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Notable anniversaries in history for today: September 12
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Howard Curtis Nelson; American politician (Representative-Republican-Utah).
- 90th: 1934 - Baltic Pact signed by Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Gunther Gebel-Williams; lion tamer (Ringling Bros Circus).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Barry White in Galveston, Texas, USA; singer ("Love's Theme").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Peter Scolari in New Rochelle, New York, USA; actor (Jerry - Newhart).
- 70th: 1954 - Cleveland Indians sweep New York Yankees at Municipal Stadium; largest American League crowd (86,563).
- 70th: 1954 - CBS-TV airs the first episode of TV show Lassie.
- 60th: 1964 - First football game at Shea Stadium: New York Jets defeat Denver Broncos 30-6.
- 60th: 1964 - Ralph Boston of the US sets long jump record at 27 feet 4.5 inches.
- 60th: 1964 - Typhoon Gloria strikes Taiwan killing 330, causing $17.5 million damage.
- 50th: 1974 - Coup overthrows Emperor Haile Selassie in Ethiopia.
- 40th: 1984 - New York Mets' Dwight Goodin sets rookie strike out record at 251.
- 30th: 1994 - Disney's syndicated TV show Judge for Yourself first airs.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of Boris Yegorov, cosmonaut (born 1937).
- 15th: 2009 - A 6.4 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Venezuela, 110km west of Caracas, knocking out power in the capital, causing minor damage and injuries.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Atef Ebeid, Egyptian politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1932).
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Ian Paisley, British politician and First Minister of Northern Ireland (born 1926).
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