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Historical events & facts — September 12
What happened on September 12?
On September 12, 1683, a coalition of European forces led by Polish King Jan Sobieski defeated the Ottoman army at the Battle of Vienna, ending a two-month siege. It was the definitive turning point in Ottoman expansion into Western Europe and the beginning of the long decline of the Ottoman Empire on the continent.
On September 12, 1962, President John F. Kennedy delivered his famous speech at Rice University in Houston: "We choose to go to the Moon." Before 40,000 people, Kennedy clearly articulated for the first time the US commitment to reaching the Moon before the decade was out. Seven years later, Apollo 11 made it a reality.
On September 12, 1990, the two Germanys and the four Allied powers of World War II signed the Two Plus Four Treaty, clearing the legal path for German reunification. The agreement recognised Germany's full sovereignty and the withdrawal of Soviet troops from the former GDR. On October 3, 1990, Germany was officially reunified.
Notable birthdays — September 12
Famous people born on September 12
Richard March Hoe
Richard March Hoe was an American inventor from New York City who designed a rotary printing press identical to Josiah Warren's original invention, and related advancements, including the "Hoe web perfecting press" in 1871; it used a continuous roll of paper and revolutionized newspaper publishing.
Ben Shahn
Ben Shahn was an American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.
Muriel Siebert
Muriel Faye Siebert was an American businesswoman who was the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and the first woman to head one of the NYSE's member firms. She joined the 1,365 male members of the exchange on December 28, 1967. Siebert is sometimes known as the "first woman of finance", despite being preceded in owning a brokerage by Victoria Woodhull.
Tatiana Troyanos
Tatiana Troyanos was an American mezzo-soprano remembered as "one of the defining singers of her generation". Her voice, "a paradoxical voice — larger than life yet intensely human, brilliant yet warm, lyric yet dramatic" — "was the kind you recognize after one bar, and never forget", wrote Cori Ellison in Opera News.
John Mauceri
John Francis Mauceri is an American conductor, composer, author, and educator whose work has focused on orchestral music, opera, Broadway, and film-related repertoire.
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