5th » A Sivakasi factory explosion e.g firecracker factory explodes near Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, killing 40 and injuring 50 others.
5th » An 2012 Afyonkarahisar arsenal explosion named accidental explosion at a Turkish Army ammunition store in Afyonkarahisar known as Afyon, western Turkey kills 25 soldiers and wounds four others.
6th » Sixty-one people die and 48 others are injured after a fishing boat September 2012 Baradan Bay, Turkey migrant boat disaster or capsizes off the İzmir Province coast of Turkey, near the North Aegean islands e.g Greek Aegean islands.
7th » 2012 Yunnan earthquakes known as A series of earthquakes in Yunnan, China, kills 89 people and injures 800 others.
7th » Canada officially Canada–Iran relations called cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and ordered the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over support for Syria, nuclear plans and alleged rights abuses.
9th » The Indian Space Research Organisation Indian space agency puts into orbit its SPOT (satellite) SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 heaviest foreign satellite yet, in a streak of 21 consecutive successful Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PLSV launches.
9th » A 9 September 2012 Iraq attacks or wave of attacks kill more than 100 people and injure 350 others across Iraq.
11th » A total of 315 people are killed in 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires e.g two garment factory fires in Pakistan.
11th » The U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya is 2012 Benghazi attack named attacked, resulting in four deaths.
27th » A 2012 Minneapolis workplace shooting known as mass shooting takes place at Accent Signage Systems, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, killing 6 people, including the gunman who committed suicide, and wounding 2 others.
28th » Somali Armed Forces Somali and African Union Mission to Somalia African Union forces launch a coordinated Battle of Kismayo (2012) assault on the Somali port city of Kismayo to take back the city from Al-Shabaab (militant group) al-Shabaab militants.
28th » A Dornier Do 228 light aircraft Sita Air Flight 601 e.g crashes on the outskirts of the Nepal e.g Nepalese capital of Kathmandu, killing 19 people.
Famous Deaths for September 2012
1st » Sean Bergin, South African saxophonist, flute player, and composer (b. 1948)
1st » Hal David, American songwriter and composer (b. 1921)
1st » Rainbows For Life, Canadian race horse (b. 1988)
1st » Smarck Michel, Haitian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Haiti (b. 1937)
1st » William Petzäll, Swedish politician (b. 1988)
1st » Arnaldo Putzu, Italian illustrator (b. 1927)
2nd » Mark Abrahamian, American guitarist (Starship (band) known as Starship) (b. 1966)
2nd » Jack Boucher, American photographer (b. 1931)
2nd » Bob Johnstone (broadcaster) called Bob Johnstone, Canadian journalist (b. 1930)
2nd » John C. Marshall (musician) named John C. Marshall, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1941)
2nd » Emmanuel Nunes, Portuguese-French composer and educator (b. 1941)
3rd » Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (b. 1943)
3rd » Harold Dunaway, American race car driver (b. 1933)
3rd » Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)
3rd » Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
3rd » Sun Myung Moon, South Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (b. 1920)
3rd » Charlie Rose (congressman) called Charlie Rose, American politician (b. 1939)
4th » Abraham Avigdorov, Israeli soldier (b. 1929)
4th » Leila Danette, American actress (b. 1909)
4th » Albert Marre, American actor, director, and producer (b. 1924)
4th » George Savitsky, American football player (b. 1924)
4th » Syed Mustafa Siraj, Indian author (b. 1930)
4th » Hakam Sufi, Indian singer-songwriter (b. 1952)
16th » John Ingle, American actor and singer (b. 1928)
16th » Roman Kroitor, Canadian director and producer, co-founded IMAX (b. 1926)
16th » Julien J. LeBourgeois, American admiral (b. 1923)
16th » Princess Ragnhild, Mrs. Lorentzen of Norway (b. 1930)
16th » Loose Mohan, Indian actor (b. 1928)
16th » Friedrich Zimmermann, German lawyer and politician, Federal Ministry of the Interior (Germany) named German Federal Minister of the Interior (b. 1925)
17th » Bafo Biyela, South African footballer (b. 1981)
17th » Melvin Charney, Canadian sculptor and architect (b. 1935)
17th » Lou Kenton, English soldier and potter (b. 1908)
17th » Tedi Thurman, American model and actress (b. 1923)
17th » Russell E. Train, American civil servant (b. 1920)
17th » Ferenc Polikárp Zakar, Hungarian monk (b. 1930)
18th » Santiago Carrillo, Spanish politician (b. 1915)
18th » Leo Goeke, American tenor and actor (b. 1937)
18th » Haim Hefer, Polish-Israeli songwriter and poet (b. 1925)
18th » Jack Kralick, American baseball player (b. 1935)
18th » Steve Sabol, American director and producer, co-founded NFL Films (b. 1942)
18th » Deputed Testamony, American race horse (b. 1980)
19th » Chief Bearhart, Canadian race horse (b. 1993)
19th » Víctor Cabedo, Spanish cyclist (b. 1989)
19th » Rino Ferrario, Italian footballer (b. 1926)
19th » Cecil Gordon, American race car driver (b. 1941)
19th » Bettye Lane, American photographer and journalist (b. 1930)
19th » Elizabeth Diana Percy, Duchess of Northumberland (b. 1922)
19th » Itamar Singer, Romanian-Israeli historian and author (b. 1946)
20th » Fortunato Baldelli, Italian cardinal (b. 1935)
20th » Richard H. Cracroft, American academic and author (b. 1936)
20th » Ulla Lock, Danish actress (b. 1934)
20th » Dinesh Thakur, Indian actor and director (b. 1947)
20th » Tereska Torrès, French author (b. 1920)
21st » José Curbelo, Cuban-American pianist and manager (b. 1917)
21st » Yehuda Elkana, Israeli historian and philosopher (b. 1934)
21st » Sven Hassel, Danish-German soldier and author (b. 1917)
21st » Bill King (Royal Navy officer) e.g Bill King, English commander, sailor, and author (b. 1910)
21st » Michael Rye, American voice actor (b. 1918)
21st » Tom Umphlett, American baseball player and manager (b. 1930)
22nd » Hector Abhayavardhana, Sri Lankan theorist and academic (b. 1919)
22nd » Irving Adler, American mathematician, educator, and author (b. 1913)
22nd » Juan H. Cintrón García, Puerto Rican politician, 126th List of mayors of Ponce, Puerto Rico e.g Mayor of Ponce (b. 1919)
22nd » Grigory Frid, Russian composer (b. 1915)
22nd » Jan Hendrik van den Berg, Dutch psychiatrist and academic (b. 1914)
23rd » Henry Champ, Canadian journalist and academic (b. 1937)
23rd » Pavel Grachev, Russian general and politician, 1st Ministry of Defence (Russia) called Minister of Defence for Russia (b. 1948)
23rd » Godfrey Milton-Thompson, English admiral (b. 1930)
23rd » Roberto Rodríguez (baseball) e.g Roberto Rodríguez, Venezuelan baseball player and coach (b. 1941)
23rd » Corrie Sanders, South African boxer (b. 1966)
23rd » Sam Sniderman, Canadian businessman, founded Sam the Record Man (b. 1920)
23rd » Maths O. Sundqvist, Swedish businessman (b. 1950)