Ray Gravell]], Welsh rugby player and actor (died 2007)
* 1951 – [[Joe Pantoliano]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
* 1951 – [[Ali-Ollie Woodson]], American singer-songwriter and keyboard player (died 2010)
*[[1952]] – [[Gerry Beckley]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
* 1952 – [[Neil Peart]], Canadian drummer, songwriter, and producer (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Neil Peart, Drummer and Lyricist for Rush, Dies at 67 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/arts/music/neil-peart-dead.html |website=The New York Times |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113141457/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/arts/music/neil-peart-dead.html |archive-date=13 January 2020 |date=10 January 2020}}</ref>
*[[1953]] – [[Nan Goldin]], American photographer
*[[1954]] – [[Robert Gober]], American sculptor
* 1954 – [[Scott Hamilton (musician)|Scott Hamilton]], American saxophonist
* 1954 – [[Peeter Volkonski]], Estonian singer-songwriter and actor
*[[1955]] – [[Peter Scolari]], American actor (died 2021)<ref name="UPI" />
* 1955 – [[Brian Smith (footballer, born 1955)|Brian Smith]], English footballer (died 2013)
*[[1956]] – [[Leslie Cheung]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor (died 2003)
* 1956 – [[David Goodhart]], English journalist and author
* 1956 – [[BA Robertson]], Scottish songwriter<ref>{{Cite web |title=B.A. Robertson |website=SecondHandSongs |url=https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/8138/all}}</ref>
* 1956 – [[Walter Woon]], Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th [[Attorney-General of Singapore]]
*[[1957]] – [[Paul M. Sharp]], British academic and educator
* 1957 – [[Jan Egeland]], Norwegian politician, diplomat and humanitarian
* 1957 – [[Rachel Ward]], English-Australian actress<ref name="AP" />
* 1957 – [[Hans Zimmer]], German composer and producer<ref name="UPI" />
*[[1958]] – [[Wilfred Benítez]], American boxer
* 1958 – [[Gregg Edelman]], American actor and singer
*[[1959]] – [[Scott Brown (politician)|Scott Brown]], American colonel and politician
* 1959 – [[Deron Cherry]], American football player and sportscaster
* 1959 – [[Sigmar Gabriel]], German educator and politician, 17th [[Vice-Chancellor of Germany]]
*[[1960]] – [[Road Warrior Animal]], American wrestler (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Genzlinger |first1=Neil |title=Joe Laurinaitis, a Star as Tag Team's 'Animal,' Dies at 60 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/01/sports/joe-laurinaitis-a-star-as-tag-teams-animal-dies-at-60.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=1 October 2020}}</ref>
* 1960 – [[Evan Jenkins (politician)|Evan Jenkins]], American academic and politician
* 1960 – [[Stefanos Korkolis]], Greek pianist and composer
*[[1961]] – [[Mylène Farmer]], Canadian-French singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
*[[1962]] – [[Sunay Akın]], Turkish poet, journalist, and philanthropist
* 1962 – [[Amy Yasbeck]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[[1964]] – [[Greg Gutfeld]], American television journalist and author
* 1964 – [[Dieter Hecking]], German footballer and manager
*[[1965]] – [[Einstein Kristiansen]], Norwegian animator and producer
* 1965 – [[Vernon Maxwell]], American basketball player
* 1965 – [[Midnight (wrestler)|Midnight]], Jamaican wrestler
*[[1966]] – [[Darren E. Burrows]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
* 1966 – [[Ben Folds]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 12, 2022 includes celebrities Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Nettles |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-12-2022-includes-celebrities-jennifer-hudson-jennifer-nettles.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=11 September 2023 |date=12 September 2022}}</ref>
* 1966 – [[Vezio Sacratini]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1967]] – [[Louis C.K.]], American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
* 1967 – [[Pat Listach]], American baseball player, coach, and manager
*[[1968]] – [[Larry LaLonde]], American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP" />
* 1968 – [[Nicholas Russell, 6th Earl Russell]], English politician (died 2014)
* 1968 – [[Richard Snell (cricketer)|Richard Snell]], South African cricketer and physiotherapist
* 1968 – [[Paul F. Tompkins]], American comedian, actor, and writer
*[[1969]] – [[Max Boot]], Russian-American historian and author
* 1969 – [[Ángel Cabrera]], Argentinian golfer
* 1969 – [[James Frey]], American author and screenwriter
