The 255th day of the year, the 256th in a leap year
Born on 12 September
Every 12 September birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Virgo, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- VirgoEarth, mutable, ruled by Mercury.
- Birthstone
- SapphireThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Aster, Morning gloryUsually taken today to mean patience and affection.
- Most common weekdays
- Monday and Saturday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 12 September in any year.
Which weekday 12 September falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 12 September falls on every day of the week: Monday 16, Saturday 16, Sunday 15, Tuesday 15, Wednesday 15, Friday 15, Thursday 15.
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How common a birthday 12 September is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,895 babies were born on 12 September in each year of the twenty, making it the 20th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 12 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Irène Joliot-Curie | 1897–1956 | French chemist and physicist |
| Stanisław Lem | 1921–2006 | Polish science fiction writer and philosopher |
| Paul Walker | 1973–2013 | American actor |
| Jesse Owens | 1913–1980 | American track and field athlete |
| Emmy Rossum | 1986– | American actress |
| Francis I of France | 1494–1547 | King of France from 1515 to 1547 |
| Hans Zimmer | 1957– | German film composer |
| Sydney Sweeney | 1997– | American actress |
| H. H. Asquith | 1852–1928 | British politician; Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916 |
| Jennifer Hudson | 1981– | American singer, actress, model and spokesperson |
| Juscelino Kubitschek | 1902–1976 | President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961 |
| Maurice Chevalier | 1888–1972 | French singer, actor, and entertainer |
| Yūto Nagatomo | 1986– | Japanese association football player |
| H. L. Mencken | 1880–1956 | American journalist and writer |
| Yao Ming | 1980– | Chinese basketball player |
| Mylène Farmer | 1961– | French singer and songwriter |
| Ian Holm | 1931–2020 | British actor |
| Amílcar Cabral | 1924–1973 | Guinea-Bissauan and Cape Verdean politician |
Died on 12 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cash | 1932–2003 | American country singer |
| Eugenio Montale | 1896–1981 | Italian poet |
| Steve Biko | 1946–1977 | South African anti-apartheid activist |
| Norman Borlaug | 1914–2009 | American biologist |
| Pope Innocent VI | 1282–1362 | Pope from 1352 to 1362 |
| Jean-Philippe Rameau | 1683–1764 | French composer and music theorist |
| Leonid Andreyev | 1871–1919 | Russian playwright, author and poet |
| Ilia Chavchavadze | 1837–1907 | Georgian public figure and writer; a saint of Georgian Orthodox Church |
| Anthony Perkins | 1932–1992 | American actor |
| François Guizot | 1787–1874 | French historian, orator and statesman |
| Claude Chabrol | 1930–2010 | French film director |
| Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher | 1742–1819 | Prussian field marshal |
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