What are the important events that happened on September 12? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 12: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 12 is the 256^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 110 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 30, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,726,099,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectapentacontahexagon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 139 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,283 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 12 Historical Events

• 1847 –
  Mexican-American War: the Battle of Chapultepec begins.
• 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 San Francisco Gold Rush.
• 1874 –
  The District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada is founded.
• 1942 –
  World War II: First day of the Battle of Edson’s Ridge during the Guadalcanal campaign. U.S. Marines protecting Henderson Field on Guadalcanal are attacked by Imperial Japanese Army forces.
• 1952 –
  Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
• 1961 –
  The African and Malagasy Union is founded.
• 1974 –
  Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau.
• 1988 –
  Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
• 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.
• 1994 –
  Frank Eugene Corder crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House’s south lawn, striking the West wing and killing himself.

Who were born on September 12?

• 1901 –
  Ben Blue, Canadian actor and comedian (d. 1975)
• 1914 –
  Desmond Llewelyn, Welsh actor (d. 1999)
• 1915 –
  Billy Daniels, American singer with big bands and solo (d. 1988)
• 1938 –
  Tatiana Troyanos, American mezzo-soprano (d. 1993)
• 1949 –
  Irina Rodnina, Russian figure skater
• 1951 –
  Ray Gravell, Welsh rugby union player (d. 2007)
• 1959 –
  Scott Brown, American politician
• 1970 –
  Nathan Larson, American musician (Shudder To Think, Hot One)
• 1980 –
  Fernando Cesar de Souza, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 –
  Carly Smithson, Irish singer

Who died on September 12?

• 413 –
  Marcellinus of Carthage, Christian saint
• 1362 –
  Pope Innocent VI
• 1369 –
  Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (b. 1345)
• 1665 –
  Jean Bolland, Flemish Jesuit writer (b. 1596)
• 1683 –
  King Afonso VI of Portugal (b. 1643)
• 1907 –
  Ilia Chavchavadze, founding father of modern Georgia (b. 1837)
• 1968 –
  Tommy Armour, Scottish golfer (b. 1894)
• 1970 –
  Ottilie Sutro, American duo-pianist with her sister Rose Sutro (b. 1872)
• 1977 –
  Les Haylen, Australian politician and novelist (b. 1898)
• 2009 –
  Jack Kramer, American tennis player (b. 1921)