Famous Birthdays
- Colin Ford, American actor (Under the Dome; We Bought a Zoo), born in Nashville, Tennessee
- Joshua Cheptegei, Ugandan long-distance runner (5,000m WR 12:35.35; World C'ship gold 10,000m 2019; World Cross Country gold 2019), born in Kapsewui, Uganda
Famous Deaths
- Ernesto Geisel, 29th President of Brazil (1974-79), dies at 89
- Geoffrey Bryan Bentley, British Canon of Windsor and moral theologian, dies at 87
- James Gulliver, Scottish businessman (Argyll Foods), dies at 66
- Lloyd Turner, Australian-British journalist (Daily Star - libel case with Jeffery Archer), dies at 57
- Ricardo López, Uruguayan-born American stalker of Björk, commits suicide aged 21
- Richard Barrer, New Zealand-born chemist (father of zeolite chemistry), dies at 86
- Toma Prošev, Macedonian composer, and pedagogue, dies at 64
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About September 12, 1996
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 7 months and 15 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix) - Los Del Rio
#1 Song: Flava - Peter Andre
