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What happened in history on this day: September 12?
On September 12 in ...
- 1986 - The 3-D film Captain Eo, starring Michael Jackson, opens in the Magic Eye Theater in EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World. It cost over US$17 million to produce, making it the most costly movie to date, at about US$1 million per minute. Lucasfilm provided more than 150 special effects for the 17-minute movie.
Births on September 12
- 1915 - Birth of Billy Daniels in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; singer (Billy Daniels Show).
- 1931 - Birth of George Jones; American country music singer and songwriter ("White Lightning", "He Stopped Loving Her Today", "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair").
- 1938 - Birth of Tatiana Troyanos in New York City, New York, USA; mezzo-soprano (Octavian - Der Rosenleavalier).
- 1943 - Birth of Maria Muldaur in Greenwich Village, New York, USA; singer ("Midnight at the Oasis").
- 1944 - Birth of Barry White in Galveston, Texas, USA; singer ("Love's Theme").
- 1945 - Birth of John Mauceri in New York City, New York, USA; conductor (Washington DC Opera).
- 1952 - Birth of Gerry Beckley; rock vocalist/guitarist (America - "Daisy Jane").
Deaths on September 12
- 2003 - Death of Johnny Cash at age 71 of complications from diabetes that resulted in respiratory failure; country singer (Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two - "I Walk the Line" (1956), "Ring of Fire", "A Boy Named Sue", "Folsom Prison Blues").
- 2022 - Death of Ramsey Lewis at age 87; jazz pianist (Grammy award winner).
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