A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
September 12: Day of the Week
September 12, 2024 is the 256th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 110 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.
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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
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.
September 12 Historical Event(s)
372
Sixteen Kingdoms: Jin Xiaowudi, age 10, succeeds his father Jin Jianwendi as Emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.
1814
Battle of North Point: an American detachment halts the British land advance to Baltimore in the War of 1812.
1910
Premiere performance of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 8 in Munich (with a chorus of 852 singers and an orchestra of 171 players. Mahler’s rehearsal assistant conductor was Bruno Walter)
1940
An explosion at the Hercules Powder Company plant in Kenvil, New Jersey kills 51 people and injures over 200.
1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
1942
World War II: RMS Laconia, carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian POWs is torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
1952
Strange occurrences, including a monster sighting, take place in Flatwoods, West Virginia.
1959
The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the moon.
1988
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula 2 days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
2003
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.
Who were born on September 12?
1888
Maurice Chevalier, French singer and actor (d. 1972)
1914
Rais Amrohvi, Pakistani poet and psychoanalyst (d. 1988)
1939
Phillip Ramey, American composer, pianist, and writer on music
1956
Ricky Rudd, American race car driver
1956
Sam Brownback, American politician
1964
Simon Bowthorpe, British businessman
1972
Sidney, Brazilian footballer
1973
Martin Lapointe, Canadian hockey player
1973
Paul Walker, American actor
1974
Nuno Valente, Portuguese footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters COUPUP? Check your answers here: Word scramble COUPUP. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
Are you not curious to discover some fun facts about your birthday? Find out ‘what happened on my birthday’ and what was the number one song on your day of birth. Know the meaning of your special day and who shares your birthday! (Sponsored link)
Now try another date like anniversaries, birthdays of someone you know or any other date that is special to you. Don’t forget to share the info to your friends, loved ones or social media followers. Who knows, they might appreciate and thank you for it.