* 1969 – [[Shigeki Maruyama]], Japanese golfer
*[[1970]] – [[Will Chase]], American actor, director, and singer<ref name="AP" />
* 1970 – [[Nathan Larson (musician)|Nathan Larson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1971]] – [[Younes El Aynaoui]], Moroccan tennis player
* 1971 – [[Shocker (wrestler)|Shocker]], Mexican wrestler
*[[1972]] – [[Gideon Emery]], English-American actor, producer, and screenwriter
* 1972 – [[Paul Green (rugby league)|Paul Green]], Australian rugby league player and coach (died 2022)<ref>{{cite news |date=11 August 2022 |title=Paul Green, former Queensland State of Origin coach and rugby league star, dies aged 49 |website=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-08-11/rugby-league-star-paul-green-dies-aged-49-nrl-cowboys-queensland/101322768 |access-date=11 August 2022}}</ref>
* 1972 – [[Sidney (footballer, born 1972)|Sidney Souza]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1973]] – [[Kara David]], Filipino journalist and documentarian
* 1973 – [[Martina Ertl-Renz]], German skier
* 1973 – [[Martin Lapointe]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* 1973 – [[Paul Walker]], American actor (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Walker obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/dec/01/paul-walker |website=The Guardian |access-date=13 May 2021 |language=en |date=1 December 2013}}</ref>
*[[1974]] – [[Caroline Aigle]], French soldier and pilot (died 2007)
* 1974 – [[Jennifer Nettles]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
* 1974 – [[Guy Smith (racing driver)|Guy Smith]], English race car driver
* 1974 – [[Kenichi Suzumura]], Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter
* 1974 – [[Nuno Valente]], Portuguese footballer and coach
*[[1975]] – [[Luis Castillo (second baseman)|Luis Castillo]], Dominican baseball player
* 1975 – [[Bill Kirby]], Australian swimmer and coach
*[[1976]] – [[Lauren Stamile]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1976 – [[Maciej Żurawski]], Polish footballer
*[[1977]] – [[Nathan Bracken]], Australian cricketer
* 1977 – [[Grant Denyer]], Australian racing driver and journalist
* 1977 – [[Jeff Irwin]], American singer-songwriter and producer
* 1977 – [[David Thompson (footballer, born 1977)|David Thompson]], English footballer
*[[1978]] – [[Elisabetta Canalis]], Italian model and actress
* 1978 – [[Benjamin McKenzie]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
* 1978 – [[Ruben Studdard]], American R&B, pop, and gospel singer<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1980]] – [[Sean Burroughs]], American baseball player (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-10 |title=Ex-MLB IF, Little League star Burroughs dies at 43 |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/40121064/former-mlb-infielder-llws-star-sean-burroughs-dies-43 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
* 1980 – [[Fernando César de Souza]], Brazilian footballer
* 1980 – [[Yao Ming]], Chinese basketball player<ref name="UPI"/>
* 1980 – [[Kevin Sinfield]], English rugby player
* 1980 – [[Josef Vašíček]], Czech ice hockey player (died 2011)<ref>{{cite news |title=A plane crash killed 43 people including all but one of players & coaches of Yaroslavl Lokomotiv |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120968050/a-plane-crash-killed-43-people/ |access-date=16 March 2023 |work=The Daily Herald-Tribune |date=8 September 2011 |page=16 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
*[[1981]] – [[Marty Adams]], Canadian actor and screenwriter
* 1981 – [[Alan Arruda]], Brazilian footballer
* 1981 – [[Jennifer Hudson]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/>
* 1981 – [[Staciana Stitts]], American swimmer
*[[1982]] – [[Zoran Planinić]], Croatian basketball player
* 1982 – [[Sal Rinauro]], American wrestler
*[[1983]] – [[Tom Geißler]], German footballer
* 1983 – [[Rami Haikal]], Jordanian guitarist
* 1983 – [[Sebastian Hofmann]], German footballer
* 1983 – [[Daniel Muir]], American football player
* 1983 – [[Sergio Parisse]], Argentinian-Italian rugby player
* 1983 – [[Clayton Richard]], American baseball player
* 1983 – [[Carly Smithson]], Irish singer-songwriter
* 1983 – [[Niels Tas]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Niels Tas |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07921&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=29 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250401041242/https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07921&lactivity=56 |archive-date=1 April 2025 |___location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref>
