September 12th (1942) was a Saturday. It's the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 111 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 12th September, 1942
» World War II: RMS Laconia (1921) RMS 'Laconia', carrying civilians, Allied soldiers and Italian Prisoner of war POWs is Laconia incident torpedoed off the coast of West Africa and sinks with a heavy loss of life.
Famous Birthdays on September 12 in 1942
» Michel Drucker, French journalist
» Tomás Marco, Spanish composer
» François Tavenas, Canadian engineer and academic (d. 2004)