Holidays Calendar for September 12, 2026
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year celebrated on the first and second day of Tishrei, the first month of the civil year in the Hebrew calendar. It usually falls occurs in September or October in terms of the Georgian calendar.
International Crochet Day is an informal holiday celebrated by crochet enthusiasts around the world on September 12 every year. Although it is not some huge holiday everyone knows about, it is fairly popular in the arts and crafts community.
World Dolphin Day is celebrated annually on September 12. It was created to remind that the world’s dolphins need more protection and support Stop the Grind, a global coalition of organizations and individuals working to end the killing of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands.
World First Aid Day is a global observance held on the second Saturday in September. It was instituted by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in 2000 and has been celebrated each year ever since.
Day of Ukrainian Cinema is the professional holiday of all Ukrainian film industry employees, from actors and directors to support staff. It is celebrated on the second Saturday in September. The holiday was established by President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma in 1996.
Day of Physical Culture and Sport is a Ukrainian holiday that has been observed on the second Saturday in September since 1994. It is celebrated by professional athletes, coaches, PE teachers, amateur sportsmen, and sports enthusiasts throughout the country.
Investigative Committee Day is one of the official professional holidays in Belarus. It is celebrated annually on September 12 to commemorate the founding anniversary of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus.
National Police Woman Day was created to acknowledge and celebrate female police officers and their contribution to the enforcement of law and order. It is celebrated annually on September 12.
Day of Energy Industry Workers is an official professional holiday in Turkmenistan celebrated on the second Saturday in September. It was established in 2003 as Day of the Employees of the Oil, Gas, Energy and Geological Industries, but its name was shortened for the sake of convenience.
Electronic Warfare Specialists Day, also known as EW Specialists Day, is celebrated in the Armed Forces of Ukraine on September 12 every year. It is dedicated to military specialists, without whom military operations in the modern world are simply impossible.
Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day is an annual United States observance that falls on the first Saturday after Labor Day. It is designed to encourage participation of American citizens in the cleanup of federal lands.
Mindfulness Day is an annual event held on September 12. It was created by Wisdom Publications, a publisher of Buddhist books and practical works on mindfulness.
Cinema Day in Iran is celebrated on the 21st day of the Iranian month of Shahrivar, which corresponds to September 12 in the Gregorian calendar. It was officially instituted in 2000 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the cinema of Iran.
Ukrainian Borscht Day is celebrated annually on the second Saturday of September in honor of one of the most iconic dishes of Ukrainian cuisine. Even though it has not been designated as an official holiday in Ukraine yet, it is widely observed in Ukraine and by Ukrainians abroad.
On September 12, the Turkmens celebrate Ruhnama Day. Ruhnama (The Book of the Soul) is a book written by the former President of Turkmenistan Saparmurat Niyazov.
Saint Patrick's Battalion Remembrance Day is observed in Mexico on September 12. It honors the immigrants and expatriates of European descent (mostly Irish) who fought on the side of Mexico during the Mexican-American War and were hanged by American soldiers.
Defenders Day is a legal holiday in Baltimore and the entire U.S. state of Maryland. It commemorates the successful defense of Baltimore from the British Army during the War of 1812.
September 12 is the best day to drink chocolate milkshakes since it is National Chocolate Milkshake Day! Milkshake has been around since the late 19th century. It was originally an alcoholic beverage made with whiskey.
National Video Games Day is celebrated by video game enthusiasts across the United States every September 12. This is the perfect day to play your favorite video game and introduce your friends to the wonderful world of video games.
September 12 is United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation. This observance was officially established in December 2003. It was originally observed on December 19, but in 2011 the date was moved to September 12.
National Day of Encouragement in the United States is observed on September 12. It was first announced in 2007 and has been celebrated each year ever since.
This Day in History
- 2013 Died: Ray Dolby, American engineer and inventor of the noise reduction system known as Dolby NR. He also helped develop the video tape recorder.
- 2011 The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opened to the public. It was created for remembering the September 11 attacks of 2001 and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
- 2009 Died: Norman Borlaug, American agronomist who led initiatives worldwide that contributed to the extensive increases in agricultural production termed the Green Revolution.