*[[1984]] – [[Nashat Akram]], Iraqi footballer
* 1984 – [[Chelsea Carey]], Canadian curler
* 1984 – [[Petra Marklund]], Swedish singer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.septembermusic.com.pl/interview.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529171058/http://eng.septembermusic.com.pl/interview.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=2008-05-29 |title=Official September Site |access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
*[[1986]] – [[Alfie Allen]], English actor<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/09/ead5b831348363/todays-top-celebrity-birthdays.html|title=Today's top celebrity birthdays list for September 12, 2018|last=Rose|first=Mike|date=September 12, 2018|work=The Plain Dealer|access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref>
* 1986 – [[Akwasi Fobi-Edusei]], English footballer
* 1986 – [[Joanne Jackson (swimmer)|Joanne Jackson]], English swimmer
* 1986 – [[Yuto Nagatomo]], Japanese footballer
* 1986 – [[Dimitrios Regas]], Greek sprinter
* 1986 – [[Emmy Rossum]], American singer and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1988]] – [[Amanda Jenssen]], Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1988 – [[Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson]], Icelandic politician<ref>{{cite web |title=Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson |url=https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/cv/Gu%C3%B0mundur_Ari_Sigurj%C3%B3nsson/1515/?nfaerslunr=1515 |publisher=[[Althing]] |access-date=12 December 2024 |archive-url= |archive-date= |___location=Reykjavík, Iceland |language=is}}</ref>
*[[1989]] – [[Freddie Freeman]], American-Canadian baseball player
* 1989 – [[Andrew Luck]], American football player
*[[1991]] – [[Mike Towell]], Scottish professional boxer (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituary – Mike Towell, boxer |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14777848.obituary---mike-towell-boxer/ |website=HeraldScotland |date=3 October 2016 |access-date=23 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
* 1991 – [[Scott Wootton]], English footballer
*[[1992]] – [[Alexia Fast]], Canadian actress<ref>[https://www.northernstars.ca/fast_alexia/ Alexia Fast's bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201185040/https://www.northernstars.ca/fast_alexia/ |date=1 February 2023 }} at www.northernstars.ca</ref>
* 1992 – [[Sviatlana Pirazhenka]], Belarusian tennis player
*[[1993]] – [[Kelsea Ballerini]], American country pop singer<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelsea Ballerini Got An Adorable Birthday Shout Out From Morgan Evans |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2021-09-13-kelsea-ballerini-got-an-adorable-birthday-shout-out-from-morgan-evans/ |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=iHeart |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1994]] – [[Druski]], American comedian and actor<ref>{{Cite tweet |number=1569415075437445126 |user=druski |title=Happy Birthday to Druski 🐐 Been a Long Journey |date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref>
* 1994 – [[RM (rapper)|RM]], South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer<ref>{{cite web |title=When are the birthdays of the seven BTS members? |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/05/23/birthdays-bts-members-jin-suga-j-hope-rm-jimin-v-jungkook-7569045/ |website=Metro |access-date=23 January 2020 |language=en |date=23 May 2018}}</ref>
* 1994 – [[Elina Svitolina]], Ukrainian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316738/elina-svitolina|title=Elina Svitolina|website=WTA|access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
*[[1995]] – [[Steven Gardiner]], Bahamian sprinter<ref>{{cite web|title=Steven Gardiner|url=https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/bahamas/steven-gardiner-290596|publisher=World Athletics|access-date=8 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1996]] – [[Colin Ford]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[[1997]] – [[Sydney Sweeney]], American actress<ref name=UPI1>{{cite news|url= https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/09/12/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Sept-12-2019/9881568078426/ |title= UPI Almanac for Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019 |work=[[United Press International]]|date= September 12, 2019|accessdate=September 9, 2020 | archive-date= December 5, 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20191205204919/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2019/09/12/UPI-Almanac-for-Thursday-Sept-12-2019/9881568078426/ |url-status=live|quote=...actor Sydney Sweeney in 1997 (age 22)}}</ref>
