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September 12 | |
| 1859 | Birth date of Florence Kelley, social reformer. (died 2/17/32) |
| 1880 | Birth date of H. L. Mencken, author, editor, and journalist. (died 1/29/56) |
| 1892 | Birth date of Alfred A. Knopf, publisher. (died 8/11/84) |
| 1898 | Birth date of Ben Shahn, artist and photographer. (died 3/14/69) |
| 1913 | Birth date of Jesse Owens, Olympic track champion. (died 3/31/80) |