September 12

What happened on September 12 in history

5 events fall on September 12, from 1683 to 1962. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.

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Events on September 12

  1. 1683

    The Battle of Vienna

    A relief army breaks the Ottoman siege of the city.

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  2. 1846

    Barrett and Browning marry

    The poets wed in secret at St Marylebone before fleeing to Italy.

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  3. 1940

    Lascaux cave is found

    Four teenagers follow a dog down a hole and find Palaeolithic paintings.

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  4. 1958

    The integrated circuit

    Jack Kilby demonstrates the first working chip at Texas Instruments.

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  5. 1962

    We choose to go to the Moon

    Kennedy makes the case for Apollo at Rice University in Houston.

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