* 1997 – [[Almida de Val]], Swedish curler<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/events/national/scores/#!/competitions/7388/teams/30325/team_athletes/30325-third-46426|title=Team Wranå|website=Grand Slam of Curling|access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1999]] – [[Jerome Ford]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jerome Ford Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FordJe00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=September 11, 2024}}</ref>
*[[2001]] – [[Ziaire Williams]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ziaire Williams |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630533/ziaire-williams |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=11 September 2023}}</ref>
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[
* [[973]] – [[Nefingus]], bishop of [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Angers|Angers]]
*[[1185]] – [[Andronikos I Komnenos]], Byzantine emperor (born 1118)<ref>{{cite journal | first = Harry J. | last = Magoulias | title = Andronikos I Komnenos: A Greek Tragedy | journal = Byzantina Symmeikta | volume = 21 | year = 2011 | issn = 1791-4884 | pages = 101–136 | doi = 10.12681/byzsym.1032 | doi-access = free }}</ref>
*[[
*[[1362]] – [[Pope Innocent VI]] (born 1295)
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*[[
===1601–1900===
*[[1612]] – [[Vasili IV of Russia]] (born 1552)
*[[1642]] – [[Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars]], French conspirator (born 1620)
*[[1660]] – [[Jacob Cats]], Dutch poet, jurist, and politician (born 1577)
*[[1665]] – [[Jean Bolland]], Belgian priest and hagiographer (born 1596)
*[[1672]] – [[Tanneguy Le Fèvre]], French scholar and author (born 1615)
*[[1674]] – [[Nicolaes Tulp]], Dutch anatomist and politician (born 1593)
*[[1683]] – [[Afonso VI of Portugal]] (born 1643)
*[[1712]] – [[Jan van der Heyden]], Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1637)
*[[1764]] – [[Jean-Philippe Rameau]], French composer and theorist (born 1683)
*[[1779]] – [[Richard Grenville-Temple, 2nd Earl Temple]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Buckinghamshire]] (born 1711)
*[[1810]] – [[Sir Francis Baring, 1st Baronet]], English banker and politician (born 1740)
*[[1814]] – [[Robert Ross (British Army officer)|Robert Ross]], Irish general (born 1766)
*[[1819]] – [[Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher]], Prussian general (born 1742)
*[[1836]] – [[Christian Dietrich Grabbe]], German playwright (born 1801)
*[[1869]] – [[Peter Mark Roget]], English physician, theologian, and lexicographer (born 1779)
*[[1870]] – [[Eleanora Atherton]], English philanthropist (born 1782)<ref>{{cite web |title=Summary of Individual {{!}} Legacies of British Slave-ownership |url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/43274 |website=www.ucl.ac.uk |access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref>
* 1870 – [[Fitz Hugh Ludlow]], American journalist, explorer, and author (born 1836)
*[[1874]] – [[François Guizot]], French historian and politician, 22nd [[Prime Minister of France]] (born 1787)
===1901–present===
*[[1903]] – [[Duncan Gillies]], Scottish-Australian businessman and politician, 14th [[Premier of Victoria]] (born 1834)
*[[1907]] – [[Ilia Chavchavadze]], Georgian poet, journalist, and lawyer (born 1837)
*[[1912]] – [[Pierre-Hector Coullié]], French cardinal (born 1829)
*[[1918]] – [[George Reid]], Australian accountant and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Australia]] (born 1845)
*[[1919]] – [[Leonid Andreyev]], Russian author and playwright (born 1871)
*[[1923]] – [[Jules Violle]], French physicist and academic (born 1841)
*[[1927]] – [[Sarah Frances Whiting]], American physicist and astronomer (born 1847)
*[[1942]] – [[Valentine Baker (pilot)|Valentine Baker]], Welsh co-founder of the [[Martin-Baker|Martin-Baker Aircraft Company]] (born 1888)
*[[1945]] – [[Hajime Sugiyama]], Japanese field marshal and politician, 44th [[Ministry of War of Japan|Japanese Minister of War]] (born 1880)
*[[1949]] – [[Erik Adolf von Willebrand]], Finnish physician (born 1870)
*[[1953]] – [[James Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Abercorn]], English politician, [[Governor of Northern Ireland]] (born 1869)
* 1953 – [[Hugo Schmeisser]], German engineer (born 1884)
* 1953 – [[Lewis Stone]], American actor (born 1879)
*[[1956]] – [[Sándor Festetics]], Hungarian politician, [[Ministry of Defence (Hungary)|Hungarian Minister of War]] (born 1882)
