On this day: 12 September

Selected events and births on 12 September, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 379 – Yax Nuun Ahiin I took the throne as the ruler (ajaw) of the Mayan city of Tikal. Read more: Yax Nuun Ahiin I Ajaw Maya civilization
• 1885 – The Scottish Cup match between Arbroath and Bon Accord ended 36–0, which is still a world record for an unrigged professional association football match. Read more: 1885–86 Scottish Cup Arbroath F.C. Bon Accord F.C.
• 1910 – Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 8, one of the largest-scale choral works in the classical concert repertoire and popularly known as the "Symphony of a Thousand", was first performed in Munich. Read more: Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 8 (Mahler) Classical music
• 1952 – Three boys in Flatwoods, West Virginia, U.S., reported seeing a ten-foot-tall (3 m) monster in the woods while investigating a UFO. Read more: Flatwoods, West Virginia Flatwoods monster Unidentified flying object
• 1962 – In a speech at Rice Stadium in Houston, U.S. president John F. Kennedy reiterated an aspiration to land a man on the Moon before 1970 (video featured). Read more: We choose to go to the Moon First Community Stadium John F. Kennedy
• 1992 – Aboard Space Shuttle Endeavour, American Mae Jemison became the first Black woman to travel to space. Read more: Space Shuttle Endeavour Mae Jemison
• 2003 – Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan. Read more: Typhoon Maemi Busan
• 2003 – The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download. Read more: Steam (service)

Born on this day

• 1947 – Gerald Howarth, English soldier, pilot, and politician, Minister for International Security Strategy Read more: Gerald Howarth Minister for International Security Strategy
• 1951 – Bertie Ahern, Irish accountant and politician, 11th Taoiseach of Ireland Read more: Bertie Ahern Taoiseach
• 1956 – Walter Woon, Singaporean lawyer and politician, 7th Attorney-General of Singapore Read more: Walter Woon Attorney-General of Singapore
• 1959 – Sigmar Gabriel, German educator and politician, 17th Vice-Chancellor of Germany Read more: Sigmar Gabriel Vice-Chancellor of Germany
• 1994 – Druski, American comedian and actor Read more: Druski
• 1994 – RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer Read more: RM (musician)
• 1995 – Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter Read more: Steven Gardiner
• 1996 – Colin Ford, American actor Read more: Colin Ford
• 1997 – Sydney Sweeney, American actress Read more: Sydney Sweeney
• 1997 – Almida de Val, Swedish curler Read more: Almida de Val
• 1999 – Jerome Ford, American football player Read more: Jerome Ford
• 2001 – Ziaire Williams, American basketball player Read more: Ziaire Williams

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / September 12 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.