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What happened in history on this day: September 12?
On September 12 in ...
- 1814 - Battle of North Point fought near Baltimore, Maryland during War of 1812; American citizens repel about 5000 British troops.
- 1857 - Sidewheel steamer SS Central America, en route from Havana, Cuba, to New York, sinks off Cape Romain, South Carolina, USA in a hurricane. 426 passengers and crew drown, with 153 rescued. 3 tons of US gold coins and ingots are taken to the bottom.
- 1918 - US forces launch an attack on German-occupied Saint Mihiel.
- 1940 - 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Company plant explodes (New Jersey, USA).
- 1958 - At Texas Instruments in the USA, Jack Kilby demonstrates the world's first integrated circuit, containing five components on a piece of germanium half an inch long and thinner than a toothpick.
- 1958 - The ABC TV network premieres the Walt Disney Presents TV show.
- 1965 - In Los Angeles, California, the 17th Annual Emmy Awards are presented, hosted by Sammy Davis Junior and Danny Thomas.
- Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment - Actors and Performers:
- Dick Van Dyke for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Lynn Fontanne for episode "The Magnificent Yankee" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Alfred Lunt for episode "The Magnificent Yankee" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Leonard Bernstein for the New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts series
- Barbra Streisand for My Name Is Barbra
- Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment
- Directors: Paul Bogart for episode "The 700 Year Old Gang" of The Defenders
- Lighting Directors: Phil Hyms for episode "The Magnificent Yankee" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Cinematographer: William W. Spencer for 12 O'Clock High
- Art Directors and Set Decorators: Warren Clymer for The Holy Terror
- Musicians: Peter Matz for My Name Is Barbra
- Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona Junior for Bonanza
- Writers: David Karp for episode "The 700 Year Old Gang" of The Defenders
- Individual Achievements in News, Documentaries and Sports - Musicians: Norman Dello Joio for 'Golden Prison': The Louvre, 'A'
- Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment:
- Carl Reiner for The Dick Van Dyke Show
- George Schaefer for episode "The Magnificent Yankee" of Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Richard Lewine for My Name Is Barbra
- Roger Englander for Young People's Concerts: What Is Sonata Form?
- 1965 - Hurricane Betsy strikes Florida and Louisiana; kills 75.
- 1966 - Gemini XI is launched, the penultimate mission of NASA's Gemini program, and the current human altitude record holder (except for the Apollo lunar missions).
- 1966 - In Truckee, California, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurs. Minor but extensive fractures in the ground, dams, pipelines, bridges, highways, rail lines.
- 1973 - Two bettors win the largest US Daily Double (US$19,909.60 in Detroit, Michigan).
- 1979 - Hurricane Frederic makes landfall at 10:00 p.m. on Alabama's Gulf Coast.
- 1981 - Elizabeth Ward (Arkansas) is crowned Miss America.
- 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.
- 1986 - US professor Joseph Cicippio is kidnapped and held hostage in Beirut, Lebanon.
- 1990 - US, England, France, USSR, German Democratic Republic, and Federal Republic of Germanys sign the Treaty on the Final Settlement With Respect to Germany in Moscow, allowing the two Germanys to merge.
- 1992 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, the 50th shuttle mission.
- 2002 - U.S. President George W. Bush addresses the United Nations, and challenges its members to confront the "grave and gathering danger" of Iraq, or stand aside as the United States and likeminded nations act.
- 2007 - US dollar falls to new low versus euro: $1.39.
- 2008 - A Metrolink train collides head-on into a freight train in Los Angeles, California, killing 25 and injuring 130.
Births on September 12
- 1829 - Birth of Charles Dudley in Warner, Massachusetts, USA; newspaperman/author (Being a Boy).
- 1880 - Birth of Henry L Mencken in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; newspaperman/critic (Prejudices) (dies 1956).
- 1894 - Birth of Billy Gilbert in Louisville, Kentucky, USA; actor (Great Dictator, His Gal Friday).
- 1915 - Birth of Billy Daniels in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; singer (Billy Daniels Show).
- 1921 - Birth of Frank McGee in Monroe, Louisiana, USA; news anchor (NBC Evening News).
- 1925 - Birth of Dickie Moore in Los Angeles, California, USA; actor (Expert, Oliver Twist, Little Men).
- 1935 - Birth of Richard H Hunt in Chicago, Illinois, USA; sculptor (Pyramidal Construction).
- 1938 - Birth of Tatiana Troyanos in New York City, New York, USA; mezzo-soprano (Octavian - Der Rosenleavalier).
- 1940 - Birth of Linda Gray in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Sue Ellen Ewing - Dallas).
- 1940 - Birth of Susan Sennett in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Big Bad Mama).
- 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).
- 1954 - Birth of Peter Scolari in New Rochelle, New York, USA; actor (Jerry - Newhart).
- 1955 - Birth of Nina Blackwood in Massachusetts, USA; actress / VJ (MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad).
- 1958 - Birth of Wilfredo Benitez in Puerto Rico; boxer (world champion at 17 years 176 days).
Deaths on September 12
- 1986 - Death of photojournalist, Ernst Haas, in New York (born in Vienna, Austria).
- 1988 - Alan Bible, American politician (Senator-Democrat-Nevada, 1954-74), dies at age 78.
- 1992 - Death of Anthony Perkins; American actor (Norman Bates - Psycho (1960) (born 1932).
- 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").
- 2013 - Death of Ray Dolby, American engineer and inventor (born 1933).
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