Other #1 songs on August 12, 1996
Across genres and charts

#1 country song

Carried Away

George Strait

#1 dance track

You're Makin' Me High

Toni Braxton

#1 R&B song

Twisted

Keith Sweat

#1 song in the UK

Wannabe

Spice Girls

#1 song

Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)

Los del Río

The #1 Movie
At the box office on August 12, 1996

Independence Day

Directed by Roland Emmerich

Notable August 12 Birthdays
Born in the 1990s

Khris Middleton

Basketball Player

Born August 12, 1991

Teo Gheorghiu

Pianist and Actor

Born August 12, 1992

Ian Happ

Baseball Player

Born August 12, 1994

Dream

Youtuber and Twitch Streamer

Born August 12, 1999

LaKeith Stanfield

Actor

Born August 12, 1991