Did you know
Folds has recorded a number of solo albums, most recently Sleigher (2024).
Famous Birthdays on September 12
1966 — Ben Folds
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
September 12 has 229 recorded notable births across history, from 1415 to 2001. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on September 12
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- 1992 NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space. Source
- 1959 Bonanza, the first regularly scheduled TV program presented in color, is launched in the United States. Source
- -490 Battle of Marathon: The conventionally accepted date for the Battle of Marathon. The Athenians and their Plataean allies defeat the first Persian invasion force of Greece. Source
- 1848 A new constitution marks the establishment of Switzerland as a federal state. Source
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Ruben Studdard is most well known for his recording career, which has produced hits including "Flying Without Wings", "Sorry 2004", and "Change Me", but he has also segued into television and stage work.
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After the Second World War he was tried and sentenced to 10 years in prison for war profiteering.
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Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961.
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Max Boot worked as a writer and editor for The Christian Science Monitor and then for The Wall Street Journal in the 1990s.
More major people born on September 12
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1978
Ruben Studdard
American R&B, pop, and gospel singer
Christopher Theodore Ruben Studdard is an American singer and actor.
1885
Heinrich Hoffmann
German photographer and art dealer (died 1957)
Heinrich Hoffmann was a German Nazi politician and publisher who was Adolf Hitler's official photographer and a member of his inner circle.
1902
Juscelino Kubitschek
Brazilian physician and politician, 21st President of Brazil (died 1976)
Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira, also known by his initials JK, was a Brazilian politician who served as the 21st president of Brazil from 1956 to 1961.
1969
Max Boot
Russian-American historian and author
Max A. Boot is a Russian-born naturalized American author, editorialist, lecturer, and military historian.
1977
Nathan Bracken
Australian cricketer
Nathan Wade Bracken is a former Australian cricketer. A tall left-arm fast-medium bowler, Bracken is capable of swinging the ball both ways. He has represented Australia in all forms of the game.
1415
John Mowbray
3rd Duke of Norfolk (died 1461)
John Mowbray, 3rd Duke of Norfolk,, Earl Marshal was a fifteenth-century English magnate who, despite having a relatively short political career, played a significant role in the early years of the Wars of the Roses.
1983
Carly Smithson
Irish singer-songwriter
Carly Sarah Smithson is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol in 2008.
1945
John Mauceri
American conductor and producer
John Francis Mauceri is an American conductor, composer, author, and educator whose work has focused on orchestral music, opera, Broadway, and film-related repertoire.
1882
Ion Agârbiceanu
Romanian journalist, politician, and archbishop (died 1963)
Ion Agârbiceanu was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian writer, journalist, politician, theologian and Greek-Catholic priest.
1898
Alma Moodie
Australian violinist and educator (died 1943)
Alma Mary Templeton Moodie was an Australian violinist who established an excellent reputation in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s.
1959
Deron Cherry
American football player and sportscaster
Deron Leigh Cherry is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Kansas City Chiefs in the National Football League (NFL) from 1981 to 1991.
1983
Sergio Parisse
Argentinian-Italian rugby player
Sergio Francesco Parisse is an Italian-Argentine former rugby union player. He is currently the lineout coach for French club Toulon. He played for the Italy national team from 2002 until the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
1862
Carl Eytel
German-American painter and illustrator (died 1925)
Carl Eytel was a German American artist who built his reputation for paintings and drawings of desert subjects in the American Southwest.
1995
Steven Gardiner
Bahamian sprinter
Steven Gardiner is a Bahamian track and field sprinter competing in the 400 metres and 200 metres.
1739
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher
Methodist preacher and philanthropist (died 1815)
Mary Bosanquet Fletcher was an English preacher credited with persuading John Wesley, a founder of Methodism, to allow women to preach in public.
1884
Martin Klein
Estonian wrestler and coach (died 1947)
Martin Klein was an Estonian wrestler who competed for the Russian Empire at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
1950
Marguerite Blais
Canadian journalist and politician
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician, journalist, radio host and television host from Quebec.
1935
Richard Hunt
American sculptor (died 2023)
Richard Howard Hunt was an American artist and sculptor. In the second half of the 20th century, he became "the foremost African-American abstract sculptor and artist of public sculpture." A Chicago native, Hunt studied…
1944
Barry White
American singer-songwriter (died 2003)
Barry Eugene White was an American R&B, soul and disco singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer.