September 12 in History
September 12 is the birthday of Ziaire Williams (2001) and the anniversary of the death of George Chuvalo (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for September 12, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk was born in 1415, while Sak Kʼukʼ, Mayan queen died in 640.
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Famous people born on September 12
Famous people who died on September 12
2017
Edith Windsor (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American LGBTQ rights activist and technology manager (1929–2017)
2014
Ian Paisley (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Northern Irish politician and religious leader (1926–2014)
2013
Warren Giese (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American football player and coach, state legislator (1924–2013)
2009
Norman Borlaug (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American agronomist and Nobel Laureate (1914–2009)
2008
Bob Quinn (Australian footballer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Australian rules footballer and coach
What happened on September 12
- 2021
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four.
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The Synagogue Church building collapse results in the deaths of 115 people and several injured, in the Church run by Nigeria's T. B. Joshua.
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NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
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Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing 10 and injuring four.
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The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
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Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
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Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161.
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Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
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The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
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Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
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Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
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Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
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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.
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NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
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NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, which marks the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spacecraft, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
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Editor's picks
Born on September 12
- 1415 — John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk (died 1461)
- 1494 — Francis I of France (died 1547)
- 1590 — María de Zayas, Spanish writer (died 1661)
Died on September 12
- 640 — Sak Kʼukʼ, Mayan queen
- 973 — Nefingus, bishop of Angers
- 1185 — Andronikos I Komnenos, Byzantine emperor (born 1118)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for September 12
Quick answers
Who was born on September 12? Ziaire Williams (2001), Jerome Ford (1999), Sydney Sweeney (1997).
Who died on September 12? George Chuvalo (2026), Sitaram Yechury (2024), ʻAkilisi Pōhiva (2019).
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