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Events on Saturday 12 September 1992 2
1932 – 1992Anthony Perkins (1932-1992)Died 12 September 1992, aged 60Anthony Perkins was an American actor best remembered for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" and its sequels. His unsettling performance became one of the most iconic in horror cinema. He died of AIDS-related pneumonia, having kept his diagnosis private for years.
1992Mae Jemison becomes first Black woman in spaceEndeavour mission STS-47 launchesMae Jemison flew aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour on mission STS-47, becoming the first Black woman to travel to space. She served as a mission specialist conducting life science experiments in orbit. Her flight was widely covered as a milestone in NASA's astronaut corps.