- 2003 Died: Johnny Cash, American singer-songwriter. Most of Cash's music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career.
- 2001 Australia's first commercial interstate airline Ansett Australia collapsed due to increased strain on the international airline industry. 10,000 people were left unemployed.
- 1997 Born: Sidney Sweeney, American actress. She gained wide recognition for her roles in the HBO drama series Euphoria and black comedy drama anthology series The White Lotus.
- 1995 Died: Jeremy Brett, English actor, best known for portraying fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes.
- 1994 Frank Eugene Corder stole a single-engine Cessna 150 and fatally crashed it into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. He was the only casualty.
- 1992 Died: Anthony Perkins, American actor, director and singer, best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in the horror franchise Psycho loosely based on Robert Bloch's novels.
- 1992 The leader of the Shining Path (the Communist Party of Peru) Abimael Guzmán was captured by Peruvian special forces. Shortly thereafter the rest of the party's leadership fell as well.
- 1990 The two German states and the Four Powers (France, the UK, the US and Russia) signed the Treaty on the Final Settlement with Respect to Germany, paving the way for German reunification.
- 1986 Born: Emmy Rossum, American actress, director, producer, singer, and songwriter. She is known for her portrayal of Fiona Gallagher in the television series Shameless.
- 1983 A Wells Fargo depot in West Hartford, Connecticut, was robbed of approximately US$7 million by Los Macheteros (a Puerto Rican insurgent organization).
- 1981 Died: Eugenio Montale, Italian poet, prose writer, editor and translator, recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Literature and one of the finest literary figures of the 20th century.
- 1979 The 1979 Yapen earthquake hit near the coast of Yapen Island in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, causing severe damage to the island and killing at least 155 people.
- 1973 Born: Paul Walker, American actor. He was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise, and died during the filming of Furious 7.
- 1961 Born: Mylène Farmer, French singer and songwriter. Having sold more than 30 million records worldwide, she is among the most successful recording artists of all time in France.
- 1959 The first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, Bonanza, premiered on the NBC channel in the USA.
- 1957 Born: Hans Zimmer, German film score composer and music producer. During his career has scored more than 150 films, including The Lion King, the Pirates of the Caribbean series, the Dark Knight trilogy, and Dune.
- 1953 Died: Hugo Schmeisser, German engineer known for the development infantry weapons. Interestingly, he had no role in the development of the MP-40 submachine gun despite its nickname "Schmeisser".
- 1944 Born: Barry White, American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came in the 1970s.
- 1931 Born: Ian Holm, English actor of stage and screen. He gained wide appreciation for his role as the elderly Bilbo Baggins in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
- 1919 Adolph Hitler became a member of the German Workers' Party that would later become the National Socialist German Workers' Party, now known as the "Nazi Party".
- 1913 Born: Jesse Owens, American track and field athlete who won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympic Games. He set three world records and tied another, all in less than an hour, in 1935.
- 1902 Born: Juscelino Kubitschek, Brazilian politician, the 21st President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961. His presidency was marked by economic prosperity and political stability in the country.
- 1897 Born: Irène Joliot-Curie, French scientist, the daughter of Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie. Jointly with her husband, she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1935 for their discovery of induced radioactivity.
- 1857 The SS Central America sank about 160 miles east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, drowning a total of 426 passengers and crew. The ship was carrying 13–15 tons of gold from the California Gold Rush.
- 1852 Born: H. H. Asquith, British politician and statesman who was Prime Minister of the UK from 1908 to 1916. He was the last Liberal Party prime minister to command a majority government.
- 1819 Died: Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Prussian general, known for leading his army against Napoleon I at the Battle of the Nations at Leipzig and the Battle of Waterloo.
- 1818 Born: Richard Jordan Gatling, American inventor. He is best known for having invented the Gatling gun, which is considered to be the first successful machine gun.
- 1814 Died: Robert Ross, Irish officer in the British Army who served in the Napoleonic Wars and its theater in North America in the War of 1812. He was killed en rroute to what would be the Battle of North Point,
- 1712 Died: Jan van der Heyden, Dutch Baroque-era painter, glass painter, draughtsman, printmaker, engineer, and inventor. He made significant contributions to firefighting technology.