What Happened on September 12, 2021

Historical Events

Video Music Awards

40th MTV Video Music Awards: Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber, and Olivia Rodrigo win

Paris's Arc de Triomphe covered in fabric in tribute to the late artist Christo, his unfulfilled project
Taliban says women must study in gender-segregated classrooms in Afghanistan

US Men's Tennis Open

US Open Men's Tennis: Russia's Daniil Medvedev wins his first major title by shattering Novak Đoković's hopes of completing a Grand Slam in one-sided 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 final

World's largest container ship, the Ever Ace, 400m-long (1,300ft) carrying 23,992 containers arrives in Felixstowe on its maiden voyage [1]

2021 History

Famous Deaths

Michel Maïque, French rugby league second rower (8 Tests; FC Lézignan) and politician (Mayor of Lézignan-Corbières 2014-20), dies from acute pancreatitis at 73