*[[1961]] – [[Carl Hermann]], German physicist and academic (born 1898)
*[[1962]] – [[Spot Poles]], American baseball player and soldier (born 1887)
* 1962 – [[Rangeya Raghav]], Indian author and playwright (born 1923)
*[[1967]] – [[Vladimir Bartol]], Italian-Slovene author and playwright (born 1903)
*[[1968]] – [[Tommy Armour]], Scottish-American golfer and journalist (born 1894)
*[[1971]] – [[Walter Egan (golfer)|Walter Egan]], American golfer (born 1881)
*[[1972]] – [[William Boyd (actor)|William Boyd]], American actor and producer (born 1895)
*[[1977]] – [[Steve Biko]], South African activist (born 1946)
* 1977 – [[Les Haylen]], Australian journalist and politician (born 1898)
* 1977 – [[Robert Lowell]], American poet (born 1917)
*[[1978]] – [[William Hudson (engineer)|William Hudson]], New Zealand-Australian engineer (born 1896)
*[[1981]] – [[Eugenio Montale]], Italian writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1896)<ref>{{cite web |title=The Nobel Prize in Literature 1975 |url=https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1975/montale/facts/ |website=NobelPrize.org |access-date=7 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[1982]] – [[Federico Moreno Torroba]], Spanish composer and conductor (born 1891)
*[[1986]] – [[Jacques Henri Lartigue]], French painter and photographer (born 1894)
* 1986 – [[Charlotte Wolff]], German-English psychotherapist and physician (born 1897)
*[[1987]] – [[John Qualen]], Canadian-American actor (born 1899)
*[[1990]] – [[Athene Seyler]], English actress (born 1889)
*[[1991]] – [[Bruce Matthews (Canadian Army officer)|Bruce Matthews]], Canadian general and businessman (born 1909)
*[[1992]] – [[Ruth Nelson (actress)|Ruth Nelson]], American actress<ref>Haun, Harry (2000). ''[https://archive.org/details/cinematiccentury00harr/page/n273/mode/2up?q=%22robert+de+niro+and+ruth+nelson+in+awakenings%22 The Cinematic Century: An Intimate Diary of America's Affair with the Movies]''. New York: Applause. {{ISBN|1557834008}}.</ref>
* 1992 – [[Anthony Perkins]], American actor, singer, and director (born 1932)
*[[1993]] – [[Raymond Burr]], Canadian-American actor and director (born 1917)
*[[1994]] – [[Tom Ewell]], American actor (born 1909)
* 1994 – [[Boris Yegorov]], Russian physician and astronaut (born 1937)
*[[1995]] – [[Jeremy Brett]], English actor (born 1933)
* 1995 – [[Yasutomo Nagai]], Japanese motorcycle racer (born 1965)
*[[1996]] – [[Ernesto Geisel]], Brazilian general and politician, 29th [[President of Brazil]] (born 1907)
*[[1997]] – [[Judith Merril]], American-Canadian science fiction writer, editor and political activist (born 1923)
*[[1999]] – [[Bill Quackenbush]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1922)
*[[2000]] – [[Stanley Turrentine]], American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader (born 1934)
*[[2003]] – [[Johnny Cash]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (born 1932)
*2003 – [[Arthur Johnson (canoeist)|Arthur Johnson]], canoeist (born 1921)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arthur Johnson Obituary (2003) - San Diego, CA - San Diego Union-Tribune |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/sandiegouniontribune/name/arthur-johnson-obituary?id=51317316 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=Legacy.com}}</ref>
*[[2005]] – [[Serge Lang]], French-American mathematician, author and academic (born 1927)
*[[2007]] – [[Bobby Byrd]], American singer-songwriter and producer (born 1934)
*[[2008]] – [[Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)|Bob Quinn]], Australian footballer and coach (born 1915)
* 2008 – [[David Foster Wallace]], American novelist, short story writer, and essayist (born 1962)
*[[2009]] – [[Norman Borlaug]], American agronomist and humanitarian, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1914)
* 2009 – [[Jack Kramer]], American tennis player and sportscaster (born 1921)
* 2009 – [[Willy Ronis]], French photographer and author (born 1910)
*[[2010]] – [[Claude Chabrol]], French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
* 2010 – [[Giulio Zignoli]], Italian footballer (born 1946)
*[[2011]] – [[Alexander Galimov]], Russian ice hockey player (born 1985)
*[[2012]] – [[Arkadii Dragomoshchenko]], Russian poet and author (born 1946)
* 2012 – [[Jon Finlayson]], Australian actor and screenwriter (born 1938)
* 2012 – [[Derek Jameson]], English journalist and broadcaster (born 1929)
* 2012 – [[Tom Sims]], American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded [[Sims Snowboards]] (born 1950)
*[[2013]] – [[Ray Dolby]], American engineer and businessman, founded [[Dolby Laboratories]] (born 1933)
