Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four.
What happened on September 12
38 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 379 to 2024.
Standout on September 12
2021
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four.
About September 12
September 12 is the 255th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 255 of 365 (256 in leap years)110 days left in the year (110 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Saturday in 2026, Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029, Thursday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 37 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♍ Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- September birthstone
- Sapphirewisdom, loyalty and nobility
- September birth flower
- Aster / Morning glorypatience, wisdom and affection
- Next occurrence
- In 320 days
- Roman numerals
- XII.IXday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 40thAlfie Allen1986
- 30thColin Ford1996
- 25thAnsett Australia2001
- 25thZiaire Williams2001
- 5thSiberian Light Aviation Flight 512021
September 12 through the years
- 10 years ago2016
- Nothing recorded
- 25 years ago2001
- Ansett Australia · Ziaire Williams
- 50 years ago1976
- Nothing recorded
- 100 years ago1926
- Nothing recorded
- 200 years ago1826
- Nothing recorded
Born on September 12 — ages this year
- 2001Ziaire Williamsturns 25
- 1999Jerome Fordturns 27
- 1997Sydney Sweeneyturns 29
- 1997Almida de Valturns 29
- 1996Colin Fordturns 30
- 1995Steven Gardinerturns 31
Historical events 38
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Petlawad explosion
An explosion involving illegally stored mining detonators in Petlawad, India, killed 104 people and injured more than 150 others.
Synagogue Church of All Nations
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.
NASA
NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 (2012)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing 10 and injuring four.
Metrolink (California)
A Metrolink train collided head-on with a freight train in Los Angeles, California, resulting in 25 deaths and 135 injuries; the Metrolink driver had passed through a red signal, having likely been distracted by text messaging.
2008 Chatsworth train collision
The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
Joseph Estrada
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
2007 Bengkulu earthquakes
Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
United Nations
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.
Iraq War
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
Typhoon Maemi
Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
Steam (service)
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download.
Ansett Australia
Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
Hurricane Ismael
Hurricane Ismael formed off the southwest coast of Mexico; it went on to kill over a hundred people in the country.
Frank Eugene Corder
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.
STS-51
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
Abimael Guzmán
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.
NASA
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.
Space Shuttle Endeavour
Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space.
Space Shuttle Discovery
NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-48 to deploy the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite.
Allied Control Council
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 reunification.
Red Cross Society of China
The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign the Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, 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.
Hurricane Gilbert
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
Boricua Popular Army
The clandestine Boricua Popular Army staged a bank robbery in West Hartford, Connecticut, making off with $7 million in the largest cash theft in U.S. history at the time.
Apartheid
South African anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko died after being beaten in police custody in Port Elizabeth.
We choose to go to the Moon
In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured).
Flatwoods, West Virginia
Three boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S., reported seeing a ten-foot-tall (3 m) monster in the woods while investigating a UFO.
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army launched the Liaoshen campaign, the first of the three major military campaigns during the late stage of the Chinese Civil War.
World War II
World War II: The Imperial Japanese Army began the Battle of Edson's Ridge in an effort to retake Henderson Field on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands from the Allies.
RMS Laconia (1921)
RMS Laconia was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of West Africa, which then attempted to rescue the passengers as it was acting under the old prize rules.
Leo Szilard
Hungarian-American physicist Leo Szilard conceived of the idea of the nuclear chain reaction while waiting for a traffic light in Bloomsbury, London.
1928 Okeechobee hurricane
The Okeechobee hurricane first struck the island of Guadeloupe; eventually it reached the United States and caused over 4,000 deaths overall.
Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich.
1885–86 Scottish Cup
The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match.
Reconquista
Reconquista: Castilian forces captured Gibraltar from the Emirate of Granada.
Yax Nuun Ahiin I
Yax Nuun Ahiin I (depicted) took the throne as the ruler (ajaw) of the Mayan city of Tikal.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva
ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (born 1941)
Elsie Vartanian
Elsie Vartanian, American politician and director of the United States Women's Bureau (born 1930)
Allan MacEachen
Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (born 1921)
Edith Windsor
Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (born 1929)
Ian Paisley
Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926)
John Gustafson (musician)
John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1942)
Atef Ebeid
Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1932)
Ray Dolby
Ray Dolby, American engineer and businessman, founded Dolby Laboratories (born 1933)
Tom Sims
Tom Sims, American skateboarder and snowboarder, founded Sims Snowboards (born 1950)
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1930)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Ailbe of Emly
Christian feast day: Ailbe (Elvis, Eilfyw) of Emly
John Henry Hobart
Christian feast day: John Henry Hobart (Episcopal Church (USA))
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Thomas of Zumárraga
Guy of Anderlecht
Christian feast day: Guy of Anderlecht
September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: September 12 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Christian feast day: The Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Laisrén mac Nad Froích
Christian feast day: Laisrén mac Nad Froích
Sacerdos of Lyon
Christian feast day: Sacerdos of Lyon
Spread across the centuries
- 4th century1
- 14th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century39
- 21st century36
Earliest: Yax Nuun Ahiin I (379). Most recent: Sitaram Yechury (2024).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about September 12
What day of the year is September 12?
September 12 is the 255th day of the year, with 110 days left after it.
What star sign is September 12?
September 12 falls under Virgo (August 23 – September 22), a earth sign ruled by Mercury. The birthstone for the month is Sapphire.
How many things happened on September 12?
We record 86 entries for September 12: 38 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 379 to 2024.
Who was born on September 12?
Ziaire Williams (2001) is among the notable births on September 12. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the September 12 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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