September 12 in history
Events on September 12
Notable events that happened on September 12 in past years.
- 2021
Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 crashes short of the runway at Kazachinskoye Airport, killing four.
Wikipedia article: Siberian Light Aviation Flight 51 - 2007
Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
Wikipedia article: Joseph Estrada - 2003
Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
Wikipedia article: Iraq War - 1992
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.
Wikipedia article: NASA - 1988
Hurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
Wikipedia article: Hurricane Gilbert - 1980
Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off West End, Bahamas, killing 34 people.
Wikipedia article: Florida Commuter Airlines Flight 65 - 1969
Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 crashes in Antipolo, near Manila International Airport in the Philippines, killing 45 people.
Wikipedia article: Philippine Air Lines Flight 158 - 1959
The Soviet Union launches a large rocket, Lunik II, at the Moon.
Wikipedia article: Soviet Union - 1943
World War II: Benito Mussolini is rescued from house arrest by German commando forces led by Otto Skorzeny.
Wikipedia article: Gran Sasso raid - 1940
The Hercules Powder plant disaster in the United States kills 51 people and injures over 200.
Wikipedia article: Hercules Powder plant disaster - 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).
Wikipedia article: Gustav Mahler - 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 California gold rush.
Wikipedia article: SS Central America - 1683
Austro-Ottoman War: Battle of Vienna: Several European armies join forces to defeat the Ottoman Empire.
Wikipedia article: Great Turkish War - 1297
The Treaty of Alcañices, mediated by the pope, between the king Denis of Portugal and king Ferdinand IV of Castile defines the border between the two countries and establishes an alliance of friendship.
- 490 BC
Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece.
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