* 2013 – [[Warren Giese]], American football player, coach, and politician (born 1924)
* 2013 – [[Erich Loest]], German author and screenwriter (born 1926)
* 2013 – [[Candace Pert]], American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (born 1946)
*[[2014]] – [[Atef Ebeid]], Egyptian academic and politician, 47th [[List of Prime Ministers of Egypt|Prime Minister of Egypt]] (born 1932)
* 2014 – [[John Gustafson (musician)|John Gustafson]], English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1942)
* 2014 – [[Ian Paisley]], Northern Irish evangelical pastor ([[Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster|Free Presbyterian Church]]) and politician, 2nd [[First Minister of Northern Ireland]] (born 1926)
* 2014 – [[Joe Sample]], American pianist and composer (born 1939)
* 2014 – [[Hugh Royer, Jr.]], American golfer (born 1936)
*[[2015]] – [[Claudia Card]], American philosopher and academic (born 1940)
* 2015 – [[Frank D. Gilroy]], American playwright and screenwriter (born 1925)
* 2015 – [[Al Monchak]], American baseball player and coach (born 1917)
* 2015 – [[Aronda Nyakairima]], Ugandan general and politician (born 1959)
*[[2017]] – [[Allan MacEachen]], Canadian economist and politician, [[Deputy Prime Minister of Canada]] (born 1921)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/former-federal-liberal-cabinet-minister-allan-maceachen-dies-at-age-96-2 |title=Allan MacEachen, overseer of social reform and skilled politician, dies at 96 |work=National Post |agency=The Canadian Press |date=September 13, 2017 |access-date=February 8, 2018}}</ref>
* 2017 – [[Edith Windsor]], American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/edie-windsor-celebrity-reactions_us_59b84780e4b0edff97174ed0|title=Bill Clinton, Andy Cohen, Lea DeLaria And More Mourn Edie Windsor's Death|author=Curtis M. Wong|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=September 12, 2017|access-date=September 12, 2017}}</ref>
*[[2018]] – [[Shen Chun-shan]], Taiwanese academic (born 1932)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=113944|title=Ex-Tsing Hua University head die|date=12 Sep 2018|newspaper=The Standard Section News|access-date=2018-09-13}}</ref>
*[[2019]] – [[ʻAkilisi Pōhiva]], Tongan politician and activist, [[Prime Minister of Tonga]] (born 1941)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/398621/tongan-pm-akilisi-pohiva-dies-aged-78 |title=Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva dies, aged 78 |publisher=[[RNZ]] |date=12 September 2019 |access-date=12 September 2019}}</ref>
*[[2024]] – [[Sitaram Yechury]], Indian politician and leader of [[CPI(M)]] (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-12 |title=Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) general secretary, passes away |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sitaram-yechury-dead-9563945/ |access-date=2024-09-16 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
** [[Ailbe of Emly|Ailbe (Elvis, Eilfyw) of Emly]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cooper |first1=J. C. |title=Dictionary of Christianity |date=2013 |___location=Abingdon, Oxon |isbn=9781315074047 |page=5}}</ref>
** [[Ebontius]]
** [[Guy of Anderlecht]]
** [[The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary]]
** [[John Henry Hobart]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
** [[Laisrén mac Nad Froích]]
** [[Sacerdos of Lyon]]
** [[September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* Commemoration of the mass hanging of the [[Saint Patrick's Battalion]] (Mexico)
* [[Day of Conception]] (Russia)
* [[Defenders Day (Maryland)|Defenders Day]] ([[Maryland]], United States)
* [[Enkutatash]] falls on this day if it is a leap year. Celebrated on the first day of [[Ethiopian calendar|Mäskäräm]]. ([[Ethiopia]], [[Eritrea]], [[Rastafari]])
* [[Nayrouz]] ([[Coptic Orthodox Church]]) (leap years only, September 11 on normal years)
* [[Public holidays in Cape Verde|National Day]] ([[Cape Verde]])
* [[National Day of Encouragement]] (United States)
* [[Battle of Saragarhi#Saragarhi Day|Saragarhi Day]] ([[Sikhism]])
* [[UNRIC#UN international days and observances|United Nations Day for South–South Cooperation]] ([[International observance|International]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |publisher=UN |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/12 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=12}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/12 |title=Historical Events on September 12 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}
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