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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is jueves.
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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)
1683
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna – several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
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.
1906
The Newport Transporter Bridge is opened in Newport, South Wales by Viscount Tredegar.
1919
Adolf Hitler joins the German Workers Party.
1940
Cave paintings are discovered in Lascaux, France.
1974
Juventude Africana Amilcar Cabral is founded in Guinea-Bissau.
1992
Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path’s leadership fell as well.
2005
Hong Kong Disneyland opens in Penny’s Bay, Lantau Island, Hong Kong.
2007
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of the crime of plunder.
Who were born on September 12?
1905
Linda Agostini, Australian murder victim known as the “Pyjama Girl” (d. 1934)
1913
Jesse Owens, American athlete (d. 1980)
1925
Stan Lopata, American baseball player
1938
Claude Ruel, French Canadian ice hockey coach
1948
Luis Lima, Argentinian tenor
1955
Peter Scolari, American actor
1972
Sidney, Brazilian footballer
1977
Idan Raichel, Israeli musician
1986
Dimitrios Regas, Greek sprinter
1986
Emmy Rossum, American actress and singer
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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 ZEZMUGIKIWW? Check your answers here: Word finder ZEZMUGIKIWW. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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