History Of 12 September | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 12 September are as follows: -

➧ 1398: Timur reached the banks of the Indus river with 92 units of horses and crossed the river at Attock.

➧ 1786: Lord Cornwallis took over as Governor General and Commander-in-Chief.

➧ 1873: Sales of the first typewriter began.

➧ 1912: Feroze Gandhi, India's well-known leader and journalist, was born.

➧ 1928: A severe storm in Florida killed 6000 people.

➧ 1944: US forces entered Germany for the first time.

➧ 1953: John F Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, married Jacqueline Bouvey.

➧ 1959: The Soviet Union created a new history by sending rocket 'Luna 2' to the moon.

➧ 1966: Indian swimmer Mihir Sen swam across the Dardanelles Strait.

➧ 1968: Albania announced its withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact.

➧ 1990: The United States, England, France, the Soviet Union, East and West Germany signed an agreement for the unification of East and West Germany.

➧ 1991: Space Shuttle STS 48 was launched into space.

➧ 1997: After a long journey of 435 million miles, the Mars Global Surveyor vehicle reached the orbit of Mars.

➧ 1998: US Open Women's Tennis: Lindsay Davenport wins her first career Grand Slam title. She defeated defending champion Martina Hingis 6-3, 7-5.

➧ 2001: America declared war on terrorism.

➧ 2004: North Korea decided to continue its nuclear program.

➧ 2004: US Open Men's Tennis: Roger Federer of Switzerland won the first US title. He defeated Australian Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6, 6-0.

➧ 2006: The US embassy in Damascus, the capital of Syria, was attacked.

➧ 2007: Russia tested a non-nuclear vacuum bomb (eco-friendly bomb).

➧ 2012: Apple launched iPhone 5 and iOS 6.

➧ 2020: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi addressed the 'Griha Pravesh' program in Madhya Pradesh through video conferencing. Under this, 1.75 lakh families in Madhya Pradesh were given pucca houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Gramin (PMAY-G).

➧ 2020: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan participated in the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum. During the 27th ASEAN Regional Forum, the Minister shared India's views on maritime security, counter terrorism as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.