September 12th observes Chocolate Milkshake Day and Video Games Day.
Welcome to the 255th day of the year! We’re slowly getting through the year, and now have only 110 days until we reach the new year.
If today’s your birthday or you just want to know more about this day, then you’ll love these historical events, both good and bad that made September 12 so special.
Did you know that on this day in 1981, the animated fantasy TV show “The Smurfs” premiered on NBC? It became one of the most successful and longest-running Saturday morning shows in television history.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about September 12th in history!
What Events Happened On September 12 In History?
2018 Crosshatch drawings discovered on a 1.5-inch piece of stone in Blombos Cave in South Africa were found to be the oldest known human drawing at 73,000 years old.
2017 East London sewers were blocked by an 829 foot (253 meter), 260,000 lb (23 ton) humongous fatberg.
2010 Lady Gaga wore a full outfit made of meat for the MTV Video Music Awards.

1988 An extreme category 5 hurricane called Gilbert hit Jamaica, with the eye of the storm being 15 miles wide.

1986 American neo-noir mystery film “Blue Velvet” premiered in Toronto, Canada.
1981 The animated fantasy TV show “The Smurfs” premiered on NBC.
1962 American department store Kohl’s opened their first store in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
1940 17,000-year-old cave art was discovered in France.

1928 American actress Katherine Hepburn had her first stage performance in New York City, where she played in “Night Hostess.”
1848 A new federal constitution was created, which marked Switzerland as a federal state.
1758 French astronomer Charles Messier accidentally discovered the Crab Nebula while looking for the Halley comet.
1609 Henry Hudson began a journey up the river that would later be named after him – the Hudson River.
490 BC The Greeks defeated the Persians in the Battle of Marathon.
Famous People Born On September 12
If you were born on this day, did you know that you share the same birthday with Emmy Rossum? See who else was born on September 12th below!
1997 Sydney Sweeney
American Actress

- Age:
- 24 years old
- Born In:
- Washington, USA
1973 Paul Walker
American Actor

- Died On:
- Nov 30, 2013 (Age 40)
- Born In:
- California, USA
1986 Emmy Rossum
American Actress

- Age:
- 35 years old
- Born In:
- New York, USA
Special Holidays On September 12
If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.

National Chocolate Milkshake Day

National Video Games Day
September 12 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
For those of you who were born on September 12th, your zodiac sign is Virgo.
Virgo is represented by the Virgin and is the sixth sign in the zodiac. Anyone who was born between August 23 and September 22 falls into this astrological sign.
All those born in September have the Sapphire birthstone. In the middle ages, priests believed that wearing sapphires would protect them against temptation, evil and impure thoughts. They were known as the stone of protection, which symbolized truth, faithfulness, and heaven.
Anyone born on Sep 12 would likely have been conceived around December 20 in the previous year.