Born on 12 September 1997

At A Glance

12 September 1997 at a glance

Day of the week

12 September 1997 was a Friday.

ARIA No. 1

The ARIA No. 1 was “Men in Black” by Will Smith.

Top Film of 1997

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1997 was Titanic.

Best-Selling Vehicle of 1997

Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1997 was the Holden Commodore.

Star sign

The star sign for 12 September is Virgo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 12 September 1997 fell in the Year of the Ox.

Birthstone

The birthstone for September is Sapphire.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 12 September 1997 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 12 September

• 1992 NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47, which marks 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 spacecraft, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
• 1992 Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well.
• 1993 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-51.
• 2001 Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
• 2003 Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.

Famous people born on 12 September

• Sydney Sweeney, American actress (born 1997)
• Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress (born 1986)
• Paul Walker, American actor (1973–2013)
• Hans Zimmer, German composer and producer (born 1957)

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