On this day: September 12
Events
Battle of MarathonSeptember 12, 490 BC · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of MuretSeptember 12, 1213 · Wars & Conflicts
Iberian UnionSeptember 12, 1580 – December 1, 1640 · World History
Battle of ViennaSeptember 12, 1683 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of SaragarhiSeptember 12, 1897 · Wars & Conflicts
People's Republic of KoreaSeptember 12, 1945 – December 12, 1945 · World History
United States Army Military Government in KoreaSeptember 12, 1945 – August 15, 1948 · World History
Luna 16September 12, 1970 · Space
Release of Wish You Were HereSeptember 12, 1975 · Music- Release of Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)September 12, 1980 · Music
- Release of PumpSeptember 12, 1989 · Music
- Release of One Hot MinuteSeptember 12, 1995 · Music
Release of Pokémon YellowSeptember 12, 1998 · Gaming- Release of Mi ReflejoSeptember 12, 2000 · Music
- Release of PCDSeptember 12, 2005 · Music
Release of FutureSex/LoveSoundsSeptember 12, 2006 · Music- Release of The Paramour SessionsSeptember 12, 2006 · Music
Founding of Evonik IndustriesSeptember 12, 2007 · Companies- Release of Heavenly SwordSeptember 12, 2007 · Gaming
Release of ARMA 3September 12, 2013 · Gaming
Soyuz MS-06September 12, 2017 · Space- Release of IOS 16September 12, 2022 · Technology
Born on this day
- Guillaume Le GentilSeptember 12, 1725 – October 22, 1792 · Science
Mikhail OstrogradskySeptember 12, 1801 – December 20, 1861 · Science
August CieszkowskiSeptember 12, 1814 – March 12, 1894 · Culture
Richard Jordan GatlingSeptember 12, 1818 – February 26, 1903 · Technology
Anselm FeuerbachSeptember 12, 1829 – January 4, 1880 · Art
Arthur AuwersSeptember 12, 1838 – January 24, 1915 · Science
Arthur SchusterSeptember 12, 1851 – October 14, 1934 · Science
H. H. AsquithSeptember 12, 1852 – February 15, 1928 · Politics
George Hendrik BreitnerSeptember 12, 1857 – June 5, 1923 · Art
Fernand KhnopffSeptember 12, 1858 – November 12, 1921 · Art
Maurice ChevalierSeptember 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972 · Music
Billy GilbertSeptember 12, 1894 – September 23, 1971 · Film- Marguerite LaugierSeptember 12, 1896 – October 6, 1976 · Science
Irène Joliot-CurieSeptember 12, 1897 – March 17, 1956 · Science
Ben ShahnSeptember 12, 1898 – March 14, 1969 · Art- Haskell CurrySeptember 12, 1900 – September 1, 1982 · Science
- Malcolm de ChazalSeptember 12, 1902 – October 1, 1981 · Art
Stanisław LemSeptember 12, 1921 – March 27, 2006 · Culture
Akira SuzukiSeptember 12, 1930 – present · Science
Roger PlanchonSeptember 12, 1931 – May 12, 2009 · Film- Jaegwon KimSeptember 12, 1934 – November 27, 2019 · Culture
Harvey J. AlterSeptember 12, 1935 – present · Science
Joachim FrankSeptember 12, 1940 – present · Science
Michael OndaatjeSeptember 12, 1943 – present · Film
Barry WhiteSeptember 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003 · Music
Richard ThalerSeptember 12, 1945 – present · Politics
Milo ManaraSeptember 12, 1945 – present · Art
Neil PeartSeptember 12, 1952 – January 7, 2020 · Music
Nan GoldinSeptember 12, 1953 – present · Film
Peter ScolariSeptember 12, 1955 – October 22, 2021 · Film
Leslie CheungSeptember 12, 1956 – April 1, 2003 · Film
Hans ZimmerSeptember 12, 1957 – present · Music
Rachel WardSeptember 12, 1957 – present · Film
Kadim Al SahirSeptember 12, 1957 – present · Music
Nassim Nicholas TalebSeptember 12, 1960 – present · Culture
Mylène FarmerSeptember 12, 1961 – present · Music
Juan AtkinsSeptember 12, 1962 – present · Music- Michel QissiSeptember 12, 1962 – present · Film
Anousheh AnsariSeptember 12, 1966 – present · Space
Ben FoldsSeptember 12, 1966 – present · Music
Louis C.K.September 12, 1967 – present · Film
James FreySeptember 12, 1969 – present · Film- Lee Cheol-haSeptember 12, 1970 – present · Film
Jennifer NettlesSeptember 12, 1974 – present · Music
Idan RaichelSeptember 12, 1977 – present · Music- Hiroyuki SawanoSeptember 12, 1980 – present · Music
Petra MarklundSeptember 12, 1984 – present · Music